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Diana Beech

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Diana Beech

Diana Beech is chief executive of London Higher. 

Formerly she was Head of Government Affairs at the University of Warwick, advisor to universities and science ministers Sam Gyimah, Chris Skidmore, and Jo Johnson, in the Department for Education, and Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI). Diana is an independent governor at the University of Worcester.

9 pieces

Newest first, since March 2018

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    Universities collaborating for the good of our regions is fast becoming a policy imperative

    Peter O’Brien and Diana Beech explore the kinds of value that are created when higher education institutions work together regionally

    With Peter O'Brien

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    OfS uses London weighting – just not for providers

    London weighting doesn’t apply to funding higher education providers, but it does apply to OfS staff. Diana Beech has some questions.

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    London’s funding affects us all

    As a consultation closes on the weighting given to higher education funding in London, Diana Beech worries about what it could mean for the wider sector.

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    Build Back Higher: the right policy mix for skills, institutions and places will drive the recovery

    Joe Marshall, James Coe, Lewis Cooper, and Diana Beech consider the policy formulas that could help bring the country back from Covid-19.

    With Joe Marshall, James Coe and Lewis Cooper

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    Women in HE policy and politics: it’s our time to shine

    HE now has two ministers – both of them women. Diana Beech says there’s still work to do to make sure women’s voices are heard in HE policymaking.

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    Universities can do more to protect free speech

    Diana Beech of HEPI says universities can do more to protect free speech.

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    Thinking big: 35 ideas for widening access to higher education

    Diana Beech of HEPI introduces a new report containing 35 steps to widen access to HE

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    Time to let the WP Gini out of the bottle

    Diana Beech and Nick Hillman of HEPI introduce new research on widening participation, by Iain Martin of Anglia Ruskin University

    With Nick Hillman

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    Student numbers set to soar, but are we ready for them?

    Diana Beech, of HEPI, asks if we’re really ready for 300,000 more students?