BrHExit: Where next for universities and Europe?

Name: BrHExit: Where next for universities and Europe?
Start: 2016-08-09UTC12:00:00
End: 2016-08-09 17:00:00
Location: Senate House

Wonkhe is hosting the first event in the sector exploring Brexit and what it means for UK higher education. We are gathering wonks, politicians, policymakers and academics to learn from the campaign, plan for the future and discuss practical steps to ensure that UK universities continue to thrive.

Sessions include:

Professor Matthew Goodwin – Why did people vote Leave?
Lessons from the campaign: The new politics and the role of universities in putting our fractured society back together.
Building towards Brexit: the politics, negotiation and influence of HE
Rebuilding post Brexit: making universities stronger than ever
What’s next for science and research policy before and after we leave the European Union?
Post-Brexit – time for a new internationalism in higher education?

Confirmed speakers:

Mark Leach, Editor, Wonkhe
Matthew Goodwin, author and Professor of Politics at the University of Kent
Alistair Jarvis, Deputy CEO, Universities UK
Claire Craig, Director of Science Policy, The Royal Society
Deirdre Heenan, PVC and Provost, Ulster University
Alixe Bovey, Head of Research, The Courtauld Institute of Art
Jonathan Simons, Head of Education, Policy Exchange
Tricia King, Vice President Operations, CASE
Smita Jamdar, Partner, Shakespeare Martineau
James Wilsdon, Professor of Research Policy, University of Sheffield
Joy Carter, Vice Chancellor, University of Winchester
Beth Button, European Students’ Union
Huw Morris, Director, Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Welsh Government
Andy Westwood, Associate Vice President Public Affairs, University of Manchester and Professor of Politics, Winchester University
Graeme Wise, Head of Policy, University Alliance