Interview with David Eastwood

Interview with David Eastwood
by Helen Cherns at the HEFCE Conference 2008

Interview with John Denham

Turning the tables

by Conor Ryan
The most heated debate among delegates privately at the HEFCE conference is about league tables. In some countries – such as Germany and Australia – there are official tables in place for universities. But in the UK, the absence of such official data has led newspapers to do their own, with varying results.
So, [...]

Developing the HEFCE strategy for 2009-14

Over the year ahead we will be developing a new HEFCE strategy for 2009-14.
We want to involve universities, colleges, and our other stakeholders in this development, to ensure our strategy helps us prepare for and then address the opportunities and challenges hacing us and the higher education sector over the next five years.
We are planning [...]

Student learning through technology

by Philip Pothen
The ‘Google Generation’ – young ‘digital natives’ who make up the bulk of university applicants - make widespread use of social networking tools but don’t believe in technology for technology’s sake and strongly believe in face to face interaction.
These are some of the findings of research commissioned by JISC and undertaken by Ipsos [...]

A Tale of One City

Despite being the last event on the first day of a busy programme, A Tale of One City produced arguably the most emotive messages of the day.  Anglia Ruskin (ARU) and Cambridge Universities highlighted their relationships with two employers, with the first presentation from Specsavers being particularly slick and glossy.  However, Paul Carroll from Specsavers [...]

Q and A’s from Opening Keynote

by Conor Ryan
Could student ambassadors influence work-based learning for adults?
The success of student ambassadors in mentoring disadvantaged young people – and encouraging them to consider higher education – should inspire the sector to consider a similar approach towards reaching adults in the workplace.
That was the suggestion behind Professor David Green’s question in the Q&A session [...]