Annual Conference June 2026 – Celebrating our successes

M25 Annual Conference June 2026 – Celebrating our successes

“A great variety of presentations and speakers, providing a well-needed ray of positivity in these difficult times for library and information services”
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We’re delighted to share with you the recorded presentations from the M25 Annual Conference 2026.

Keynote: ‘Truth, trust and democracy: the role of the House of Commons Library and good Information in the UK Parliament‘ – Martin Reid, Director of Library Services, House of Commons Library:

Lightning Talk One: ‘Plant Potting Project’ –  Susan Hill, Library and Learning Advisor at the University of Surrey:

Lightning Talk Two:  ‘Saving money, reducing waste and sharing knowledge: Senate House Library’s partnership with the Internet Archive for the preservation of withdrawn stock’ – James Cook, Head of Library Space and Collection Management at Senate House Library:

Padlet Session: ‘Sharing the Sunshine’:

Innovation Funded Project Update: ‘Introducing your open access library excellence framework resource’ – Carly Ramirez-Herelle, Head of Library and Academy Services at the University of Bedfordshire:

‘Plugging The Gap: Learning Experiences in UCL LCCOS’ –  Aanchal Bhatt, Learning & Development Manager of LCCOS, Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science at UCL and Kate Cheney, Director of Site Library Services at UCL:

Update from Sustainability Group: ‘From overwhelm to action, developing a sustainability toolkit’ – Jessie McLean, co-Chair of the Sustainability Working Group and Open Research and Publishing Librarian at Buckinghamshire New University:

Update from Diversity Group –  Cliff Van Dort, Diversity Group co-Chair and Head of Library at The National Archives and Davina Omar, Director of Library Services at University of West London and M25 Steering Group Rep on the Diversity Group:

Lightning Talk 3: ‘Pause Point at Kingston University’ – Joanne Cawkwell, Library Assistant at Kingston University:

Lightning Talk 4: ‘The Next Chapter Challenge – University of Surrey Library and Learning Services’ – Catherine Batson, Associate Director (Student Experience) in the Library at the University of Surrey:

Closing Speaker: ‘The Art of Being Brilliant’ – Dr Andy Cope from Art of Brilliance: