Student Communications 2025
Communications and marketing professionals have the opportunity to hear about innovation and best practice from expert practitioners who offer tools and techniques learned from their own successful campaigns.
Benefits of Attending
- Get practical advice on how to take your Student Communications from good to great
- Collaborate with colleagues on ways to invigorate your Student Communications channels
- Learn top tips and best practice from experts in the field
- Connect with colleagues at peer institutions and build a professional network
Who should attend?
This conference is suitable for everyone involved in student communication in higher education institutions from early to senior level of professionalism.
Meet Your Chair
Gareth Hughes
Since joining The University of Manchester's communications team, Gareth has spearheaded innovative approaches to student engagement. He has co-created a strategic framework for student communications, introduced a video-first content strategy, and overseen impactful, multi-channel campaigns across a broad spectrum of topics.
Gareth fosters a collaborative environment, working closely with colleagues, students, and SU Officers to shape an inclusive and engaging communication strategy.
Connect with Gareth on LinkedIn.
Sundip "Sunny" Gill
Sunny has more than 10 years’ experience working in the communications sector and since joining the University in October 2021 has been responsible for developing University-wide campaigns for all students on a broad range of topics and key issues including mental health and wellbeing and cost of living.
She is a champion of UoB’s Student Communications Framework, fostering collaborations with key stakeholders to ensure the student voice is at the heart of all central and local student communication channels. A key part of this has been setting up and co-managing a group of ‘Student Content Shapers’ to create relatable, informative, and authentic content for social media to help current students through their uni years.
Connect with Sunny on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sundipgill