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Seminars and Other Events
This page provides advance notice of FACE seminars and events. (For the annual FACE conference, see the conferences page.) This page also includes notice of some forthcoming conferences and seminars from other organisations which are included here because their events may be of interest to FACE members.
FACE Seminars and Events
Advance notice of all future FACE events will be posted here as and when they are organised . Brief details of past FACE events are posted below.
Access to HE Summit
28 November 2011, Bloomsbury Hotel, Great Russell Street, London
FACE is a lead partner in the first Access to HE Summit.
Action on Access, together with key partners, is organising this first annual one day Access to HE Summit which will explore the links between Higher Education and social mobility - which is at the heart of the Coalition Government’s agenda. The agenda for access to HE has been undergoing enormous changes over recent months and the need to take stock and look forward at the same time to the emerging new agenda of social mobility, fair access and widening participation has perhaps never been greater.
In addition to summit keynote speakers offering a variety of perspectives on policy developments, institutions and learners, there will also be a “Question Time” style panel discussion to provide delegates with an opportunity to ask questions from the floor as well as questions arising from the workshop sessions. The workshops will consider a range of themes including:
- Induction
- Admissions
- Retention and success of students
- HEI relationship with schools
- Emergent collaborative partnerships Post- Aimhigher
- Disability and widening participation
- Working in Partnerships
- Fair Access
- Access agreement
Download the Summit Programme and the Summit Booking Form
Other (Non-FACE) Seminars, Conferences, and Calls for Papers
Call For Papers
What Works? Student retention and success conference 2012
28th to 29th March 2012
University of York
A call for papers will be issued shortly.
Bookings are now open for the ‘What Works? Student retention and success conference 2012’. This two day residential conference is the final event in the three year ‘What Works?’ Student retention and success programme, funded by HEFCE and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. It is jointly hosted by the Higher Education Academy and Action on Access.
Full conference (with accommodation) £250. Full conference (without accommodation) £230.
For further details and booking go to online booking process or email externalevents@heacademy.ac.uk
Call For Papers
Discourses of Inclusion in Neo-liberal Higher Education
Hosted by The Open University
24th and 25th April 2012, Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, UK
At a time when prevailing neo-liberal policy aims to position higher education as an economic venture and students as customers, discourses of inclusion are vital. Terms such as access, widening participation, equality and diversity, and lifelong learning commonly feature in discourses of inclusion related to higher education. The shifting meanings and fluid uses of these terms serve as an indication of the increasing tensions between neo-liberal economic forces and the role of higher education in modern society.
Researchers and theorists, policy-makers and practitioners all have a voice in the diverse range of discourses of inclusion and much is still to be learned and understood from a sharing of their perspectives and experiences. As higher education systems across the world adapt to accommodate the needs of modern neoliberal society this international conference brings together these voices to consider the nature of inclusion.
The conference will examine and debate scholarly issues associated with inclusion and the commodification of higher education. It will map international perspectives on educational inclusion, report on important research findings, and develop new collaboration and joint working for the future.
Full details for the conference including detailed themes for the conference and the call for papers is available from the conference website at discourses of inclusion in neo-liberal higher education
Past FACE Seminars
In the spring of 2011 FACE organised a pair of seminars to inform the Access to Higher Education Summit event that will be taking place in the Autumn. The Summit will provide the first real opportunity for a full debate about the changes and developments that are impacting so extensively on access to and participation in Higher Education.
These two seminars focused on different aspects of the changing shape of access to HE and the outputs from each seminar will feed directly into the programme for the Summit, bringing together practitioners, policy makers, funders, researchers and many others concerned with the future for Higher Education access.
"Navigating the System: How Universities can
learn from Aimhigher to make outreach count"
The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool.
Aimhigher Greater Merseyside hosted the first seminar. This event explores how the impact and legacy of Aimhigher can inform the new landscape of widening participation and about how Aimhigher has supported, developed and improved the understanding of the widening participation agenda. As we move into a new era, putting the emphasis on Higher Education institutions to deliver interventions that increase social mobility, it is vitally important to listen, hear and learn from successful and effective practice and build on this.
For further information on this event contact Deirdre Lynskey at d.lynskey@liverpool.ac.uk
"Can universities still widen access?"
University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London.
This seminar, jointly organised by FACE and the Aimhigher London WECAN Partnership, focused on the implications and issues facing access to HE given the enormous changes set to take place in HE. How will these affect widening access and how should universities respond? There will be a panel discussion included in the afternoon sessions. Speakers included:
Professor Peter Bush Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Northampton; Tom Levinson-Head of Widening Participation, University of Cambridge; Liz Marr, Director of the Centre for Widening Participation, Open University; Annette Hayton, Head of Widening Participation, Goldsmiths University; Michael Hill, Director of Academic Development, Kingston University; Martin Webster, Head of Widening Participation, Nottingham Trent University.
