Programme

Keynote speech
Science and Research Policy: Options for this Parliament

- James Wilsdon, Director of the Science Policy Centre, The Royal Society
(Chaired by Liz Winders)

"Guilty Secrets 1" - "things you should know but...."

One of:-
(a) The role of private providers in HE: opportunities and challenges
- Smita Jamdar, Partner and Head of Education, Martineau

(b) 'JISC makes sense of the social web'
- Lawrie Phipps, Programme Manager, Information Environment, JISC

(c) Developing a better understanding of shared services - the Research Council's experience
- Stuart Ward, Director of Corporate Services, EPSRC

(d) The tyranny of transparency - dealing with difficult FOI requests
- Geraldine Swanton, Senior Associate, Martineau

"Guilty Secrets 2" (Repeat of morning sessions)

Plenary - International Options and Opportunities

- Dr Richard Armour, Senior Advisor, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
(Chaired by June Hughes)

This session will reflect on institutional characteristics and implications of alternative models of funding and constitution from around the world including models from Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia in particular.