2025 Residence Abroad Conference

This one-day conference explores all aspects of global student mobility. The conference provides a platform for academic and professionals involved in study abroad to share expertise, experience and practice.

You'll get the chance to meet with professional service providers across a wide range of organisations who facilitate global opportunities. As an academic, you can expect to understand more about what students need pre and post-residence abroad, answering questions like 'what factors make a residence abroad successful?'

We also hope to have an opportunity to hear from alumni who have experienced residence abroad in a range of contexts.

Call for papers

We are inviting submissions for proposed talks, posters or workshops. We welcome abstracts for 15-minute individual talks or posters from practitioners, students, alumni, early-career researchers and academics. Suggestions for workshops are also very welcome.

Any topics related to the year abroad, including but not restricted to:

• Rescoping the aims of the residence abroad
• Opportunities with the Turing scheme
• Widening participation
• Employability and improved graduate outcomes
• Student voices and identities: before and after the residence abroad
• Support and risk-management for students during the residence abroad
• Residence abroad preparation
• Integrating incoming exchange students
• Assessment of the residence abroad

Submission guidelines

Abstracts should be sent as a Word document, maximum 300 words (not including references), standard 12pt font, standard margins. Please provide up to 5 keywords to situate your topic.

Please indicate if your submission is for a paper, poster or workshop. Please provide author details, name(s) and affiliation(s), in the email body but not in the Word document.

Please email the abstract to the Residence Abroad Conference mailbox.

Submission deadline: Wednesday 30 July