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Higher Education Commission Does one size fit all?

LAUNCH 'One Size Won’t Fit All: the Challenges Facing the Office for Students' report with Shadow Minister, Gordon Marsden MP.

14th September 2017
Launch of the Higher Education Commission’s fifth inquiry report 'One Size Won't Fit All: the Challenges Facing the Office for Students' with Shadow Minister, Gordon Marsden MP.
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Future Gas Series 1: Next Steps for the Gas Grid

LAUNCH 'Future Gas Series 1: Next Steps for the Gas Grid' with Dr Alan Whitehead MP, James Heappey MP & Drew Hendry MP

12th September 2017
Policy Connect and Carbon Connect are launching the first report in the three-part research project: 'Future Gas Series 1: Next Steps for the Gas Grid' with MPs Dr Alan Whitehead, James Heappey and Drew Hendry from across the parties.
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creative industries policy connect

LAUNCH 'Developing Creative Education After Brexit: a Plan for Economic Growth' with the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP

11th September 2017
The Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD), Policy Connect, the All Party Design and Innovation Group (APDIG), and The Culture Capital Exchange (TCCE) warmly invite you the launch of 'Developing Creative Education After Brexit: a Plan for Economic Growth' setting out policy recommendations to give art, design and creative education the capacity to continue to contribute to the wider economy.
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Liverpool by Carl Raw

Policy Connect at Labour Party Conference

23rd September 2018
Policy Connect will be attending the Labour Party Conference with the Higher Education Commission and our Head of Sustainability.
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Birmingham by Luke Matthews

Policy Connect at Conservative Party Conference

30th September 2018
Policy Connect will be attending the Conservative Party Conference with the Higher Education Commission and the All-Party Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group.
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New building: greening britain's infrastructure

Maintaining Standards in the Construction Sector

11th September 2018
On 11th September 2018, the British Board of Agrément (BBA) and the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum (WSBF) will convene a roundtable meeting to discuss the need to maintain and improve standards in the building and construction sector.
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Nicky Morgan MP

LAUNCH: Staying Ahead: are International Students Going Down Under?

13th September 2018
Professor Simon Marginson, the Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education and Conservative Peer Lord Norton of Louth, invite you to the launch of the Higher Education Commission's report titled Staying Ahead: Are International Students Going Down Under?
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Food and circular economy

Can the Circular Economy Save Britain’s Food and Farming Industry?

12th September 2018
Employing more than three million people and contributing over £110 billion to the economy, Britain’s food and farming industry is crucial for national prosperity. A panel of experts from Food and the Circular Economy - South West, an interdisciplinary research project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and led by the University of Exeter Business School will join politicians and industry players.
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Geoff Whitty CBE courtesy of the IOE

Higher Education Commission pays respect to founding member Geoff Whitty CBE

31st July 2018
It is with great sadness that we announce Geoff Whitty, a founding member of the Higher Education Commission, has passed away. Geoff was instrumental in establishing the Higher Education Commission and over the years provided Policy Connect staff with guidance and support.
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Tristram Hunt V&A Research Institute panel with APDIG

Policy Connect and the V&A hosts researchers to discuss how design influences practice-based research

25th July 2018
Policy Connect and the V&A's Research Institute (VARI) recently welcomed researchers to both Parliament and the V&A to explore the use of design and innovation when researchers are practically exploring their research bases.
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