The Changing Academic Profession

A one-day conference organised by Universities UK in association with, CHERI, and HEFCE.
 
The conference will launch a report by CHERI on the “Changing Academic Profession: UK and beyond” – the report will examine areas such as:

• The internationalisation of the profession and academic work

• Academics’ perceptions of the management of higher education institutions

• Academics conceptions of academic work

• The new generation of academics and preparing for the future

Professor Les Ebdon, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bedfordshire and Chair, Million + will chair the conference and other confirmed speakers include:

• Alison Johns, Head of Leadership Governance and Management, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

• Mike Boxall, PA Consulting

• Professor Clifford Friend, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University

• Professor Geoff White, Senior Adviser, Research, UCEA, and Professor of Human Resource Management, University of Greenwich Business School

• Stephen Court, Senior Research Officer, University and College Union

• William Locke, Assistant Director, Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI), The OU          

Who should attend?

Vice-Chancellors, Principals, Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Academics, Policy Advisers, Researchers and those working in the areas of Human Resource Management,  Performance Management, Workforce Development and anyone with an interest in this subject.
 
Cost of attending:     Fee £130 (The conference fee is being subsidised by HEFCE)