Westminster Higher Education Forum

Opportunities for stakeholder involvement in policymaking - input on tackling key sectoral and regional issues, improving communication processes, diversifying evidence, and building on engagement during the pandemic

Morning, Friday, 20^th May 2022
Online

Keynote Speakers: Maurice McLeod, Chief Executive, Race on the Agenda; Henri Murison, Director, Northern Powerhouse Partnership; Jonathan Slater, Visiting Professor, Policy Institute, Kings College London; and former Permanent Secretary, DfE and Amy Carmichael, Senior Policy Advisor, Open Innovation Team

Ben Jordan

Widening participation and access to higher education - improving outcomes, HEI and school collaboration, and the future role of universities in skills development

Morning, Thursday, 26^th May 2022
Online

Keynote Speaker: Ben Jordan, Head of Policy, UCAS

Frances Wood

Next steps for international research - Horizon Europe and the UK-EU research relationship, visas and international talent, partnerships and global challenges, and addressing key issues for international consortia

Morning, Monday, 20^th June 2022
Online

Keynote Speaker: Frances Wood, Regional Director for Europe, Science and Innovation Network; and incoming International Director, UKRI

Professor Cara Aitchison

Next steps for addressing sexual misconduct in Higher Education

Morning, Thursday, 23^rd June 2022
Online

Keynote Speaker: Professor Cara Aitchison, President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff Metropolitan University; and Chair, Universities UK Sexual Misconduct Advisory Group

Alison Robinson

Next steps for net-zero Higher Education

Morning, Thursday, 14^th July 2022
Online

Keynote Speaker: Alison Robinson, Deputy Executive Chair and Director of Corporate Affairs, Natural Environment Research Council

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

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

Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The Earl of Listowel

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 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.