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Festival of learning 2026
A celebration of learning and teaching at University of Gloucestershire.
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External Keynote speakers
We are delighted to confirm our two external keynote speakers at this year’s Festival of Learning on Wednesday 17 June at Park Campus.
Professor Susannah Quinsee, Vice-President (Digital and Student Experience) at City St George’s, University of London, will be joining us in the morning to deliver a lecture addressing key issues in digital education and literacy.
After lunch, we will welcome back Professor David Webster, Senior Advisor at Buckinghamshire New University, with his lecture Against the Comfortable Curriculum: Inclusion, Decolonisation, Justice and the Trouble with ‘Good Practice‘.
As the organiser of the first two Festivals of Learning, in 2017 and 2018, it is fitting that Dave is returning as a speaker for the Festival’s 10th edition.
Further details about both these keynotes will be added to the website in due course.
The full Festival programme will be published towards the end of May, at which point you can register to attend the event.
If you have any questions about the Festival of Learning, please email [email protected].
About the festival
The annual Festival of Learning at University of Gloucestershire brings together academic and professional services staff to celebrate and share good practice and innovation in learning and teaching across our institution and partners.
The event is free and open to all staff who teach or support student learning.