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Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP

Chair
All-Party Parliamentary University Group (Confirmed)

  • Helping institutions better understand the needs of different students at different stages from transition, experience and progression
  • Creating a culture of student wellbeing and identifying key risk areas that can affect mental health
  • Recognising what access, participation, and outcomes mean for all students in order to provide specialist support when necessary
  • Promoting outstanding student engagement, experience and outcomes as the core of a quality HE sector

Gordon McKenzie

CEO
Guild HE (Confirmed)

  • 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
2:50 pm — 3:10 pm
Boosting Student Retention and Achieving Strategic Goals Through Data and Analytics
James Clay

Head of Higher Education and Student Experience
Jisc (Confirmed)
Performance
2:50 pm — 3:10 pm
Achieving Excellence and Prioritising the Student Through the TEF
Graeme Rosenberg

Head of Teaching Excellence Framework
Office for Students (Confirmed)
Places
2:50 pm — 3:10 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
3:55 pm — 4:15 pm
Case Study: Transforming the Way the Sector Identifies Mental Health at Northumbria University
Peter Francis

Deputy Vice Chancellor
Northumbria University (Confirmed)
Performance
3:55 pm — 4:15 pm
Tackling the Declining Market: Student Recruitment and Retention
Sarah Barr-Miller

Head of Insights
UCAS Media (Confirmed)
Places
3:55 pm — 4:15 pm
Panel | Transforming Campuses to Transform Student Experience
Val Yates

Director of Access and Inclusion
University of Worcester (Confirmed)
Jayne Aldridge

Director for the Student Experience
University of Sussex (Confirmed)
Jamie Robertson

Principal Information Consultant and Technical Lead, University of Glasgow Smart Campus
Mott MacDonald (Confirmed)
People
4:15 pm — 4:35 pm
Panel | Focusing on the International Experience; Cultivating the UK as a Great Place to Study
Anne-Marie Graham

Chief Executive
UK Council for International Student Affairs (Confirmed)
Jamie Arrowsmith

Assistant Director for Policy
Universities UK International (Confirmed)
Richard Cotton

Director of Student Recruitment and Outreach
University of Manchester (Confirmed)
Performance
4:15 pm — 4:35 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
4:15 pm — 4:35 pm
Panel | Transforming Campuses to Transform Student Experience
Val Yates

Director of Access and Inclusion
University of Worcester (Confirmed)
Jayne Aldridge

Director for the Student Experience
University of Sussex (Confirmed)
Jamie Robertson

Principal Information Consultant and Technical Lead, University of Glasgow Smart Campus
Mott MacDonald (Confirmed)
People
4:35 pm — 4:55 pm
Panel | Boosting the Economy Through Attracting Higher Numbers of International Students
Anne-Marie Graham

Chief Executive
UK Council for International Student Affairs (Confirmed)
Jamie Arrowsmith

Assistant Director for Policy
Universities UK International (Confirmed)
Richard Cotton

Director of Student Recruitment and Outreach
University of Manchester (Confirmed)
Performance
4:35 pm — 4:55 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
4:35 pm — 4:55 pm
Case Study: The University of Reading Malaysia
Vincenzo Raimo

University of Reading
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Confirmed)