Conference 2024

What is the Students Association Conference?

Conference 2024 was held on Saturday 15 June, and we were excited to welcome so many OU students to this incredible online event!

Taking place every two years, Conference is an important opportunity for students to have a say in how the Students Association is run – and to have your voices heard. On the day of Conference, we always have a packed programme of student-focused activities, sessions and workshops. Students have the chance to take part in key Association business, including questions and answers from their elected teams, hearing from inspiring speakers and enjoying a range of activities on interesting and fun topics.
The 2024 event was full of opportunities to get involved with the Students Association, engage with other students and gain valuable skills. Since the event was held online, we were pleased to be able to invite all OU students to attend Conference. This meant that Conference 2024 was our most accessible and democratic one yet.

Our 2024 speakers

The image shows a collage of speakers at Conference including Nick Elston, Susan Cain, Chris Packham as well as Genuine Mwasha and Lou Robinson running the How Bad Are Bananas game.

Voting results

Voting on Conference business empowers our students to impact their experience as an OU student, and, as a registered charity, it is vital that we get the chance to hear from our students in this way. Students voted on a number of resolutions at Conference 2024 – all of which passed!

We are so excited to be able to make the changes you want to see to your Students Association. Discover more about the resolutions voted on at Conference 2024 Read the full results

Background information

Ahead of the day of Conference in June, we held a number of debates in May 2024 (where students were welcome to join in, simply listen or ask questions about the resolution). Students then had the chance to vote on the resolutions in the following weeks. Students who attended one of these debates also had the opportunity to vote early on the Conference resolutions. Students were able to vote for two weeks between 24 May and 7 June 2024. Those who voted on these resolutions were then given access to register to attend Conference itself on Saturday 15 June.