06/10/2026
Birmingham ICC : Executive Room 7
Shared Institutions: The role of universities in national and local life
The Rt Hon Lord David Willetts (House of Lords, Peer)
Luke Tryl (More in Common, Executive Director)
The Rt Hon Laura Trott MP ( , Shadow Secretary of State for Education (Invited))
Jennie Shaw (UCL, Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience))
Charlotte Armstrong (Policy Manager, Higher Education Policy Institute)
From developing the skills to disagree well, to adapting to the changes in the job market driven by AI, universities remain central to the success or failure of our economic and civic life. How can conservatives ensure these remain shared institutions, rooted in the life of communities and the nation?
