When: Thursday, November 14, 2024, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PMWhere: Peston Lecture Theatre, Graduate Centre, Queen Mary University of London 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, Queen Mary University of London 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Speaker: Simon Marginson
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We are delighted to be joined by Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford, Director of the ESRC/RE Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE), and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Higher Education for this year's annual Drapers' Lecture on Thursday 14th November 2024.
Simon Marginson will speak about "The UK global research university in turbulent times."
Universities have always been highly international: it is central to their strengths, their identity and their contribution. What is the mission of a UK global research university today, how can policy-makers support them, and what is their accountability to stakeholders? The UK’s post-Brexit loss of connections with Europe has been deeply felt by universities, and this has been echoed by revolts against internationalism in many parts of the world, which are now destabilising international education in several countries including UK. Geo-politics is also retarding international linkages especially in research. Policymakers in the UK are not engaged with the global mission. They are focused narrowly on graduate employment, which while important, is not the only thing that Universities bring. The speaker will look at where the problems lie, what we can be optimistic about in turbulent times: in short, the global (and decolonial possibilities) for UK universities.