By Susan Arslan, UKATA National Conference Organiser A conference gives us space to grow - learning new ideas, stretching perspectives and exchanging knowledge. It’s also a chance to reconnect, meet new people, and take time for reflection alongside the simple pleasures of good conversation, food, music, and rest. National Conference 2026 in Nottingham embodied all of this and more. Held over the weekend of 24–26 April, the conference welcomed close to 280 delegates from acr