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*Apologies
for any cross-posting*
Dear
Colleague,
Summer
Conference 2010
Strategies
for Sustainable Postgraduate Education
7th
& 8th July 2010
St
Anne’s College, Oxford
http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/sc10
UKCGE
are pleased to announce the first details of the UKCGE Summer Conference
2010.
This
year’s Summer Conference is based at St Anne’s College, Oxford in
the new and architecturally superb Conference Centre. Accommodation is in
comfortable en-suite rooms located in acres of beautiful leafy grounds, with
award-winning catering facilities, guaranteeing a summer experience to remember
– and a relaxed opportunity to meet friends old and new.
Confirmed
speakers include:
·
Professor Steve Smith -
President, Universities UK & Vice Chancellor, University of Exeter
·
Professor Adrian Smith - Director
General, Science and Research, Department for Business Innovations and Skills
·
Professor Les Ebdon - Chair,
million+ Group & Vice Chancellor, University of Bedfordshire
·
Professor Chris Park - Senior
Associate, Higher Education Academy
·
Dr Iain Cameron - Head,
Research Careers & Diversity Unit, RCUK
·
Professor David Bogle - Director,
Graduate School, University College, London
·
Helen Connor - Associate Director, CIHE
·
Dr Debbie McVitty - Research
and Policy Officer (Postgraduates), NUS
·
Sue Carver - Head of Research Careers
and Training, AHRC
Key
issues around the financial sustainability of Taught PG and PGR programmes will
be presented by authoritative speakers in plenary and parallel sessions on themes
including:
·
Impact
of current Government policy on PG funding
·
Quality
of UK Taught Masters versus EU programmes
·
Strategic
response to competition from EU Institutions delivering PG programmes in
English
·
Skills
training provision post-Roberts?
·
Concentration
of PGR funding – is ‘big’ really so beautiful?
·
Student
perspectives on enhancing the PGRS experience
For
details of the various delegate packages available and to book your place
please go visit: http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/sc10
Please
note that places are limited and available on a strictly
first-come-first-served basis.
Best
wishes
Angus
Angus
Burns
Events
Officer
UK
Council for Graduate Education
Lichfield
Centre
The
Friary
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13
6QG
Tel:
01543 308603
Fax:
01543 308604