Events

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Events list updated: displaying 10 events

PhD in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 30th April

Online (Zoom) | Wednesday 30 April 2025, 9:00am to 10:00am

Join us for our webinar if you are interested in applying for our fully online PhD in HE: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement Programme starting Oct 25. You will have the opportunity to hear more about our PhD based in the Dept of Educational Research and talk with Paul Ashwin, Programme Director.

30th Apr

Do boys really need saving? A critical exploration of ‘Boy Crisis’ - learning from the Chinese case

Online | Wednesday 30 April 2025, 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Boy’s underachievement caught the attention of educators in the West in the late 20th century, and many began to examine why boys seemed to be falling behind girls academically and what was ‘inhibiting’ boys’ ‘masculinity’.

30th Apr

NEET Youth: Education, Needs, Hopes and Aspirations

Online | Wednesday 7 May 2025, 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Concern is mounting about the living standards and prospects of youth, but young people categorised as NEET (not in employment, education, or training) are often among the most precarious, given their heightened risks of economic insecurity, health marginalization, and socioeconomic disadvantage.

7th May

Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?

Online (Zoom) | Monday 12 May 2025, 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Four experts from different disciplines will provide their overview of why (or if) UK higher education is in a period crisis and what needs to change.

Speakers: Dr Gunjan Sodhi, Dr. habil. Ronald Hartz, Professor Kalpana Shankar and Professor Susan Robertson

12th May

Thriving In Part-Time Doctoral Study: mapping your journey and building your community

Online | Tuesday 27 May 2025, 10:00am to 11:30am

This workshop, hosted by the Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation, is for those undertaking or contemplating part-time doctoral study.

Speakers: Dr Jon Rainford and Dr Kay Guccione

27th May

PhD in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 29th May

Online (Zoom) | Thursday 29 May 2025, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Join us for our webinar if you are interested in applying for our fully online PhD in HE: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement Programme starting Oct 25. You will have the opportunity to hear more about our PhD based in the Dept of Educational Research and talk with Paul Ashwin, Programme Director.

29th May

Academic Motherhood in Nigeria: Navigating Reproduction and Care at the Margins

Online | Wednesday 4 June 2025, 12:30pm to 2:00pm

This study explores how Nigerian academic mothers navigate the intersection of motherhood and work.

4th Jun

Academic Resistance and Solidarity: Imagining Alternative Futures for Higher Education in Turkey

Online | Wednesday 11 June 2025, 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Academic freedom has been severely restricted, and higher education has undergone significant restructuring in recent years under authoritarian regimes.

11th Jun

PhD in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 25th June

Online (Zoom) | Wednesday 25 June 2025, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for our webinar if you are interested in applying for our fully online PhD in HE: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement Programme starting Oct 25. You will have the opportunity to hear more about our PhD based in the Dept of Educational Research and talk with Paul Ashwin, Programme Director.

25th Jun

PhD in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 29th July

Online (Zoom) | Tuesday 29 July 2025, 9:00am to 10:00am

Join us for our webinar if you are interested in applying for our fully online PhD in HE: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement Programme starting Oct 25. You will have the opportunity to hear more about our PhD based in the Dept of Educational Research and talk with Paul Ashwin, Programme Director.

29th Jul