ARC Annual Conference and Exhibition 2026

Conference Packages

Member

Non-member

Full attendance – 2 nights’ accommodation

£548

£658

Full attendance – 1 night’s accommodation

£452

£520

Monday Day Rate – no social or accommodation included

£212

£255

Tuesday Day Rate – no social or accommodation included

£212

£255

£300

£360

Conference Dinner Ticket (for those purchasingday rate packages only)

£120

£120

Exhibitor

About Us

Stand

Advanced Secure Technologies

Advanced Secure Technologies offers high-security certification solutions to protect universities from degree fraud. Our technologies secure printed documents, electronic documents, and digital badges. Our Digital Certificates platform sets a global standard for secure electronic and print certification. Additionally, Blockchain Paper® enhances document security for certificates, parchments, and transcripts worldwide. Through our STOP FRAUD program, we continuously innovate to keep customers ahead of evolving fraud risks. At the ARC Conference 2025, we are launching Biometric ID to support Know your Student® and Know Your Graduate® challenges, to secure, streamline and improve the onboarding processes for students and graduates.

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BetterExaminations

BetterExaminations is a comprehensive assessment and exam management platform that enables higher education institutions to manage the full assessment lifecycle through a flexible, hybrid approach. Whether delivering traditional paper-based exams, digital assessments or a combination of both, institutions can manage every stage from a single platform - supporting a smooth transition to digital at a pace that suits their needs. From exam creation and scheduling to delivery, marking, moderation and results, BetterExaminations simplifies complex assessment processes while reducing administrative burden and improving operational efficiency. Trusted by universities across the UK and worldwide, the platform integrates with existing institutional systems and is designed with accessibility, security and academic integrity at its core. Visit us at ARC to learn how BetterExaminations is helping universities modernise assessment, streamline exam management and deliver a better experience for students and staff.

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Ellucian

Through purpose-built technology, deep expertise, and a student-first mission, Ellucian helps institutions adapt, grow, and meet the evolving needs of learners. Higher education isn’t one thing we do — it’s all we do. Our deep expertise allows us to meet the unique challenges of institutions and students alike. Learn how Ellucian Student, our SaaS-native student information system powered by AI, is helping higher education institutions modernise for the future: www.ellucian.com.

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Evasys

evasys is the market leading supplier to UK HE. It provides a holistic, integrated, end-to-end survey process that transforms approaches to collecting institutional feedback and producing actionable 
insights. 

Our approach is different. We are not salespeople. Our focus is on partnering with institutions and developing a long-term relationship. The four managers have all worked in universities, collectively representing over 60 years’ experience. This expertise minimises institutional risk, cost and timescales during implementation, and maximises benefits in the short and mid term. 

evasys enables: 

• higher response rates 
• academic staff interaction with the survey process 
• instantaneous reporting at all stakeholder levels 
• reflections on teaching and learning practice 
• feedback loop closure so that students know their voices are heard and acted on 
• actionable insights and MI for academic leaders 
• machine learning AI to harvest insights against free-text comments 
• integrations with multiple institutional systems, creating efficiencies and reducing administrative burden on staff 
• efficient automation 

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Hague

One of the UK's leading security printers with over 80 UK University customers. Hague provide secure documents, holograms, graduation infilling services, Exam paper solutions, Student ID cards & E-Cert software. Hague are delighted to be a sponsor of ARC again this year and very much look forward to discussing our services with both existing and prospective University customers. 

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Marston Events Ltd

In these times of tight budgets and limited resources, Marston will assist you in providing great graduate and guest experiences at your graduation ceremonies. Marston do will the heavy lifting for you with our reliable, open and capable staff making things as easy for you as they can, whether before the day, on the day or after your event. We will be there for you delivering for you and your stakeholders for ticketing, academic dress for students, academic staff, VIPs and Officers, and high quality photography services with rapid delivery of long lasting images. To find out more please come to our stand. 

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Olivedon Limited T/A Gradintelligence

Olive don Ltd has been working with UK universities for almost 20 years to make managing academic credentials simpler, more secure and more valuable for institutions and their learners. Through our Gradintelligence platform, we help universities issue digital credentials, provide online ordering for transcripts and replacement certificates, deliver secure verification services for employers and third parties, and manage printed document fulfilment when it’s needed. Together, these services improve the learner experience, reduce administrative effort and create new opportunities to generate revenue from official document services. As higher education evolves towards lifelong learning, we believe learners should have trusted, portable records that support them throughout their careers—not just at graduation. We work closely with registrars and registry teams to deliver practical solutions that fit seamlessly into existing university processes while helping institutions prepare for the future. Whether you’re already working with us or would simply like to explore what’s possible, we’d love to meet you and talk about the future of trusted digital credentials and lifelong learner records.

