Whether you’re an educator or games studio, TIGA’s Games Education Conference 2025, taking place on Thursday 3 July 2025, is a vital forum where you can exchange knowledge and address key challenges across a range of subjects, including:
Thank you to our partners, Birmingham City University, for hosting the conference this year.
We are pleased to announce our current line-up of speakers (with more to be announced shortly):
Book your place now: https://tiga.org/events/tiga-games-education-conference-2025
We look forward to seeing you there!
- Skills requirements in the games industry in 2025 and beyond
- Maximising graduate employment opportunities
- Incorporating business and entrepreneurship acumen in course delivery
- Incubators and accelerators within universities for start-up studios
- How education can build better links with the industry
- Excellence in games research, innovation and teaching
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
- Further Education and Level 3 challenges
- Internships, placements and industrial secondments
- Designing a new games course
- TIGA Education Accreditation
Thank you to our partners, Birmingham City University, for hosting the conference this year.
We are pleased to announce our current line-up of speakers (with more to be announced shortly):
- Dr Mathew Randall, Senior Lecturer, Computer Graphics and Motion Capture at Birmingham City University.
- Anna Limpens, Head of School (Students), Principal Lecturer - Computer Games Production at University of Portsmouth.
- Lloyd Savickas, Associate Director of Digital Media and Games Technology, UWE
- Ruth Falconer, Head of Division: Games Tech and Maths, Abertay University.
- Mark Wickham, Associate Professor, Director of Computer Arts and Technology, Norwich University of the Arts.
- Dr Ian Willcock, Head of Screen Department, School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire.
- Prof. Christopher Headleand, National Teaching Fellow, Head of Games Institute at University of Staffordshire.
- Dr. Sharon Coleclough - PhD, SFHEA Staffs, Senior Lecturer, Technical Game Design at University of Staffordshire.
- Carlo Harvey, Professor of Digital Arts, School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University.
- Jon Weinel, Programme Leader for Game Design, University of Surrey.
- Chris Janes, Head of Technology - School of Technology, Business and Arts at the University of Suffolk.
- Joel Cable, Senior Product Manager - Art, Design & Digital and Entertainment Media at Pearson UK.
- Rob Reed, Deputy Head of Department, Leeds City College.
Book your place now: https://tiga.org/events/tiga-games-education-conference-2025
We look forward to seeing you there!
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