We are delighted to announce the return of our in-person summer conference.

TUCO Conference

25th - 27th July 2022

Keele University

TUCO are delighted to announce the postponed conference from 2020 will now take place in July 2022. The event will be hosted at Keele University and the whole event will take place under one roof – with only the conference plenary sessions held in the university’s adjacent auditorium.

Keep an eye on the conference page for the programme, to be announced. As always, it will be a diverse mix of learning, inspiration and practical sessions. Full members will receive one free place per institution.

Bookings are now open, click here to book your place.

Full members are eligible for ONE free place per institution. When booking, please select YES for "Is this a bursary place?" and enter the details of the individual claiming the free place. You may then add extra individuals from the same institution at the full member price, and can create a new booking form at any time to add on further paying individuals.


TUCO Awards 2022

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The TUCO Awards recognise and celebrate effort, improvement and achievement from all levels of staff within our member institutions.

The awards are open for nominations right now - closing date is Friday 27 May 2022. Who will you nominate?

You may nominate anyone who works for a member institution, including yourself.

We want to ensure that recognition for development and improvement is celebrated, especially if this is from your own work.

Choose which categories you will nominate in:

  • Rising Star Award
  • COVID Innovation & Resilience Award
  • Sustainability Award
  • TUCO Team of the Year
  • TUCO Member of the Year
  • Outstanding Achievement Award

Our 2022 TUCO Awards are open for nominations - click here to nominate

The TUCO Awards are sponsored by Bewley's.


The TUCO Competitions event had been planned to run alongside the Conference & Exhibition for 2022, but due to the staff shortages in the industry we have postponed the 2022 Competitions event. Competitions will now take place in 2023.

All our confirmed finalists that were due to compete are automatically given the opportunity to compete in 2023.  If you were a confirmed competitor, we have emailed you directly with full details.  If you haven’t received this email, please email [email protected] and we’ll chase that up for you straight away.  We will also be opening for new entries in January 2023 for anyone that missed the chance to enter last year.