We are excited to launch our new 1-day Student Digital Health, Literacy & Online Safety Conference on Friday 5 June at the Novotel in Birmingham. 

The digital landscape for our students is shifting faster than ever. From the rise of generative AI to the complexities of online safety and digital wellbeing, Student Services teams are on the frontline.

Why you need to be there:

The AI Outlook: Our keynote from the Head of AI at Jisc will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping student support and digital ethics.

Evidence-Based Insights: Our partners at fluid focus will be sharing research and insights to help us positively shape how students (and staff!) interact with their devices.

The Student Reality: Hear directly from a student panel on the challenges of forming positive digital habits in 2026.

Workshops:  Hosted by experts with real experience.

Networking:  Talk to and learn from others.

Find out more about our latest conference, and book your tickets, here.

We also have a fascinating new NAMSS Online session being co-hosted by our conference sponsors, Fluid Focus –  Beyond Screen Time: What smartphones are really doing to student life and learning – and how staff can respond.  This will be a great introduction to the conference but equally a really valuable stand-alone session to attend:

Smartphones now sit at the centre of student life, shaping attention, wellbeing, social dynamics and learning in ways many institutions are still trying to understand.  In this free online session, NAMSS and Fluid Focus will explore the challenges staff are facing around student phone use and digital habits, and why this is becoming a growing issue for support, safeguarding and student success.  Drawing on the national Smartphones in Education research, led in collaboration with Dr Paul Redmond, we’ll share key findings, challenge some common assumptions, and examine what an effective institutional response can look like in practice.

We’ll also spotlight a number of Fluid Focus FE partners to show how colleges are beginning to respond.

 Building on research led with Dr Paul Redmond; and endorsed by Jonathan Haidt (author of the Anxious Generation).

If you are a named NAMSS member, check your emails for details of how to book this session or, email nicola.hood@namss.ac.uk for the link.