The Changing Landscape of the Higher Education Campus and Estate
Online Conference 3 November 2022, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Professor Anastasios Maragiannis, Head of School of Design & Professor of Inclusive Design, University of Greenwich
9:40am
Keele University's Low Carbon Project: Striving For Net-Zero
Phil Butters, Director of Estates and Development, Keele University
10:00am
Keynote Address: Creating the Perfect Space for Students
Dr Andrew Cox, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
10:20am
Inclusive Estates: Responding to the Living Black at University Report
- Detailing the findings of the February 2022 publication "Living Black at University" which revealed the poorer experience of Black students in student accommodation
- Understanding the impact of accommodation on Black students and how it affected their wellbeing and overall student experience
- Sharing the learnings of the Unite Students Commission on Living Black at University
- Teaching practical tools and pilot initiatives and inviting the audience to consider some of the remaining challenges
Jenny Shaw, HE External Engagement Director, Unite Students
10:40am
Questions And Answers Session
11:00am
Break And Networking
11:30am
Understanding How The University Environment Affects us: Shared Experiences From Across Europe
- Changing spaces to adapt to new learning paradigms
- Incorporating social space
- Engaging with virtual space
- Shared space: a new paradigm?
Dr James Williams, Senior Research Fellow, Birmingham City University
11:50am
Keynote Address: Experience Strategies That Build Belonging
- Collaborating with Universities and Colleges in the development of an internal “Experience Strategy”.
- Creating s much greater level of “belonging” for students and staff
- Using the same methodologies as brands such as Oxfam, Adidas, Virgin and Fred Perry.
David Judge, Executive Creative Director, Space Zero
12:10pm
Keynote Address: Campus Greening and Engagement of Professionals Working in Estates
- Sustainable development
- Energy
- Landscapes
- Laboratories
- Resources efficiency
Professor Walter Leal, Chairs of Climate Change Management for Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and Environment and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University
12:30pm
Questions And Answers Session
12:50pm
Lunch
1:45pm
How Catering in Further Education is Evolving
Ed Lyons, Head of Major Projects, Tim Osborne, Projects & Technical Manager, Chris Gammon, Senior Designer, PKL Group (UK) Ltd
2:15pm
Keynote Address: Design and Research in Higher Education Space
- How research can inform architectural design on campus, and how campus design practice can become academic research.
- Designing campuses for student, and staff, belonging.
- Questioning tacit knowledge in design and procurement practice.
Professor Adam Sharr, Professor of Architecture, Newcastle University
2:40pm
Questions And Answers Session
3:00pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
*programme subject to change without notice