External Keynote Lecture – Jim Dickinson
12th May 2023
Tuesday 13 June, 10.00-11.00, TC014, Park Campus
Should higher education look to the future or the past?
We tend to be told to look to the future when planning, but in a world increasingly characterised by its volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, is that even possible? In this session, Wonkhe’s Jim Dickinson will consider the ways in which being ready to evaluate, challenge and sometimes embrace conventional wisdom can help us cope with the world around us to ensure students thrive.
About Jim Dickinson
Jim is an Associate Editor at Wonkhe and takes a particular interest in student experience, university governance, and regulation – and leads their work with students’ unions.
His career background is in support for student leadership. He has held senior roles at the National Union of Students – where he led on SU development, campaigns and political strategy – and was the CEO at the SU at UEA, providing strategic management for the union’s charitable and commercial vehicles as well as policy support for the elected student officers.
Jim has served as a governor and trustee in both further and higher education and the voluntary sector, and is a regular speaker at sector events and conferences. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, an obsessive fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, and dreams of visiting Moldova.
Recording of the lecture (including an introduction from the Vice-Chancellor)
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