Higher Education Crisis
NEW ACTIVISM OR OLD POLITICS? SOUNDING STUDENT REACTION TO HIGHER EDUCATION’S CRISIS
Society for Research into Higher Education
Free Day Event
The Student Experience Network
New Activism or Old Politics? Sounding Student Reaction to HE’s Crisis
30th September 2010, 11am – 4:00pm
University of Aston, Birmingham
Room 404D, Main Building
This day event will discuss likely student reactions to the impending cuts and rising fees in higher education. It is free to staff and students in UK Higher Education/ anyone else interested, but please register below.
Timetable
10.30 Registration
11.00 Welcome by Patrick Ainley, Network co-coordinator and co-author of Lost Generation? Continuum 2010
11.15 Ben Little, University of Middlesex, talking on and around his free edited e-book: Radical Future – Politics for the Next Generation. Please read at http://www.lwbooks.co.uk/ebooks/radicalfuture.html
12.15 Jonathan Ward, Studentforce for Sustainable Development – Brown Dystopia or Green Hope?
1.15 Lunch
1.45 Jim Dickinson, Director of Campaigns and Strategy, NUS
2.45 Queen Mary College London University Countermappers and/or members of the Really Open University
3.45 Plenary discussion as and when.. tea and depart
Chairs am Joyce Canaan, Birmingham City University; pm Sarah Amsler, Aston University
A full guide to travelling to Aston, including campus maps, is available at http://www1.aston.ac.uk/about/directions/. The campus is a short walk from all Birmingham train stations. The university does not have visitor parking, but visitors with special needs can request a pass by emailing Dr Sarah Amsler (s.s.amsler@aston.ac.uk) and there is paid parking nearby.
Next meeting: 2 – 4 on November 24th November at University College London: Dr. R.T.Allen The Value of the Inexact, Michael Polanyi’s philosophy of tacit integration in relation to teaching and assessment (further details to follow).
New Activism or Old Politics is free, but please confirm attendance with Patrick at Patrickjdainley@aol.com
Nicola Manches, Administrative Assistant, Society for Research into Higher Education, 44 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4LL
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7447 2525
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7447 2526
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