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Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP

Chair
All-Party Parliamentary University Group (Confirmed)

  • Harnessing data to inform internal policies in order to rethink and improve student experience
  • Adopting a STEP approach to better understand the needs to different students and different stages from transition, experience and progression
  • Recognising what access, participation, and outcomes mean for all students in order to provide specialist support when necessary
  • Identifying four key risk areas that can affect mental health and creating a taskforce to help students manage with the potential challenges of university

Paul Kett

Director General for Higher Education and Further Education
Department for Education (Invited)

  • Launching a centre to strategically help universities eliminate the equality gap between students within 20 years
  • Promoting equality of opportunity and different approaches to widening access and improving outcomes for disadvantaged students
  • Providing universities with the necessary evidence on how to tackle disparity and urging institutions to set themselves high targets for attracting those from underrepresented groups

Nicola Turner MBE

Head of Sector Practice
Office for Students (Confirmed)

  • Discussing the potential outcomes and implications of the Augar review – how the proposals may affect access, the skills gap and the quality of higher education
  • Deliberating the possibility of direct funding and other alternatives in the face of decreased fees
  • Understanding the best way to measure value for money in order to focus on funding for outcomes
  • Considering the changes in funding in relation to those from non-traditional and underrepresented backgrounds

Rachel Hewitt

Director of Policy and Advocacy
The Higher Education Policy Institute (Confirmed)
Senior Representative


Research England (Confirmed)
Chris Hale

Director of Policy
Universities UK (Confirmed)

  • Understanding the crucial role that Universities need will play in creating dynamic and competitive nation post-EU exit
  • Considering the impact on key funding mechanisms to support research and excellence, as well as on the recruitment and mobility of students and staff
  • Remaining committed to global partnerships regardless of the Brexit outcome – continuing to participate in the Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, and remaining engaged with research infrastructures
  • Assessing how the International Education Strategy will help boost income generated by education exports to £35 million

Jamie Arrowsmith

Assistant Director for Policy
Universities UK International (Confirmed)

People
2:35 pm — 2:55 pm
Case Study: Investing £500k in Student Mental Health Support
Valerie Cotter

Deputy Academic Registrar and Director of Student Services
University of York (Invited)
Performance
2:35 pm — 2:55 pm
Achieving Excellence and Prioritising the Student Through the TEF
Graeme Rosenberg

Head of Teaching Excellence Framework
Office for Students (Confirmed)
Places
2:35 pm — 2:55 pm
Case Study: MDX Living Pavilion – Students Taking Ownership of the Estate
Homeira Shayesteh

Project Academic Leader, MDX Living Pavilion and Senior Lecturer in Architecture and BIM
Middlesex University (Confirmed)

People
3:40 pm — 4:00 pm
Boosting Student Retention and Achieving Strategic Goals Through Data and Analytics
James Clay

Head of Higher Education and Student Experience
Jisc (Confirmed)
Performance
3:40 pm — 4:00 pm
Tackling the Declining Market: Student Recruitment and Retention
Senior Representative


UCAS (Confirmed)
Places
3:40 pm — 4:00 pm
Panel | Transforming Campuses to Transform Student Experience
Val Yates

Director of Access and Inclusion
University of Worcester (Confirmed)
Chris Pearce

Project Chair, Smart Glasgow and Dean of Research, College of Science and Engineering
University of Glasgow (Invited)
Jayne Aldridge

Director for the Student Experience
University of Sussex (Invited)
People
4:00 pm — 4:20 pm
Panel | Boosting the Economy Through Attracting Higher Numbers of International Students
Richard Cotton

Director of Student Recruitment and Outreach
University of Manchester (Confirmed)
Jamie Arrowsmith

Assistant Director for Policy
Universities UK International (Confirmed)
Neil Green

Head of Student Recruitment Marketing
University College London (Invited)
Performance
4:00 pm — 4:20 pm
Protecting Qualification Value: Ensuring Transparent, Consistent and Fair Academic Standards
Ian Kimber

Director of Universities, Quality Enhancement and Standards
Quality Assurance Agency (Confirmed)
Places
4:00 pm — 4:20 pm
Panel | Transforming Campuses to Transform Student Experience
Val Yates

Director of Access and Inclusion
University of Worcester (Confirmed)
Chris Pearce

Project Chair, Smart Glasgow and Dean of Research, College of Science and Engineering
University of Glasgow (Invited)
Jayne Aldridge

Director for the Student Experience
University of Sussex (Invited)
People
4:20 pm — 4:40 pm
Panel | Boosting the Economy Through Attracting Higher Numbers of International Students
Richard Cotton

Director of Student Recruitment and Outreach
University of Manchester (Confirmed)
Jamie Arrowsmith

Assistant Director for Policy
Universities UK International (Confirmed)
Neil Green

Head of Student Recruitment Marketing
University College London (Invited)
Performance
4:20 pm — 4:40 pm
Case Study: The University of Derby’s Strategies for Excellence
Dr Tamsin Bowers-Brown

Head of Pedagogic Practice and Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Lead at the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
University of Derby (Confirmed)
Places
4:20 pm — 4:40 pm
Case Study: The University of Nottingham’s China and Malaysia Campuses
Gail Armistead

Associate Director of Global Engagement
University of Nottingham (Invited)