New Practitioners Conference: Postgraduate Recruitment & Marketing
Our New Practitioners Conference took place on Tuesday 2 July 2019 in the Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham. The event offered those new to the postgraduate market a chance to build their knowledge, skills and confidence as well as the opportunity to network with colleagues in similar roles at other HE institutions.
Please note that this event has taken place.
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Conference schedule:
09:30
Registration opens & refreshments
10:00
Welcome
10:05
Introduction and scene setting Penny Eccles, Director of Marketing & Communications, Nottingham Trent University
10:20
Workshop: Making the most of recruitment events (internal & external) Lindsay Smith, Postgraduate Recruitment Manager, University of Birmingham
11:05
Morning refreshments
11:15
Ask the Expert panel: Motivations of prospective postgraduate students / what makes PG different? Lorraine Jones, Lindsay Smith, Tom Pinder & Anthony Hudson
12:00
Workshop: Working with your social media influencers to recruit students Paul Hodgson, Digital Communications Officer and Anne Smart, Digital Communications Manager, The University of Nottingham
12:45
Lunch & networking
13:30
Postgraduate Funding & Loans Schemes (PGT & PGR) Dr Mark Bennett, Head of Content, FindAUniversity Ltd.
14:00
Workshop: Widening participation to postgraduate study through research internships Anthony Hudson, Research Manager, University of East London
14:30
Afternoon refreshments
14:40
Brands vs. campaigns: Leveraging a strong brand across your institution Tom Pinder, Client Manager for Education, SMRS
15:10
Workshop: Working with academics (building stakeholder relationships) Phil Etherington, Postgraduate Student Recruitment Officer, University of Reading
15:45
Networking drinks reception
16:30
Finish
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