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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

Monday 6th November Registration opens at 10am on the ground floor. For more session detail visit, www.wonkfest.co.uk/programme

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Paul Greatrix

David Goodhart

Andy Westwood,

Sonia Sodha

and Smita Jamdar

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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Walker Space Ground Floor 607 603 602 605 606 Fourth Floor Fourth Floor

Main Stage Wonk Corner Learning to Wonk Learning to Wonk Debate Stage Debate Stage The Guardian Stage Food Stalls

Tuesday 7th November Registration opens at 9am on the ground floor. For more session detail visit, www.wonkfest.co.uk/programme

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