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HEIR Conference 2026

"Enhancement, compassion, analytics and data: enabling institutional success"

We are delighted to announce that the 2026 HEIR Annual Conference will be taking place at the University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 3rd to 4th September 2026.

Can institutional research be both rigorous and compassionate? We think so.

This September, join us at Abertay University for a 2-day, in-person conference to explore how analytics, enhancement practices, and compassionate approaches combine to drive real institutional success.

We're challenging the sector to move beyond deficit thinking - using data not just to identify problems, but to understand what helps students thrive. How can our metrics capture diverse student experiences? How do we design systems and language to support student development? What does person-centred analytics actually look like in practice?

Whether you're a planner, analyst, academic, student support professional or student, this conference will explore how bringing head, heart and data together strengthens both student outcomes and institutional resilience.

Click the 'newsletter link' button to access the HEIR2026 Save the Date newsletter which includes:

 

  • Welcoming Dundee – video

  • Culture Dundee – video

  • Surprising Dundee – video

  • HEIR2026 Organising Committee and what’s to come

  • About HEIR

  • About Abertay University

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What was the most beneficial aspect of the conference and why?

'Getting to hear more about what others are doing, sharing ideas, meeting new people, being able to spend time with colleagues new and old outside a work environment, hearing from experts in their field/s, being reminded of why we do what we do, getting inspiration for things to take back to my own institution.'

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