After a three year hiatus, the biggest event in the student journalism calendar is back! 

#SPANC22 is coming to Sheffield, with our best range of speakers and training yet, a prestigious awards ceremony and the chance for networking and collaboration with the brightest and best student journalists from campuses across the UK and Ireland.

This year we’re heading to the wonderful University of Sheffield Students' Union, from Friday 8 April to Sunday 9 April, for an action packed weekend with our host publications Forge Press and Liberty Belle.

Your ticket includes everything you need to have a great weekend and no pesky extras:

• Entry to Friday evening entertainment, food, and social,
• Access to the full conference with all speakers, workshops and debates,
• Attendance at the prestigious SPA Awards evening, with a sparkling reception and three-course meal,
• Lunch on both days of the conference, and a Sunday breakfast,
• Welcome pack on arrival with goodies, offers and information,
• Accommodation tickets also come with single room accommodation and Saturday breakfast.

If you have questions, please email us on events@spajournalism.com. 

Please note, accommodation bought after the early-bird deadline will be in a different hotel – either Travelodge Meadowhall or Russell Scott BackPackers. You will be sharing this room with another delegate. This will be confirmed with you after booking. These rooms are twin rooms – we will place publications together and can take additional requests if you email jem@spajournalism.com.

Speakers include: Lewis Goodall (Policy Editor, BBC Newsnight); Hannah Ajala (International Journalist currently specialising in podcasts for the BBC); Sirena Bergman (Editor on Digital Culture at Insider); David Banks (Media Law Trainer); Chris Curtis (Head of Political Polling for Opinium Research); Liam O'Dell (Deaf and Disabled Journalist and Campaigner); Nimo Omer (Assistant Editor, Guardian Daily Newsletter); Lucy Dyer (Editorial Development Manager at News Associates); Caitlin Doherty (Westminster Correspondent, Yorkshire Post); Rob Parsons (Editor, Northern Agenda); Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe (Political Journalist for the Financial Times); Aletha Adu (Political Correspondent, The Mirror); Helena Horton (Environment Reporter, The Guardian); Rachel Charlton-Dailey (Health and Disability Journalist, Activist and Editor of The Unwritten); Edd Dracott (Social Media Editor, PA Media); Aisha Zahid (News Reporter, Sky News); Beth Kirkbride (Audience Editor, The Star); Bill Coles (Former Tabloid Reporter); Stephen Jones (Head of Analytics and Insight, PA Media).

Headline sponsor: News Associates

Gold plus sponsor: Association of British Science Writers; and City, University of London

Gold sponsor: Bloomberg

Award sponsor: Each Other

Diversity Bursary sponsor: The Printing Charity; The Journalists' Charity