The AUDE Showcase event will take place at the University of Nottingham on 2 September with hospitality options including a campus tour and a ‘new members’ reception’ on the evening of 1 September. The event is aimed at colleagues that are managers and Heads of Function within university estates and facilities teams.

The Showcase programme gives our special interest groups a platform for discussing and sharing recent work. Every delegate will be able to leave armed with the latest on a range of current projects, with workshops on a wide range of AUDE activities. These will include sessions on:

• the new AUDE Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Guide
• the upcoming AUDE SAT (Self-Assessment Tool) which enables estates teams to gain a rapid estimation of current strengths and weaknesses in their approach and therefore points towards priority actions
• the position during the current two-year implementation period for Martyn’s Law
• the updated AUDE Capital Costs Database as we prepare to relaunch this fundamental tool, with a session around capital project ‘soft landings’
• learnings from our recently published Cleaning Benchmarking Review
• neurodiverse design, in the light of our 2025 publication ‘Neurodiversity: Design and management for Higher Education environments’
• making the most of benchmarking opportunities available in the annual Estates Management Report (EMR)
• the process for digitisation of the estate
• social learning spaces, following the publication of the report ‘Social Learning @Universities’.

In other words this is a day of practical learning about the latest AUDE initiatives. Exhibitors from some of the best suppliers to the sector will help you learn about the latest products and approaches. And we’ll begin the day with a fantastic panel session involving AUDE member university directors of estates on the theme ‘Rightsizing: The Only Game in Town’. With ever greater focus on the efficient use of our space, what can we learn from other universities as we think about our own campuses and space allocation – use, cost, and ability to earn income?

Did we mention this is a FREE EVENT? That’s right, attendance at the AUDE Showcase is free to university members of AUDE, so why not BOOK NOW? While accommodation is not included in the ticket, accommodation is available at the Orchard Hotel directly opposite our East Midlands Conference Centre venue. Please see venue details for further information.

We really look forward to seeing members at the Showcase event in Nottingham on 1 and 2 September.

If you have any questions please email corinne@aude.ac.uk. 

The AUDE Showcase will be CPD accredited.