WHEN Conference 2026, WomanKind

Join 300 of your peers for the premier event for women in Higher Education.

Secure your place today to gain actionable insights, network with sector leaders, and drive your professional development forward.

Event essentials

• Date: Wednesday 20th May 2026

• Time: 10:00 – 16:00 (Registration opens at 09:00)

• Venue: Y Plas Cardiff Students' Union, Cardiff University

• Member: £195 (standard price £295)

Important Information

Travel to Cardiff
If arriving by train, please book to Cardiff Central Station, the only station in the area with accessible lifts. The venue is a short taxi ride or 20-30 minute walk from the station.

Event details
A full agenda and joining information will be emailed to you a week before the conference.

Workshop selection
Workshops are being added regularly and will be available to select 3 weeks before the event. No preference is needed at booking.

Booking for someone else?
Please register using their name and email address to ensure they receive all event communications.

Invoice requests
If you need an invoice to process payment, please contact: [email protected]

Conference terms & conditions

Definitions:

“The Conference organiser” refers to WHEN ltd

“Purchaser” refers to the person making the booking

“Delegate” refers to the person attending the event

REGISTERING TO ATTEND

• All registrations must be completed by no later than the advertised booking deadline of midday (UK time) on Friday 8 May 2026. 
• Delegates wishing to purchase tickets after the booking deadline are not guaranteed attendance.  
• The event will take place at the Y Plas, Cardiff Students' Union, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3QN   

ELIGIBILITY

This conference is open to all staff working within the Higher Education Sector and beyond.

TICKETS & PAYMENTS

• WHEN member and non-member ticket rates are available for purchase.
• Bookings are subject to availability, can be changed or withdrawn by WHEN without notice, and may become unavailable before the booking deadline. 
• The payment of the applicable fee for the conference is due prior to the live delivery dates. If such payment is insufficient or declined for any reason, WHEN may refuse delegates access to the event and shall have no liability in that regard.
• Bookings are non-transferrable and non refundable.
• WHEN strives to provide you with the most productive and effective experience possible. If after attending the conference, you feel there is some way we can improve, please use the feedback mechanisms in place for this conference to do so. WHEN will evaluate individual complaints in a context of collective comments from the event.
• Some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. WHEN are not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY AND INFORMATION

• By participating in this event, delegates acknowledge and grant the right to record, film, live stream, photograph or capture your likeness and to disseminate this without any further approval from, or any payment to the delegate. WHEN retains all rights in any images.
• Both recordings and images may be used by the conference organisers on their website and social channels.
• Delegates may not record or broadcast audio or video of the sessions that form part of the conference.
• By registering to attend you are giving WHEN permission to share your name and job title to other attendees at the event
• If you do not want WHEN to use this information then it is the responsibility of the delegate to inform the conference organiser by email by no later than Monday 1 June 2026.

ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

It is the responsibility of the delegate to inform the conference organisers of any special requirements when they register to attend the conference. Accessibility requirements will be accommodated to the best of our abilities at the event.

CONTACT INFORMATION

By registering to attend the conference, delegates are giving their permission for the conference organisers to retain their contact information, for the purpose of gaining feedback and offering the opportunity to opt into receiving further information about the activities WHEN offers.

RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRY

All attendees are asked to respect WHEN's values of inclusion, respect, cohesion and action. WHEN reserves the right to remove any delegate from the event if they are acting in a manner, which in the opinion of the conference organisers may cause a breach of the peace or cause harm to others.

DISCLAIMER

In the event that conference has to be cancelled, re-scheduled or postponed, the conference organisers will make every effort to contact delegates ahead of time and offer an alternative date.