This is the CHEAD policy update for March 2017 going into our annual Conference. Tweet #CHEADPOL CHEAD 2017: Global Connections Through Arts, Design and Media – Brexit and Beyond Wednesday 15th – Thursday 16th March 2017 hosted by Edinburgh College of Art...
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REF 2 Consultation 2017
REF 2 Consultation Find the key documents and response form here, responses are due by 17 March HEFCE is currently consulting with the HE sector about the implementation phase of REF2. CHEAD is preparing a collaborative response, please add your comments to the draft...
Creative HE – Brexit Manifesto
CHEAD and APDIG are developing a Brexit Manifesto for the art, design and creative media higher education sector. CHEAD and APDIG held an exclusive roundtable event in the House of Lords on Thursday 24th November to discuss how we can respond to the pressures and...
2017 – HE Bill, Brexit, and Beyond
CHEAD's Executive wishes all our members a successful 2017 and welcomes participation with our packed agenda for the coming months. Tweet #cheadpol HE Restructure: REF 2 Consultation: CHEAD is carrying out three regional REF 2 consultation events in preparation for...
The Future of Design Research – CHEAD Research Alliance Symposium
The second in CHEAD's highly popular series of symposia aimed at strengthening art, design and creative media research in preparation for REF 2021 was hosted by Prof Paul Chamberlain at Sheffield Institute of Arts on 2 February. Chaired by CHEAD's Research Alliance...
CHEAD AGM Notice & call for Executive member nominations for 2017/18 Elections
Elections for CHEAD Executive Committee members will be held at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, held during the Annual CHEAD Conference at Edinburgh College of Art on Thursday 16th March at 12.30pm. Four vacancies will arise at the end of the 2016/17 year:...
Data and Metrics in Creative HE
CHEAD Membership & Networking Meeting, Thursday 15th December 2016 at Woburn House The trend towards increasing use of data and machine learning presents great opportunities for design research. However, the increasing reliance on metrics in decision support —...
CHEAD Policy Review 2016
A very merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our members, partners and collaborators from our Executive Committee and Chair, Prof Anita Taylor. 2016 has given us some very 'interesting times' and the HE policy agenda remains packed for the coming year — so let's...
APPG – The Future of Creative Education Post-Brexit
This is a presentation given by CHEAD on 14 December 2016 at the All-Party Parliamentary Group Art Craft and Design in Education, House of Commons committee room 12. A 'hard Brexit' may lead to significant impact on staff and student recruitment, competitiveness and...
Consultation: Schools that work for everyone
CHEAD response to consultation: Schools which work for everyone (42.8 KB)