Author

Peter Horrocks

VC, Open University

Peter Horrocks is vice chancellor of the Open University.

4 pieces

Newest first, since October 2015

24 January 2018 · Comment
Five things that might save us from the robots
At the launch of the new Fabians report into Labour education policy, Peter Horrocks outlines five ways forward in an increasingly automated world.
29 April 2016 · Comment
Lifetime learning will be the key to transforming lives
Peter Horrocks argues that we should not have a society in which people only get the chance to go to university at eighteen, nor a one-size-fits-all model of higher education.
16 November 2015 · Comment
Going part time
On the publication of the Conservative think tank Bright Blue’s report on part time higher education, Open University vice chancellor Peter Horrocks looks at the proposals in their political context.
29 October 2015 · Comment
Time to realise the potential of part time higher education
With part time higher education facing unprecedented challenges, Peter Horrocks, vice chancellor of the Open University calls on the government to refocus its attention on the power of part time study.