Pre-conference Hosted Visits

Lean in HE – England South Regional Group are pleased to offer a number of hosted pre-conference events to our international delegates to maximise the value of their journeys. These events are organised and managed separately and individually from the main conference with named booking contacts provided below.

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A hosted visit to UCL at our Professional Services Centre, London (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/bidborough-house).

UCL is undertaking a review of its Professional Services operating models as part of our 2022 – 2027 Strategic Plan (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/strategic-plan-2022-27/ucl-strategic-plan-2022-27) and this is an opportunity to hear more about the functions work that is taking place within our Education Administration and Student Experience space in faculties, as well as other functions, such as HR, Finance, Research; and hear about the expansion of our managed service centre.

There will also be an opportunity to network with other UK universities in the Lean in HE network for the second half of the morning through a facilitated World Café.

• Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
• 30 places are available to be booked on a first come/first served basis.

For bookings and further information contact Eleanor Gaskell-Taylor, continuousimprovement@ucl.ac.uk.

Further information about UCL can be found be found here.

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Imperial has embarked on the largest expansion plan in its history, creating a brand new campus in West London. The campus is still in its infancy with a multi-decade plan to transform both the university and the White City neighbourhood.

The visit will offer attendees the opportunity:

• to hear more about this transformational programme
• visit the site and explore some of the spaces we’ve already created
• hear about the change impact for the wider university

Find out more at Vision and strategy | About | Imperial College London

• 20 places are available to be booked on a first come/first served basis.

Bookings and further information can be requested from your host Angus Brown, a.brown@imperial.ac.uk.

White City Campus is in west London, approximately 30 minutes from the Centre.

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The Focus team Home | Focus Programme (ox.ac.uk) is the university's change and continuous improvement team, and we'd be delighted to show you around Oxford, so you can learn about its history and hear how we are embedding a culture of continuous improvement at Oxford. We'd love to meet you and share stories and challenges together.

• Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
• 15 places are available to be booked on a first come/first served basis. Fully booked.

Bookings and further information can be requested from your host Sara Passmore, sara.passmore@focus.ox.ac.uk. 

Oxford is an hour's train ride from London Paddington.