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Pact Solutions

PACT Solutions is a specialist higher education consultancy helping universities deliver successful organisational transformation. We combine deep sector expertise with practical experience across strategy, data and AI, student records, enterprise architecture, systems integration and organisational change. Our independent approach enables clients to make confident decisions based on outcomes rather than technology vendors. Since launching, PACT has grown rapidly, working with universities across the UK on projects ranging from executive strategy workshops and business case development through to large-scale transformation programmes. Alongside delivery, we actively contribute to the sector through thought leadership, conference participation and collaboration with partners across the higher education ecosystem. Our ambition is simple: to become the UK's leading independent higher education transformation consultancy. By combining experienced consultants with repeatable methods and a strong focus on long-term partnerships, we help universities navigate change, unlock value from technology and improve outcomes for students, staff and institutions.

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Parchment

Parchment by Instructure believes credentials matter in the lifelong journey of a learner. Parchment Digitary Services, helps learners, academic institutions, and employers request, verify, and share credentials and award digital badges. The powerful network created — 25M learners, 165M credentials issued, 135 countries accepting verified records, 7.3k organisations registered receivers globally, 8.7K education providers issuing globally, higher education institutions, and employers — has enabled the seamless exchange and transfer of transcripts, diplomas, certificates and digital badges.

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Prospects Hedd

Prospects Hedd is the UK higher education system’s official degree verification service. Managed by Jisc, Prospects Hedd was launched in 2011 to help protect students, graduates, universities and employers from degree fraud. We do this through secure online verification, as well as providing a central degree fraud reporting service. When institutions use Hedd, we take care of all communications with third-parties saving you time and resource. With more than 1.5 million degrees verified since its inception, Hedd has set a benchmark for secure and efficient academic credential verification. Learn more about us at hedd.ac.uk.  

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Strengthify

Strengthify helps higher education leaders build leadership and teamwork that holds up under pressure. For registrars, heads of service and directors responsible for professional services, delivery depends on the quality of everyday conversations, coordination between teams, and how managers lead through constant change, regulatory demands and tighter resourcing. We work through a connected approach. The Strengthify Profile gives teams a shared, practical language for how they work best. Discovery Workshops and our Management Development Programme turn that insight into confident, everyday leadership habits. And StrengthifyEngage, our digital layer, keeps it visible in everyday conversations and decisions, so progress does not depend on one person carrying it all. The result is more consistent leadership across teams, less friction between services, and change that lands without adding unnecessary burden to already stretched workloads. Come and talk to us about your team or service on our stand. Visit www.strengthify.com

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TechnologyOne

TechnologyOne is a global Software as a Service (SaaS) provider delivering enterprise solutions that simplify and transform operations. With offices across six countries, our deeply integrated SaaS platform supports over 1,300 organisations worldwide. Our solution provides deep functionality for the markets we serve, including local government and higher education in the UK. We leverage our unique domain experience and our unwavering commitment to the industries we serve by taking complete responsibility to deliver outcomes with our best-in-class SaaS ERP. With SaaS Plus, TechnologyOne takes full responsibility for the complete outcome of the solution experience, not just the software.

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Thesis SM

Thesis SM is a cloud-native Student Information System (SIS) purpose-built for higher education institutions across the UK, Ireland, and Canada. Designed to span the entire student lifecycle, from application through to award, it offers a modern, secure, and scalable platform that integrates seamlessly with existing institutional systems.Built with deep expertise in higher education, we have designed Thesis SM in close collaboration with the UK higher education sector, ensuring it meets broad institutional demands and statutory and regulatory requirements. We aim to simplify complex administrative tasks while promoting a collaborative, student-centered environment. We support institutions in creating a more efficient, engaging, and supportive educational experience for all. With a "configure, not customise" product philosophy, Thesis SM is designed to be highly adaptable without the need for costly, complex customisations. Thesis SM sits at the heart of your campus ecosystem, providing seamless integration capability to ensure a connected, efficient and collaborative environment.

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