This year, the DASSH Spring Conference will be held on Friday 17th May in Central London.

The focus of the event will be ‘Being a Dean in Challenging Times’. With uncertainty around issues such as Brexit and the Higher Education Funding Review, we will explore both the developing policy environments, and the practical questions of how we get on with the job of running our Faculties and Schools.

The event is free for members of DASSH.

Programme*

9:45 – 10:00: Tea/coffee & Registration

10.00-10.15: Welcome & Chair’s Opening Remarks

10.15-11.15: Debbie McVitty, Editor of Wonkhe. ‘The UK HE Policy Landscape’.

11:15 – 12:15: Professor Susan Bruce, Arts & Humanities Alliance coordinator. ‘ASSH Schools and Faculties and the OA Monograph Agenda’

12:15 – 13:15: Lunch & Networking

13:15 – 14:00: Nick Skeet, Assistant Director Membership (England & International) Advance HE,  Advance HE Connect: Share, Connect, Collaborate

14:00 – 15:00: Dr Rita Gardner, Chief Executive of the Academy of Social Sciences, and Sharon Witherspoon Head of Policy  of the Academy of Social Sciences, ‘Social Sciences and Plan S’

15:00 – 15:30: Closing Remarks and further opportunities to network

* NB: The Programme may be subject to change.