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Alan Sutherland
Alan Sutherland is CEO at Surrey SU
10 pieces
Newest first, since August 2014
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Build Back Higher: post-Covid university life could be kinder, more inclusive – and less risk averse
Covid-19 has taught us a great deal about university cultures and relationships. Josie Fraser, Felicity Mitchell, and Alan Sutherland imagine a kinder, more creative future.
With Josie Fraser and Felicity Mitchell
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Maybe the next restructuring regime should be more radical
Alan Sutherland considers innovations from other industries to generate creative thinking over the future of universities.
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Understanding university jargon
Congratulations to all new SU officers taking up positions this month. It’s an incredible thing that all around the country the peaceful transition of power happens so smoothly each year, and as someone who loves working
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The panic is over – so here’s five things to fix now the real crisis has begun
Across the country university professional services staff have moved on to the next phase in the Covid-19 conundrum – recovery and re-opening. Measuring tapes are being deployed up and down the land, spacing out 2m marke
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What could we lose in the transition to a “new normal”?
It would be a fool’s errand to even begin to predict what might change in UK universities as a result of the global pandemic. So, with that in mind I thought I’d at least have a look at what the future might hold for the
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Parents are at the sharp end of marketisation
Shouldn’t we start by assuming that parents will be involved in their child’s higher education? Alan Sutherland on the “sell” to mum and dad
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The secret life of watercoolers
University leaders often readily agree to implement student leaders’ policies – but are they as easy to deliver as they look? Alan Sutherland has a water cooler moment.
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Innovation in universities
Alan Sutherland, CEO at Surrey SU considers why innovation is so slow in UK HE
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Tech it up
As a proper geek, I love technology, and technology is not an area that is often spoken about in Unions past web providers. Here, then is a quick list of recent tech successes we have implanted that perhaps others can ad
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The Politics of Change