Conference 2026 - a wonderful 2 days

What a wonderful two days at the 57th UKSCS conference, hosted by Birmingham Business School. It was a privilege to welcome so many colleagues working across research, education, and practice, all contributing to such an engaging and supportive environment. What stood out most was the warmth of the UKSCS community, the thoughtful discussions, and genuine spirit of collaboration.

The conference brought together an inspiring community of scholars and partners from across the UK and internationally to explore the future of co-operation, sustainability, participation, and inclusive development. Across keynote sessions, papers, panels, and conversations, there was a real sense of openness, generosity, and shared purpose.

We left the conference with new conversations started, new collaborations formed, and renewed optimism about the role of co-operation in addressing today's societal challenges.

A huge thank you to our keynote speakers, presenters, delegates, sponsors and to our hard working conference organising committee for making the conference such a success. We're also grateful to everyone who travelled to Birmingham and helped make the event so memorable. 

Thanks to Candice Hipkiss for producing some wonderful photographs of our event, some of which are reproduced here. For a full flavour of the event - see our UKSCS Conference Photo Book, below.