Live webinar

Admissions 2030: AI in Action

What should we automate, and where should humans stay in control?

Not another webinar talking about AI. In one hour you will watch AI agents run three real admissions processes live, then hear Alistair Sergeant, Rachel Reeds and Josh Conlan work through what they mean for your team, your applicants and your compliance obligations.

You will see, live:

Decisions and offers. An agent checking predicted grades against entry criteria, applying contextual eligibility and recommending an outcome, with a person making the final call.
Personal statements. Sentiment, themes and interests pulled from free text and used to personalise communication with every applicant.
Fee status and verification. A fee status assessment cross-checked against share codes, ID documents and photo matching, so the team only touches the complex cases.

Date Wednesday 30 September 2026
Time 12:00 to 13:00 BST
Format Online
Recording Sent to everyone who registers.

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Free to attend. We will send you the joining link. Add a question for the panel if you have one.

You will hear the three of them debate

Every block ends on the same answer: the agent does the heavy lifting, a skilled person makes the call.

Rachel brings fifteen years in UK higher education and nine in senior admissions leadership. She will ask the questions your team would ask, and she will not be gentle.

Where the line between recommendation and decision has to sit, and what the new automated decision rules require you to show
Why not reading personal statements is a bigger risk than reading them, and what that costs in conversion
Why fee status only works when several agents check each other, and what stays with a specialist
What has to be in place in policy, governance and people before any of the technology arrives

Agenda

1

Welcome

Alistair Sergeant on why the sector is caught between doubt that AI in admissions really works and fear that it will overreach.
2

Rachel's opening view

What admissions teams are telling her right now.
3

Decisions and offers

Live in action, then discussion.
4

Personal statements

Live in action, then discussion.
5

Fee status and verification

Live in action, then discussion.
6

How to get started

What the first 90 days look like, and what needs to be in place before the technology arrives.
7

Your questions

Questions sent in at registration.