Education Observatory, University of Wolverhampton
Free Event: ‘Reoccupying Higher Education Policy: developing regional and national approaches’
Date: 27 February 2019, 4:00 – 6:30 pm
Venue: MC419, Millennium City Building, City Campus, University of Wolverhampton

You are warmly invited to join this open debate on forming a Regional Higher Education Policy Network in the Midlands. Intended to extend and develop activities already taking place in Midlands universities, speakers will invite debate on how greater collaboration, and a stronger voice from our region, might influence national Higher Education policy making and funding.

Confirmed Speakers

Professor Andy Westwood is Professor of Government Practice and Vice Dean for Social Responsibility in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester. He is also a Visiting Professor of Further and Higher Education at the University of Wolverhampton and has acted as an expert adviser to the IMF, OECD and to the Economic Affairs Committee in the House of Lords. He writes regularly in the Guardian, Times Higher Education and on Wonkhe.

Professor Sarah Hayes is Professor of Higher Education Policy, in the College of Learning and Teaching (CoLT) at University of Wolverhampton. Sarah has undertaken consultancy for QAA and UK Parliament, contributed to HEPI publications, written for Wonkhe and sat on an Advisory Board for HEFCE. Sarah is an Honorary Professor at Aston University and an Associate Editor of the Springer Journal Postdigital Science and Education

Professor Dennis Hayes is Professor of Education at University of Derby and founder and director of the influential campaign group Academics For Academic Freedom . Dennis is co-author with Kathryn Ecclestone of The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education, now in its 2nd Edition and author of Beyond McDonaldisation: Visions of Higher Education. Dennis regularly features in the media, including talks for BBC Radio channels and Sky TV.

Professor Michael Jopling is Professor in Education and Founding Chair of the Education Observatory, at University of Wolverhampton. Michael works with schools on multi-agency collaboration, education policy, educational leadership, social justice, and engaging teachers and practitioners in participatory research. He is a Member of Editorial Board for Management in Education

A new book authored by Professor Sarah Hayes:

The Labour of Words in Higher Education: is it time to reoccupy policy? is also launched at this event, and is available through Brill