Westminster Higher Education Forum

Delivering higher education during the pandemic - learning and value, student rights and expectations, and managing the pressure on higher education providers

Morning, Friday, 26^th February 2021
Online Conference

Keynote Speakers: Gordon McKenzie, CEO, Guild HE and Vanessa Wilson, CEO, University Alliance

University safety and COVID-19 - managing the impact on students and staff, best practice and its implementation, and preparing campuses for the future

Morning, Wednesday, 10^th March 2021
Online

Keynote Speakers: Lord Kerslake, Chair, Sheffield Hallam University and President, Local Government Association; Jenny Shaw, Student Experience Director, Unite Students; Professor Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education, Department of Education and Linacre College, University of Oxford and Dr Gavin Yamey, Professor of the Practice of Global Health and Director, Centre for Policy Impact in Global Health, Duke University

Professor Quintin McKellar

Next steps for university admissions

Morning, Monday, 22^nd March 2021
Online

Keynote Speaker: Professor Quintin McKellar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire and Chair, UUK’s Fair Admissions Review

Dr Steven Hill

Next steps for the REF - independence and positive research environments, delivering and measuring impact, and the future of open access

Morning, Tuesday, 23^rd March 2021
Online Conference

Keynote Speaker: Dr Steven Hill, Director of Research, Research England

Quality assurance in higher education - academic integrity, grade inflation and next steps for the higher education credit framework

Morning, Wednesday, 24^th March 2021
Online

Keynote Speakers: Professor Andrew Wathey, Chair, UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment, and Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Northumbria University; Professor Sue Rigby, Vice-Chancellor, Bath Spa University and Board Member, Quality Assurance Agency; Professor Michael Draper, Dean, Regulations and Student Cases, Swansea University, Member for Academic Integrity, QAA Advisory Committee, and Consultant Expert, Education Unit, Council of Europe and Dr Charlotte Snelling, Policy Manager, Universities UK

Reducing bureaucratic burden in Higher Education and research - options, scope, and potential impact

Morning, Tuesday, 20^th April 2021
Online

Keynote Speakers: Beth Allen, Senior Manager, Impact, Intelligence, Engagement and PPIE, Department of Health and Social Care; Paul Gemmill, Portfolio Director, Reforming our Business, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Dr Kay Pattison, Head of Research Contracting, Department of Health and Social Care

Higher Technical Education in England - reform, uptake and delivery, regulation and standards, and contribution to economic recovery

Morning, Wednesday, 21^st April 2021
Online

Next steps for addressing sexual misconduct in Higher Education - duty of care, collaborative approaches, effective complaints procedures, and workforce priorities

Morning, Tuesday, 27^th April 2021
Online Conference

Keynote Speakers: Dr Anna Bull, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Portsmouth and Director, Research, 1752 Group; Poppy Gerrard-Abbott, Researcher, The Emily Test and Amy Norton, Head of Equality and Diversity, Office for Students

Dr Janet Ilieva

Priorities for international research partnerships

Morning, Wednesday, 28^th April 2021
Online Conference

Keynote Speaker: Dr Janet Ilieva, Director and Founder, Education Insight

John Cope

Degree apprenticeships in England - next steps for awareness and access, quality and standards, inspection, and contribution to economic recovery

Morning, Thursday, 6^th May 2021
Online

Keynote Speaker: John Cope, Director of Strategy, Policy, & Public Affairs, UCAS

UK universities and their contribution to local and regional development - the developing policy landscape, opportunities, practicalities, and impact

Morning, Monday, 10^th May 2021
Online

Evidence-based policymaking and learning from the COVID-19 response - deepening and streamlining cooperation, widening the evidence base, and improving communication

Morning, Friday, 21^st May 2021
Online

Next steps for Open Access

Morning, Friday, 9^th July 2021
Online

Keynote Speakers: Nick Campbell, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Springer Nature; Nicola Jones, Head of Publishing, Sustainable Development Goals Programme, Springer Nature; Professor Sir Duncan Wingham, Executive Champion for Open Access, UKRI and Executive Chair, Natural Environment Research Council; Yvonne Campfens, Executive Director, OA Switchboard and Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Founder and Director, Mellins-Cohen Consulting

In Production

The Westminster Higher Education Forum is planning a very full programme for the next 12 months.

Please give us a ring on 01344 864796 or email email info@forumsupport.co.uk to discuss future conferences.

We'd be happy to share ideas on areas to focus on, speaker suggestions, and other ways of getting involved.

Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum

The parliamentary patrons of the Westminster Higher Education Forum are:

Debbie Abrahams MP

Sir David Amess MP

Rt Hon the Lord Baker of Dorking

Rt Hon the Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Bilimoria

Paul Blomfield MP

Crispin Blunt MP

Lord Boswell of Aynho

Rt Hon David Davis MP

Baroness Deech

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Donaghy

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

Baroness Fritchie

Rt Hon the Baroness Garden of Frognal

John Glen MP

Chris Green MP

Lord Hannay of Chiswick

Viscount Hanworth

Emma Hardy MP

Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP

Lord Holmes of Richmond

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The Earl of Listowel

Baroness Maddock

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall

Stephen Metcalfe MP

Rt Hon Nicky Morgan

Baroness Morgan of Huyton

Anne Marie Morris MP

Rt Hon the Baroness Neville-Jones

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve

Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn

Lord Roberts of Llandudno

The Earl of Selborne

Lord Shipley

Lord Storey

Lord Triesman

Lord Turnberg

Rt Hon the Lord Wallace of Tankerness

Lord Watson of Invergowrie

Viscount Younger of Leckie

Rt Hon the Lord Young of Graffham

Daniel Zeichner MP

Note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.