For more information about the HESPA Annual Conference 2026, including which great speakers we have planned, ticket types available and how to book your place, please visit our conference page.
HESPA (Higher Education Strategic Planners Association), the representative body for those working in strategy and planning in UK higher education, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Rans as its new Executive Director. Jonathan is an experienced strategic leader with twenty years of experience in the higher education sector and joins HESPA in September 2025. Jonathan has a passion for developing positive, collaborative institutional cultures that encompass both academic and professional services staff.
A comprehensive overview and induction to the world of Higher Education data
Quarterly meeting of Directors of Strategy & Planning
Onward use of HESA data - this session will not be recorded
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