Meet new people, discover valuable organisations and create incredible connections that result in positive changes for you, your organisation and your learners. Ahead by Bett brings together HE leaders, educators and solution providers to connect, collaborate and transform the industry as we know it.
AHEAD BY BETT
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Our mission
To make an impact on the academic community, empowering educators and students in universities and colleges by helping them to be better users and buyers of technology.
What's on?
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TableTalks
Join intimate peer to peer roundtable discussions to share experiences, challenges and opportunities focused on education’s key growth areas from AI to SEND, cybersecurity and everything in between.
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Connect @ Bett
Connect @ Bett is transforming the way that our community connects and collaborates by using data and technology to make critical connections between education decision makers and solution providers, fueling the EdTech sector.
Fully immersive content stages
Working in partnership
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Our partners
We are proud to partner with some of the leading Higher Education associations and solution providers in the UK and abroad. Our partners work with us to help determine the content programme, share feedback and provide insight to ensure we're meeting the needs of visitors and exhibitors.
Showcase your solutions to the HE community
Ahead by Bett is a dedicated offering for the Higher Education community to come together with their peers and the world's leading education technology suppliers. Our ever-growing network of HE leaders and budget holders are looking towards you for innovation and answers to industry-wide questions.
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Latest news for higher education at Bett 2025
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If the purpose of education is to create and recreate the society we wish to live in, then the technology supporting it should be created with this end in mind.
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Our Event Director, Max Oliver, shares his reflections on Ahead by Bett's first year, alongside our Founding Partners.
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Advisory Board member Mel Gomes shares the latest thinking from UCISA's Transforming IT Procurement Working Group in this latest article on the hub.
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Mark explores Higher Education's goal of making economic, cultural and social impacts in society and how that translates to the national landscape.
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In this article Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith, Associate Lecturer at The Open University for Master of Education, Professional Doctorate and BEd Education Studies programmes, examines some of the key challeng ...
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When the concept is difficult to grasp or the homework is hard, how many times have you heard “what’s the point of this anyway?”
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Technology is prevalent across every aspect of our lives today and will continue to play an even more significant role in the careers and personal lives of future generations. A large majority of chil ...
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With rising withdrawals attributed to the impact of the cost of living, we take a look at the data behind students' perceptions of value for money.
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Whether you’re a SEND lead, a class teacher or a one-to-one learning support assistant, the desire to ensure all children thrive permeates every aspect of the school day.
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Exploring Mental Health, LGBTQ+ History, Climate Change and Black History and Experiences through Into Film+
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The number and range of technological options available to Deaf learners has significantly increased in recent years.
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We're delighted to announce our themes for our 2023 show, which will take place at the ExCeL London, 29-31 March.
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Professor Andy Miah examines the promise of reimagining education through digital technologies and the peril of failing to do so.
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It’s a question that has perplexed linguists for years – and one that four of us got to chew over on a panel at this month’s ASU+GSV conference in San Diego. For those not familiar with the conference ...
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For more than two years, we have seen a significant shift in technology in education due to the pandemic. Accelerated technology adoption brings new ways of learning at scale, and education pivots to ...
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A report based on insights from Human Resources leaders across Asia Pacific reveals proficiency in English is a desired skill in current and potential talent. However, companies are lacking the learni ...