Priorities For The New UK Government: Fixing The Higher Education System

A new government has been in power in Westminster since July. In our Policy & Practice miniseries, 'Priorities for the new UK Government', we explore key issues on which the Government is—or ought to be—focusing its attention.

In this event, we will be looking at the Government's plans for the Higher Education system. With many UK universities facing financial challenges and the so-called "war on woke", what does the future for the sector look like? 

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Meet the speakers

Sir David Bell, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Sunderland 

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich DBE, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King’s College London; cross-bench life peer, UK House of Lords. 

Rebecca Montacute, Head of Research & Policy at Sutton Trust. 

Dr Michael Spence AC, President & Provost, UCL. 

Chair: Prof. Jennifer Hudson, Vice-Provost (Faculties), UCL. 

This event will be recorded and the video will be uploaded to our YouTube channel.

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Accessibility

• The corridor outside the lecture theatre(s) is sufficiently wide enough (150cm+) to allow wheelchair users to pass.
• There is step free access into the lecture theatre(s).
• The door opening width(s) is/are 75cm+ for the lecture theatre(s).
• There are designated spaces for wheelchair users within the lecture theatre(s), located at the back.
• There is level access to the designated seating from an entrance.
• There is space for an assistance dog.
• There is a hearing assistance system for the lecture theatre(s).
• There is not a visual fire alarm beacon in the lecture theatre(s).

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