Douglas Blackstock

A slight fall for Douglas Blackstock of QAA here. But navigating towards a successful conclusion to the Second Quality Wars, and preserving the integrity of a UK-wide quality assurance system in the face of some (questionable) policy decisions, all the while expanding international work and retaining ENQA certification has made this quite a year for … Continued

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by David Morris

powerlist person

1/09/17

David Morris

Former Deputy Editor

by Mark Leach

staff

19/12/14

David Morris is the Vice Chancellor’s policy adviser at the University of Greenwich and former Deputy Editor of Wonkhe. He writes in a personal capacity.

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He has a talented team around him, but Blackstock’s political skills have arguably done his agency and the sector a lot of good. But how much influence will a UK-wide quality agency have in coming years as the home nation sectors continue to diversify?