Starting with Gilbert Ryle’s time-honoured formulation of the “category mistake” (“where is the university?”),
Society Honorary President, Professor Sir David Watson, will explore some deeply held feelings about the
current of the higher education scene, and how insecure their theoretical and empirical groundings can turn out
to be. He will attempt to draw some conclusions for the ongoing HE research agenda.
“Positive Futures for higher education; connections, communities and criticality : Newer Researchers' Perspectives”
SRHE Conference for Postgraduates & Newer Researchers
6-7 December 2011, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales New communities, spaces and places: inspiring futures for higher education
Keynote Speakers
Dr Paul Ashwin
Senior Lecturer in Higher Education (HE) in here@lancaster, the HE Research and Evaluation Centre in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University.
Professor Gráinne Conole
Professor of Learning Innovation, University of Leicester: Trajectories of learning: navigating the future of learning with new technologies.