26 July 2021 
Scott Murdoch, ICT Support Officer
Four professional services associations - CUBO, UCISA, AUDE and HESPA - came together in August for a unique virtual event in higher education.
Places and Spaces - Planning for the next academic year in uncertain times saw a panel of experts from each organisation and a cross-section of universities’ professional departments consider a range of perspectives on the challenges and opportunities institutions face when planning for the next academic year.
Chaired by Adrian Ellison, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor and CIO, University of West London and Chair of the ucisa Board of Trustees, the panel comprised:
The panel tackled the fundamental question of how far and permanently the pandemic has changed higher education, before considering the potential opportunities and challenges in planning the university campus of the future.
