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Global University Engagement Summit The University of Manchester | 9-10 September 2019 Global University Engagement Summit 2019 Welcome I’m delighted to welcome you to The University of Manchester for this Global University Engagement Summit. Our first gathering, at The University of Melbourne in 2017, was a valuable opportunity to build a community of like-minded institutions and leaders to share perspectives Contents and practices on the role of universities in engaging society. page Welcome 3 Our theme for this second gathering in Manchester is ‘Future Civic Universities’. We’ll examine our shared challenge in undertaking Summit Dinner 4-5 meaningful and effective engagement with our surrounding Programme at a glance 6-7 communities, cities, regions and nations at a time when there is increasing public scepticism towards universities and the ‘experts’ Programme sessions 8-9 who inhabit them. Delegates 10-26 This will be an interactive and participatory summit of 65 leaders from Social responsibility 28 14 different countries. I want to thank our organising committee, our media partner Wonkhe and everyone who’s contributed to a programme About Manchester 30 that promises to be thought-provoking and I hope impactful. Getting to and from Manchester 31 Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, Things to see and do in Manchester 32-33 President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Manchester Getting around Manchester 34 3 Global University Engagement Summit 2019 Monday 9 September | 6.30pm Lemn Sissay Summit Dinner Poet and Chancellor of University of Manchester Lemn is a poet, author and broadcaster. He is a in 2015, and in that time has contributed to Living World’s Gallery, Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, M13 9PL trustee of The Manchester International Festival, the University significantly on a local, national and patron of the Letterbox Club. He is a fellow and international scale. In 2017 he launched and trustee of the Foundling Museum and was the Lemn Sissay Law Bursaries, which aims to official poet of the London 2012 Olympics. address underrepresentation of black males in the legal profession. Further afield, Lemn has His Landmark Poems are installed throughout helped the University expand our Equity and Manchester and London. Lemn was elected Merit Scholarships for funded master’s degrees Dinner speakers Chancellor of the University of Manchester for students from Sub-Saharan Africa. Esme Ward Director of Manchester Museum Esme was appointed Director in April 2018, and is the first woman to hold this role in its’ 125 year history: ‘I’m delighted to welcome delegates from around the world to Manchester Museum – a space that provides rich opportunities for everyone between the University and wider society.’ Manchester Museum is a ‘global’ museum, dedicated to bringing people from all backgrounds together to provoke debate and reflection about the past, present and future of earth and its inhabitants. First opened in 1890, in a beautiful, Grade II listed building designed by the renowned Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse, the Museum has been delighting, inspiring and educating our visitors for over 125 years. Home to world-class collections of human and natural history (over 4.8 million items from across the globe, collected over three centuries), Manchester Museum is the largest University museum in the country. It is renowned for its award-winning schools programmes (30,000 visits per year), public engagement and volunteering initiatives. 4 5 Global University Engagement Summit 2019 Tuesday 10 September | 9am - 6.15pm Professor Brian Cox OBE 9.15am - 10.15am Programme at a glance Professor Brian Cox is Professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy Whitworth Hall, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL at the University of Manchester. He is a renowned broadcaster and has presented a number of programmes across television and radio on subjects of science, astronomy, physics and natural life. He has also been an expert advisor for feature films. In addition to his work in broadcasting, Brian continues to teach Physics to undergraduate students at the Welcome: Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, The University of Manchester University of Manchester, and was part of the team 9am - 9.15am Mark Leach, Founder and CEO of Wonkhe & Summit Chair working on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. He received his OBE for services to 9.15am - 10.15am Key note speech: Professor Brian Cox, The University of Manchester Science in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2010. In this keynote session, Professor Cox will be 10.15am - 11.20am Session one: The global rise of scepticism towards universities exploring the role of experts in an era of growing scepticism towards universities and evidence-based 11.20am - 11.50am Break research. Brian will be discussing how universities can better engage the public, and how they can enhance public trust. 