December 2019
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This conference examine latest thinking in campus design and development.
Areas for discussion include:
- developments in design of learning environment,
- the wider estate - technology, accessibility, meeting student expectations, and campuses open to the community, and
- sustainability and environmental impact.
The discussion takes place in the context of key developments including:
- Investment and funding trend - record investment in HEI estates but uncertainty over the future of university funding;
- Climate change targets - the 2050 net zero carbon target requiring HEIs to examine the sustainability of their estates; and
- The Teaching Excellence Framework - with student satisfaction survey results contributing to the overall score, including the role of campuses on positive student experience.
Speakers and chair
- Graeme Aithie, Partner, QMPF;
- James Clay, Head, Higher Education and Student Experience, Jisc;
- Professor John French, Board Member and Trustee, EAUC;
- Kevin Richardson, Local Growth Consultant, Research England; and
- Julian Robinson, Chair, HEDQF and Director of Estates, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Further confirmed speakers include: Joe Barrett, Global Mobile Suppliers Association; Christian Bull, Mills & Reeve; Dr James Dickinson, Burohappold; Richard Hannay, LUC; Professor Alexi Marmot, University College London; Peter Radford, Amber Infrastructure Group; and a senior speaker confirmed from BDP.
The chair is Baroness Diana Warwick of Undercliffe.
The agenda in summary
- The future of learning environments - providing spaces that support the latest developments in pedagogical practice, and latest thinking on intelligent campus design;
- HEI investment in estates - trends, uncertainties, and best practice;
- Campuses for the community - incorporating university’s ‘third mission’ of local benefit in estates design;
- Student-centred design - responding to changing demands, delivering accessibility for all, and the impact of TEF scores; and
- Environmental responsibility and campus design - the 2050 net zero target, retrofitting existing estates, and putting universities at the forefront of best practice.
