Differences in the Higher Education World since I left Greenwich in 2004: Implications for the Future Rick Trainor Rector Exeter College, Oxford
A. Introduction 1. Thanks very much for the invitation 2. Always a great pleasure to be back 3. Outline Greenwich My Experiences Changes in the Sector Implications of the General Election Conclusion
B. Greenwich Personal Perspective 2.Greenwich’s Advantages c Greenwich’s Challenges c Greenwich in 2004
C. My Experiences King’s College London Universities UK Various Commissions and Panels 4.Oxford (since October 2014)
D. Changes in the Sector (1) 1. Public Scrutiny 2. Regulation 3. Student Attitudes 4. Student Finance 5. Competition among Institutions
D. Changes in the Sector (2) 6. Recognition of Importance of Universities 7. Lifting Cap on Student Numbers 8. Alumni Relations and Fundraising 9. Narrowing of Distinction between ‘old’ and ‘new’ universities 10. Recruitment and Admissions 11. Alternative Providers 12. Summing up re: Changes
E. Implications of the General Election 1.Alternative Providers 2.Immigration Restrictions 3.£9k fees 4.Cuts in Funding Council Budgets 5.Research Selectivity 6.Emphasis on Teaching Quality 7.Separation from Scotland? 8.Separation from the EU?
F. Conclusion 1.Much has changed in the sector but so has Greenwich 2.Re: future, many challenges (as elsewhere) but many opportunities too