11.50am - 1pm Session two: Civic universities 1pm - 2.15pm Lunch 2.15pm - 3.30pm Session three: Community perspectives on university engagement 3.30pm - 3.50pm Break 3.50pm - 5pm Session four: Demonstrating quality in engagement 5pm - 5.15pm Closing remarks 5.15pm - 6.15pm Drinks Reception An interactive microsite, containing videos, slides and further information will be posted following the Summit at: www.manchester.ac.uk/gues19 6 7 Global University Engagement Summit 2019 Tuesday 10 September | 10.15am - 5pm Session three: Community perspectives on university engagement | 2.15pm - 3.30pm Themes Chair and Speakers This session will explore different facets of Chair Programme sessions engagement with universities by citizens from Dr Lorlene Hoyt, Executive Director of Talloires Network; Research local communities. It will capture ways in which the Professor, Tufts University Whitworth Hall, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL purpose, mission and quality of work by universities Community Speakers: can be enhanced through high quality community • Community co-researcher perspective: Professor Paul Chatterton, engagement. University of Leeds; Stephanie Robinson, youth campaigner, climate This session will invite participants from outside activist and co-researcher universities to offer their perspectives to leaders on • Parent perspective: Jennifer McIntyre, lead for ‘Parent Power’ initiative; key aspects of engagement. Jimmy Pickering, Widening Participation Manager (Post-16), King’s Session one: The global rise of scepticism towards universities | 10.15am - 11.20am College London • Employee perspective: Simone Sam-Akrobutu, local resident and Themes Chair and Speakers University of Manchester employee via ‘The Works’ initiative; and Dr Julian Skyrme, Director of Social Responsibility, The University The last few years has seen a fundamental shift in Chair of Manchester the public sphere around the politics of identity and Professor Meric Gertler, President, University of Toronto • Small business perspective: Lee Wakeham, Founder and CEO of globalisation. Universities in particular have faced Speakers: HMPasties ; Alison Shedlock, Head of Hospitality and Catering, increased scepticism regarding their contribution The University of Manchester to society, and the role they play in perpetuating, • David Goodhart, Head of Policy Exchange’s Demography, Immigration, • Graduate perspective: graduate of University of Manchester Access and even creating, social and economic divides. and Integration Unit and author of The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Programme; Stephanie Lee, Head of Widening Participation This challenging session will explore: Revolt and the Future of Politics • Local older resident and co-researcher perspective: Elaine Unegbu, • Mark Leach, Founder and CEO of Wonkhe • What forces lie behind the increasing global local resident and age friendly champion; Dr Tine Buffel of The scepticism towards universities? University of Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on • How does the rise of scepticism and populism Ageing (MICRA) impact on universities? Session four: Demonstrating quality in engagement | 3.50pm - 5pm Session two: Future civic universities | 11.50am - 1pm Themes Chair and Speakers This session will critically examine why and how Chair Themes Chair and Speakers measures of quality in engagement are important Dr Julie Wells, Vice-President (Strategy and Culture), for universities. This session will explore: University of Melbourne This session will explore the role of place-based Chair Funders perspective engagement activities of universities and ask: • Why do we need to demonstrate quality in Baroness Bull CBE, Vice President & Vice Principal (London), engagement? • Professor Glyn Davis, Paul Ramsay Foundation King’s College London • How does the notion of ‘civic’ universities • How do we understand quality in engagement • Sudarshan Suchi, Reliance Foundation contribute to understanding place-based Speakers: practice? Speakers: initiatives of universities? • The Rt Hon Lord Kerslake FAcSS, Crossbench life peer in the House of • What are the roles of quality marks/watermarks • Duncan Ross, Chief Data Officer, Times Higher Education • Are there boundaries to what a university can be Lords and Chair of the Civic University Commission and league tables? • Professor Jonathan Grant, Vice President & Vice Principal (Service), expected to contribute to its city-region? • Professor Rocky Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President, Chinese • What ‘counts’ when we attempt to demonstrate King’s College London • How do universities balance