Exploring the Hinterlands: Mapping an Agenda for Institutional Research in the UK

 

Institutional Research Conference

25 – 26 June 2008

Welcome reception 24 June 2008

 

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Welcome Reception sponsored by UCAS Media

 

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Call for Papers and Conference Registration

 

The conference is aimed at UK and overseas higher education managers and academics interested in improving the student learning experience utilising an evidence-based approach and institutional research in general.

 

Conference themes

 

It is hoped that the following themes will be explored through a mixture of keynotes, presentations and small group discussions: 

  • Exploring Conceptions of Institutional Research
  • Enhancing the Student Learning Experience
  • Student Diversity and Retention
  • Informing Marketing Intelligence
  • Embedding Institutional Research into Institutional Practices

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Keynote Speakers/Presenters

  • Dr Randy Swing, Executive Director, Association for Institutional Research, USA
  • Professor David Watson, Institute of Education, UK (co-author of Managing Institutional Self-Study, Open University Press, 2005) 
  • Emeritus Professor Roger Brown, Southampton Solent University, UK
  • Professor Mantz Yorke, Lancaster University, UK  (to be confirmed)
  • Professor Bernard Longden, Liverpool Hope University, UK 

Call for papers/Posters

 

Papers and posters are invited from scholars interested in presenting at the conference. Proposals ought to address one of the above-mentioned themes and should include: 

  • Title of proposed paper/poster
  • Author's name and institutional affiliation
  • A 250 word abstract
  • A short bionote of the author  

Proposals should be sent to Roz.Collins@solent.ac.uk| or Lilian.Winkvist-Noble@solent.ac.uk |by 31 January 2008.

 

Booking Form

 

To book a place please complete our online booking form

 

Or download the pdf booking form,| complete and return it to Hanna O'Shea, Southampton Solent University, Research and Information Unit, A201, East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN, United Kingdom. 

 

Conference Programme

 

Download a copy of the conference programme|.| 

 

Along with Southampton Solent University the following organisations are supporting this conference

 

Association for Institutional Research logo       The University of Brighton logo      Liverpool Hope University logo   The Higher Education Academy logo    

 

 

Accommodation

We have negotiated special rates with a number of hotels| that are between 5 and 15 minutes walk from the conference centre.  These rates are applicable until 24 April 2008.