The Inspire conference in December 2015 was the result of months of hard work from the Disciplines and Events team at the Higher Education Academy. Special thanks are due to Sarah Cutforth, Andrew Power, Laura Callaghan and Anne Castre who worked tirelessly to make it a huge success. We’d also like to thank Simon Heath for his fantastic graphic illustrations of the event which are included in this book and our Blog Squad team (Hollie Smith, Leoarna Mathias and Daphne Page) who kept social media buzzing with updates from the day and helped to bring the conference to those who couldn’t attend.

Lastly, thanks to every delegate and presenter who came along and shared their experiences and insights with others – you made it an inspiring experience.