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Paul Feldman,
Hazel Rymer, Ellen Morgan
and Maren Deepwell
Richard Jones,
Stian Westlake, Justine Andrew,
Sam Sanders and Liz Shutt
Andrew Mcgettigan,
Lucy Hunter Blackburn
and Gavan Conlon
Kirsty Williams
Alison Wolf
and David Willetts
Ian Dunt
Athene Donald, James Wilsdon
and Rachel Bruce
Amatey Doku, Nona McDuff,
Syreeta Allen and Omar Khan
Matt Hiely-Rayner,
Lucy Hodson and John O'Leary
Gabriel Huntley
Tim Fanning,
Maike Halterback
and Matt Robb
Jim Dickinson
Welcome to Wonkfest!
How to craft the
perfect job advert
Branding and
differentiation in
higher education
Let's talk about
blogging
Navel-gazing vs
Reputational reality
Building the case for arts, humanities and social sciences skills: the mechanic's view
HERA to stay:
acting the part in
student services
The art of
negotiation:
changing the
leopard’s spots
The changing role
of HESA data
Will the TEF kill league tables?
The challenge of youth
Masterclass: fake news and PR -
how do you make sure content
feels authentic?
Registrarism with Paul Greatrix -
how virality can come from
quirky stories
Meet Team Wonkhe
The politics of fees and
finance in WalesThe lived realities
of leadership:
the good, the bad
and the ugly
Lessons from the
Brexit frontline
Monks, hippies
& suits - navigating
models of HE
governance
Is higher education still
worth it?
Have tuition fees had
their day?
Reputation
leadership in
higher education
World Café 2029
Research: policy, practice
and the shifting ground
HEconomics: Is the
glass half full?
How to work with your
students' Union
Will universities ever get
to grips with race?
Who cares about
Industrial Strategy?
EdTech: what really
works?
World Café 2029
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Main Stage Wonk Corner Learning to Wonk Learning to Wonk Debate Stage Debate Stage The Guardian Stage Food Stalls
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Paul Greatrix
David Goodhart
Andy Westwood,
Sonia Sodha
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Tim Harford
Alec Cameron, Gordon
McKenzie and Jess Bellamy
Shân Waring and
Camille Kandiko Howson
Rachel Hall, Sonia Sodha
and Nona Buckley-Irvine
David Kernohan, Lucy Hunter Blackburn
and Richard Adams
Anne-Marie Canning, Suzi
Macpherson and Emran MianRachel Hall, Shân Wareing
and Wendy Berliner
Team Wonkhe
Welcome to Wonkfest!
Understanding
generation
snowflake
Branding and
differentiation in
higher education
The
professionalisation
of data
The changing face
of international
recruitment
How to craft the
perfect job advert
Reading financial
runes and other
mystical practices
Coaching
for careers
Masterclass: how to write an opinion
piece that gets people going
Masterclass: how to ensure your
story makes a splash
Are women doing better in the
media than in HE?
Future Tense?
Think of a number…
Horizon scanning for
higher education
Fighting back
with factsOpportunity
knocks? Nurturing
your creativity for
applying policy
Over-regulated?
Under-regulated?
How do we get HE
regulation right?
Anywhere or somewhere?
Have universities lost
touch with their local
communities?
Getting the next role Teaching excellence:
what works, and can it
be measured?
Chain reaction: degree
apprenticeships in HE
Widening access and social
mobility - what is higher
education trying to
achieve?
What’s the point of
public affairs?
And what should
universities do
about it?
Branching out from
STEM: the case for
arts, humanities and
social sciences
Now that’s what I call
Registrarism Volume 1
Power, disruption
and ties: the
importance of
university civic
engagement
Welcome to Wonkfest!
Rejection of the expert
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