The conference title this year was “Delivering the Public Good of Higher Education-Widening Participation, Place and Lifelong Learning.” As well as offering an excellent starting point for all the debate and knowledge exchange that took place this title also foregrounded the work that FACE has been supporting over the twenty six years the conference has been operating. By awarding two sponsored full fee-waiver conference places to “early careers researchers and practitioners” FACE is also committed to supporting innovative practice and scholarship going forward.

The annual publication was officially launched at the conference during the lunch period on Thursday. We were joined at the launch not only by several of the authors but also by Mahmuna Hussain a graphic design student from Leeds Arts University who designed this years amazing book covers. Copies of the publication can be purchased on-line either through the FACE website or ordered directly through Aga, the FACE Administrator at: Forum for Access and Continuing Education admin@face.ac.uk