ESRC Fellowship Project: Higher Education, the Devolution Settlement and the Referendum on Independence

Homepage: www.creid.ed.ac.uk Project webpage: http://bit.ly/1aceEel Follow us on Twitter @Indy_Scot_HE

Dissemination Event
Reporting findings from the ESRC project
Higher Education in Scotland, the Devolution Settlement and
the Referendum on Independence
Date: Tuesday 24
th
June 2014
Time: 14:00-16:30
Venue: Seminar Rooms 1 and 2, The Chrystal MacMillan Building,
15a George Square, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
EH8 9LD (campus map) (floor plan & parking, see pp. 4 & 10)
Registration: http://bit.ly/SgXGFx (FREE but RSVP on or before 11
th
June 2014)
Inquiry: Dr. Grace Kong <creid@ed.ac.uk> or 0131 651 6459

We would like to invite you to join us at a special event to explore the findings of the ESRC
project Higher Education in Scotland, the Devolution Settlement and the Referendum on
Independence, part of the ESRC Future of the UK and Scotland programme, to be held at
the University of Edinburgh on 24th June between 2:00 and 4:30pm.
The seminar will present the findings from the three strands of the project and will provide
a chance for further discussion of the implications for the future of higher education in
Scotland.
Findings from the three strands of the research will be presented:
1. In-depth interviews with 50 key informants from the UK and further afield
2. Analysis of HESA data on the cross-border flows of students within the UK
3. In-depth interviews with 148 young people in Scotland and England.






ESRC Fellowship Project: Higher Education, the Devolution Settlement and the Referendum on Independence
Homepage: www.creid.ed.ac.uk Project webpage: http://bit.ly/1aceEel Follow us on Twitter @Indy_Scot_HE



Dissemination Event
Reporting findings from the ESRC project
Higher Education in Scotland, the Devolution Settlement and
the Referendum on Independence
Programme
13:30 14:00 Registration
14:00 14:10 Chairs welcome and introduction to event

14:10 14.50


Policy futures: key informants views
Professor Sheila Riddell and Dr Elisabet Weedon

14.50 15.30 Cross-border student flow within the UK and Europe
Professor David Raffe, Dr Linda Croxford and Susan Whittaker

15:30 15:45 Break
15:45 16:15 Young peoples views of higher education in Scotland and
England
Sarah Minty

16:15 16:30 Discussion and final questions