Wonkfest

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Wonkfest

10:15am

Welcome to Wonkfest 1. Auditorium

10:30am

Has Britain blown it? 1. Auditorium

11:40am

Tackling online harassment 6. Guardian Fireside

11:45am

Shape the college of the future 4. Co-lab

12:00pm

Rise of the robots: putting artificial intelligence to work in universities 3. Futures Theatre I'm not racist but ... 2. Main Stage

12:10pm

Delivering personalised student service in a world of compliance 7. Wonk Corner

12:40pm

Is it still worth doing a PhD? 6. Guardian Fireside

12:45pm

Be a university governor for a day 4. Co-lab

1:00pm

Finding new answers about student wellbeing 3. Futures Theatre LIVE PODCAST: Go with me on this - what can universities learn from schools? 5. Evidence Centre

1:15pm

How to be global citizens in fragmented times 2. Main Stage

1:30pm

A guide to understanding university finances 7. Wonk Corner

2:00pm

What stories will the universities of tomorrow tell? 3. Futures Theatre Building a trans-inclusive education 6. Guardian Fireside Selling the dream: the ethics of marketing in higher education 4. Co-lab

2:10pm

Capturing the impact of policy decision-making using real-time data: the story of post-study work 5. Evidence Centre

2:45pm

Challenges crossing the desks of student services 7. Wonk Corner John Kingman: in conversation 2. Main Stage

3:00pm

Learning strategies fit for a digital world; digital strategies fit for a learning world 3. Futures Theatre

3:10pm

What data is driving policy decision-making (and should it be?) 5. Evidence Centre

3:15pm

Shifting the debate from social mobility to social justice 6. Guardian Fireside

4:00pm

Universities & Science Minister in conversation 1. Auditorium

4:45pm

The 2019 Wonkhe Awards & Reception 6. Guardian Fireside

7:00pm

Party: The Wonkfest Late

9:30am

We know there's a student voice, but what about the staff voice? 6. Guardian Fireside Is the future tertiary? A new vision for post-compulsory education 1. Auditorium

10:00am

Flipside: How HR and finance can learn from each other on pay and pensions 7. Wonk Corner Is "fake news" fake news? And what should universities be doing about it? 5. Evidence Centre

10:30am

Parent power: a new approach to widening access 6. Guardian Fireside

10:45am

A toxic environment? Supporting the future research workforce 3. Futures Theatre

11:00am

What does it mean to be an engaged university in the twenty-first century? 4. Co-lab

11:15am

How do universities plan when the only certainty is uncertainty? 7. Wonk Corner

11:30am

Influencing higher education policy 5. Evidence Centre The future of the Teaching Excellence Framework 2. Main Stage

11:50am

What can young people's reading habits tell us about their interests? 6. Guardian Fireside

12:00pm

Higher education innovation: new providers versus old models 3. Futures Theatre The power of lived student experience research 5. Evidence Centre

12:30pm

Registrarism: Live! 7. Wonk Corner I, vice chancellor: exploring humanity in higher education leadership 4. Co-lab

12:50pm

Forget what you thought you knew: the data says something different 2. Main Stage

1:00pm

The scramble for students: are admissions processes fair? 6. Guardian Fireside How do we build a research agenda for higher education policy? 3. Futures Theatre Show me the money: building financially sustainably universities 5. Evidence Centre

1:40pm

The sustainable campus 7. Wonk Corner

2:00pm

Do we still need subjects? 3. Futures Theatre The state of the nation 2. Main Stage Project 2040: how global trends are reshaping universities 4. Co-lab

2:10pm

Snowflakes fight back: a new age of student activism 6. Guardian Fireside

2:50pm

The hidden history of HE: Live! 7. Wonk Corner

3:30pm

Nate Silver: the signal and the noise 1. Auditorium

4:30pm

Closing remarks 1. Auditorium LIVE PODCAST: The Wonkhe Show: Live! 1. Auditorium