Our next DASSH Conference takes place on Friday 8th November 2024 at Birkbeck, University of London.
Details of the programme are below. The event is fully booked but look out for our upcoming series of seminars, the first of which is in December.
| 09.30 – 9.45 | Registration / Tea & Coffee |
| 09.45- 10.00 | Welcome from Chair of DASSH-UK |
| 10.00 – 11.00 | Julian Knowles, Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Design University of Canberra | Australia An International Perspective. A view from abroad on the viability of social sciences and humanities, and approaches taken to ensure sustainability of subject areas through innovation across teaching, marketing and attracting international students. |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | DASSH Themed Discussions Workshop to brainstorm themes and action plans for areas of interest to DASSH members: buddy system, mentoring, recruitment, career management, REF, TEF, making subject cases for senior management. |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch 12.30-13.00 DASSHUK AGM |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Vivienne Stern MBE, Chief Executive, Universities UK Sector Update: What is the direction of travel for arts, humanities and social science higher education. Are student numbers sustainable and what are the new government’s priorities? |
| 14.00-14.15 | Break |
| 14.15 – 15.45 | Resilience in Leadership Facilitated Workshop led by Professor Louisa Huxtable Thomas: Best practice for dealing with management pressureSharing ideas and approaches to managing and leading our facultiesManaging underperformance in challenging timesDealing with staff morale |
| 15.45 – 16.00 | Closing remarks |