Winter Conference 2009

9th March 2009

Hosted by The British Library

Plenary Presentations
Introduction Postgraduate Funding	Professor Malcolm McCrae Chair UKCGE
Resourcing Postgraduate Students in a Research Lead Institution	Professor Paul Wellings Vice-Chancellor, Lancaster University
Keynote Presentation	David Willetts MP Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Future Resourcing of PG Study - The Research Councils' Perspective	Professor Ian Diamond Chief Executive, ESRC
Breakout Sessions
The Digital Resourcing of Postgraduate Students	Dr Joanna Newman Head of Higher Education, The British Library
Returns to Postgraduate Education	Professor Geraint Johnes Professor of Economics, University of Lancaster
An Introduction to the HEA Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES)	Professor Chris Park & Gosia Kulej Higher Education Academy
Round table discussion on income from and expenditure on postgraduate study	Lead by: Professor Kevin Lee & Professor Mick Fuller UKCGE Executive Commitee
Other Presentation
Report Launch Higher Doctorate Awards in the UK	Kathryn Brown UKCGE Executive Commitee