1. Differences in the Higher Education World since I left Greenwich in 2004: Implications for the Future Rick Trainor Rector Exeter College, Oxford

2. A. Introduction 1. Thanks very much for the invitation 2. Always a great pleasure to be back 3. Outline Greenwich 2000-4 My Experiences 2004-15 Changes in the Sector 2004-15 Implications of the General Election Conclusion

3. B. Greenwich 2000-4 1.Personal Perspective 2.Greenwich’s Advantages c.2000 3.Greenwich’s Challenges c.2000 4.Greenwich in 2004

4. C. My Experiences 2004-15 1.King’s College London 2004-14 2.Universities UK 2007-9 3.Various Commissions and Panels 4.Oxford (since October 2014)

5. D. Changes in the Sector 2004-15 (1) 1. Public Scrutiny 2. Regulation 3. Student Attitudes 4. Student Finance 5. Competition among Institutions

6. D. Changes in the Sector 2004-15 (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 2004-15

7. 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?

8. F. Conclusion 1.Much has changed in the sector but so has Greenwich 2.Re: future, many challenges (as elsewhere) but many opportunities too