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Monday, November 5 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Fiscal illusions and political delusions: the reality of HE funding

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With the review of post-18 education and funding close to publication, should we be worried about fees, funding and the future for higher education? In this session of short presentations followed by discussion, we look at the the relationship between fees and the national finances and ask whether fees should be linked to salary outcomes. Hear from the experts on the detail of fees, funding and fairness.
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Lucy Hunter Blackburn

Adventures in Evidence
Lucy Hunter Blackburn regularly writes about higher education policy, student finance and support in Scotland. She was formerly head of higher education in the Scottish government.Lucy is currently an ESRC-funded postgraduate student at the University of Edinburgh, with a special... Read More →
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Gavan Conlon

Partner, London Economics
Dr Gavan Conlon  is a Partner at London Economics and has been with London Economics for 12 years. He is an expert in the economics of education and has directed more than 250 education related research projects during his time as an academic consultant. He has written extensively... Read More →
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Maike Halterbeck

Associate Director, London Economics
Ms Maike Halterbeck is a Senior Economic Consultant at London Economics. Since joining London Economics in 2013 she has directed, managed and delivered more than 30 higher education related research projects. These have included analyses of international student demand for UK higher... Read More →
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Andrew McGettigan

Author, Critical Education
Andrew McGettigan lives in London and writes on higher education, mathematics, philosophy and the arts.He is the author of The Great University Gamble: money, markets & the future of higher education (Pluto, 2013) and a HEPI pamphlet on student and accounting for Higher Education... Read More →
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Anna Vignoles

University of Cambridge
Anna Vignoles is Professor of Education and Director of Research at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, as well as a trustee of the Nuffield Foundation. Anna has extensive experience of using large-scale administrative datasets to study factors relating to pupil achievement... Read More →

Monday November 5, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm GMT
1.HSBC Stage
  HSBC Stage