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The Degradation of Higher Education in the UK

A one-day Conference of Concerned Academics
University College London (UCL)
Saturday 25 January 2003

10.00

Welcome

10.05-10.20

Sally Hunt (Gen. Sec. AUT) & Paul Mackney (Gen. Sec NATFHE)

10.20-10.40

What has happened to HE in the UK?
Mary Davis (History, London Metropolitan)

10.40-11.00

Modular madness: the end of education?
Bob Brecher (Philosophy, Brighton)

11.00-11.20

tea, coffee

11.20-12.30

Workshops on the fragmentation of knowledge:

1. Art and design: Peter Seddon (Art, Brighton)
2. Humanities/social sciences: Michael Loughlin(Philosophy, Manchester Met)
3. Natural sciences: Richard Faragher (Pharmacy, Brighton)

12.30-12.45

Reports back from workshops

12.45-13.45

Lunch

13.45-14.30

Keynote Address
Colin Bundy, Director, SOAS, London

14.30-15.30

Workshops

1. Atomization: Gerry Mars (Business Studies, Newcastle)
2. Quality? What quality?: Cécile Deer (Ecomomics, Balliol College, Oxford)
3. Complicity: Paul Taylor (Social Science, Salford)
4. The mechanization of graduate education: Miriam David (Education, Keele)

15.30-15.50

tea, coffee

15.50-17.00

Higher Education for All - What is to be Done?:
Tom Hickey (Political Economy, Brighton)

Conference fee, including a sandwich lunch, £25 waged (payable to University College, London); unwaged free.

To reserve a place contact:

Email s.renton@ucl.ac.uk or visit the conference website, http://www.ucl.ac.uk/history/quality/