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QSN is a membership organisation for staff with responsibility for quality strategy and management within UK higher education. It provides a forum for the discussion of key issues of quality management and enhancement, and organises an annual Conference and smaller symposium events to discuss specific areas of interest.

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7th Sep 2023 - 8th Sep 2023

QSN’s 16th Annual Conference - Bookings Open Soon

This year, we will be exploring how quality assurance is evolving in a world full of data and digital innovation.
QSN 16th Annual Conference: New Directions in Quality

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QSN 23/24 Webinar Series: QSN reflections on TEF, and what do we need to do next?

This session will provide an opportunity to reflect on our experiences of having gone through TEF. We will then consider where, as QA professionals, we need to focus our attention going forward, both regards a future TEF exercise and more immediately how it has impacted on approaches to quality assurance. In this session we will hear from Professor Sean Wellington

Event Dates: 07/12/2023 3:00 pm - 07/12/2023 5:00 pm
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QSN 23/24 Symposium: Shaping the future: Approaches to Gen AI in UK Higher Education

This symposium is designed to bring together QSN member institutions to discuss, debate, and shape the future of artificial intelligence in academia. As we stand at the cusp of a new era in education technology, Generative AI has emerged as a ground breaking tool with the potential to revolutionise teaching methods, research practices, and the overall learning experience. This symposium aims

Event Dates: 18/04/2024 10:15 am - 18/04/2024 3:15 pm
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QSN 17th Annual Conference:

Save the date We're pleased to inform you that QSN will be hosting its 17th Annual Conferenced 12-13th September 2024, Conference Aston, Birmingham Please note registration is not yet available

Event Dates: 12/09/2024 11:30 am - 13/09/2024 2:00 pm
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SEISA by HESA – a new area-based measure of deprivation

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Existing area-based measures of deprivation have never really worked for higher education. HESA’s Tej Nathwani introduces the new socio-economic index for small areas

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Transitional agreements may not be the whole route to open access

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Open access publishing has been bolstered by centrally negotiated transitional agreements between funders, publishers, and the sector. Libby Homer wonders how far this can take us in pursuit of real cultural change

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In the end, it’s how the Accord is used that will matter

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Some in Australian universities are saying the sector “lost” the Accord. Ant Bagshaw is focusing on what happens now

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Going tertiary down under

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For David Hughes, the Australian Universities Accord holds up a mirror to the challenges facing England’s tertiary education sector

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When borrowing learning and teaching ideas from the UK, make sure to learn from them as well

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Some of the educational development recommendations in Australia’s higher education review will look familiar to UK readers. Letizia Gramaglia looks for lessons learned

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A former Aberystwyth SU president is Wales’ new First Minister

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A new First Minister in Wales knows his way around the higher education sector. Universities Wales’ Kieron Rees asks what Vaughan Gething might do next

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A bluffer’s guide to the Australian Universities Accord

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There’s been a major review of higher education in Australia – with much to digest for the UK sector. Team Wonkhe walks you through the proposals

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Asking students whether university is really worth it

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Questions of value for money and the purpose of higher education are back in the news. Leo McCann assesses whether the media portrayal matches the reality

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