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Summer Conference 2010

7th & 8th July 2010


Strategies for Sustainable Postgraduate Education

Venue: St Anne's College Oxford

Plenary Presentations

Sustainable Postgraduate Education – Quo Vadis?

Professor Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter & Chair, UUK

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Future Perspectives for Postgraduate Funding

Professor Noel Lloyd, Chair, Higher Education Wales & Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University

Concentration of PGR Funding – Impact on the Nation and the Sector

Professor Les Ebdon, CBE, Chair, million+ Group & Vice Chancellor, University of Bedfordshire

Presentation

Outcomes of the Postgraduate Review 2010

Professor Adrian Smith, DG Science & Research, Department of Business, Innovation and Skills

Presentation

Keynote Presentations

Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey: Launch of 2010 Report

Professor Chris Park, Senior Associate, Higher Education Academy

Presentation

Employer’s perspectives on the value added by PG Education

Helen Connor, Associate Director, CIHE

Presentation

Strategies for PG Skills Training Provision Post-Roberts

Dr Iain Cameron, Head, RCUK Research Careers & Diversity Unit

Presentation

Current Issues in the Development of Graduate Schools

Professor Mick Fuller, Head, Graduate School, University of Plymouth& Hon Secretary, UKCGE

Presentation

Workshop Presentations

Outcomes of the EUA-CDE Annual Conference in Berlin and the Bologna Seminar in Warsaw on Doctoral Studies

Gill Clarke, University of Bristol & UKCGE Executive Committee

Presentation

Policy Planning for Training at PGR Level

Ellen Pearce, Director, Vitae

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Student perspectives on enhancing the Doctoral Training experience

Dr Debbie McVitty, Research and Policy Officer (Postgraduates), NUS

Sarah Hutchinson, Vice-President (Graduates), Oxford University Students Union

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Early Career Researcher Development

Dr Sue Carver, Head of Research Careers, Training and Peer Review, AHRC

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Publication Launch - Dr Tina Barnes : Confidentiality of PhD Theses in the UK