We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the European First Year Experience Conference that will run from 28th to 30th June 2017. This welcoming conference brings staff and students together from across the world to explore how we all engage with the first year student experience. The 2017 conference title is ‘Learning Gained through Student-Staff partnerships’ and it will consider the benefits and challenges of Student and Staff Partnerships in creating an engaging first year experience. Full details can be found at http://www.efye2017.co.uk/ and registration for the conference will open in February 2017. The closing date for conference proposals is 20th February 2017. So, please save the conference date in your diaries, submit a proposal and tell your colleagues about the conference. The European First Year Experience Organising Committee and ourselves look forward to seeing you in Birmingham in June 2017. Thank you for your time Luke Millard PFHEA Head of Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Birmingham City University University House 15 Bartholomew Row Birmingham B5 5JU 0121 331 5244 Further information - JISC BCU Case study https://can.jiscinvolve.org/wp/files/2014/10/CAN-BCUvFINAL.pdf