For further information on this event contact Graeme Atherton at G.Atherton@westminster.ac.uk
"Engaged Universities and Learning Cities" - Regions
University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, December 2010
9th International PASCAL conference - organised in partnership with FACE
Download Conference Flyer Go to a short report on this event in the FACE eBulletin
Conference Thematic Areas
1. The Engaged University and Learning in an African Perspective.
2. Lifelong Learning, Citizenship and Economic Empowerment.
3. Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Environmental Engagement.
4. Lifelong Learning and Culture.
"At what cost? The impact of Finance on Access to Higher Education"
University of Westminster, April 2010
This seminar was hosted by FACE jointly with the Educational Access Research Network (EARN).
This event looked at the actual evidence concerning the impact of cost on the attitudes of young people regarding progression to higher education. In the midst of the crucial review of Higher Education Finance and student support arrangements that was taking place in England at the time, this event focused on a number of pieces of contemporary research looking at the role of cost in progression. Delegates received a summary document including information on the research presented at the event.
For more information, please contact Graeme Atherton at athertg@wmin.ac.uk
"Listening to Learners - Partnerships in Action"
University of East London, April 2009
The event addressed the "student voice" agenda which, since the government’s Every Child Matters policy initiative, had been attracting the attention of policy makers, examination boards, government ministers and journalists. The conference brought together leading national and international commentators, practitioners and students to discuss the many debates surrounding this agenda.
Download a report on this event written by the organiser Tony Hudson.
The Practice of Academic Writing
Staffordshire University, November 2007
This event focused on an overview of writing for publication in academic journals, books and also for funding bids. Hosted by Pete Jones of Staffordshire University, the keynote speaker was Professor Miriam Zukas, University of Leeds, editor of the journal Studies in the Education of Adults. Other speakers and workshop leaders included Dr Gillian Klein of Trentham Books and Steve Buchanan from The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
With special thanks to Professor Geoffrey Elliott of the University of Worcester and editor of the journal Research for Post-compulsory Education, who stepped in at the last moment to replace Professor David Jary who was taken ill and couldn't attend.
Download Presentations from this event.
Academic writing: the rules of the game
Miriam Zukas, Director, Lifelong Learning Institute and Editor, Studies in the Education of Adults.
Applying to the ESRC: the Proposal Lifecycle
Steve Buchanan, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Writing a book proposal for Trentham Books
Dr Gillian Klein of Trentham
Books.
First Generation Students into Higher Education
School of Oriental and African Studies, October 2007
This seminar focused on research into the experiences of non-traditional students in HE and support systems to aid their success. Hosted by Tony Hudson of The University of East London, the keynote speaker was Professor Mary Stuart, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Kingston University, who had recently led a team of researchers looking at life history data from people who are the first in their families to take part in HE. Workshops on strategic approaches to the development and management of personal tutorial systems were also an important part of the day.
Download Presentations from this event.
Keynote: Personal Stories – What creates success for first generation students?
Professor Mary Stuart, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Kingston
University
Does Anybody Know My Name? The Need for Relationship
Paula Hixenbaugh, Professor of Learning and Teaching, University of Westminster.
Tutorial: a strategic approach 1 - / - Tutorial: a strategic approach 2
Margo Blythman,
University of the Arts London
The Leitch Report and its Effects on Adult and Community Education
University of Glamorgan, Wales, September 2007
This event debated the Leitch Report, the UK Government’s response to Leitch, and examples of innovative programmes and good practice in adult education and community regeneration. Keynote speakers were Rob Humphreys, Director for Wales, Open University in Wales, and Sue Graham, Work-related Learning Manager, Northumbria University.
Workshops focused on three areas: ‘Glamorgan GATES’ a partnership between the University of Glamorgan and the Communities First Unit of the Welsh Assembly Government; Intergenerational practice in the workplace and community; and the Higher Levels Skills Pathfinder Project which promotes flexible pathways for adult learners to deliver benefits to both business and communities.
The Higher Levels Skills,Pathfinder Project Shamala Govindasamy, HERDA-SW
Some flexible approaches to workforce development Sue Graham, Northumbria University
Making Widening Participation Relevant: Economic and Social Regeneration through Education
University of Staffordshire, March 2007
This event was organised jointly by FACE and the host institution, the University of Staffordshire.
Pre-2007 FACE Seminars
Widening Access to Medicine in Practice
Vicky Hargest Outreach and Access to Medicine Scheme, Sheffield University
Pamela Garlick Access to Medicine, Guys, Kings & St Thomas
Vicki Drew University of Wales, College of Medicine
Kenton Lewis St. Georges Hospital Medical School
The Use of Data in Widening Participation
Using data to identify WP target groups
Martin Williams, University of London,
and Darren Walker, IT Project Manager, Greenwich
Jill Johnson Head of the Outreach, UCAS.
Working with Refugees
Andrew Clarke Refugee Assessment, and Guidance Unit. Support, Training and Research.
Deng Yai Widening Participation of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Lifelong Learning.
Harinder Lawley Refugees and Asylum Seekers: a University Perspective.
Cloud Bai Yun Migrants Skills. Recognition and Up-Skilling Project.
Speakers Biographies and Seminar Leaflet
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