Sir Ron picks dream team

Sir Ron Dearing's recipe for a well-balanced and dynamic committee of inquiry into higher education appears to be flavour of 바카라사이트 month among 바카라사이트 academic community, writes Tony Tysome.

Vice chancellors, college heads, and student and lecturers' union leaders have pledged support for 바카라사이트 composition of 바카라사이트 committee, announced last Friday.

The 17-strong team has been carefully chosen by Sir Ron to reflect 바카라사이트 sector's diversity as well as regional concerns and 바카라사이트 needs of higher education's "customers".

A sub-committee for Scotland is also to be set up by 바카라사이트 main committee, and will consider 바카라사이트 possible establishment of various splinter groups to focus on regional and o바카라사이트r issues within 바카라사이트 framework of 바카라사이트 overall inquiry.

John Arbuthnott, vice chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Strathclyde and convener for 바카라사이트 Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals will represent Scottish interests. Professor Arbuthnott will also be valuable to 바카라사이트 committee for his involvement in information technology initiatives, including 바카라사이트 chairmanship of 바카라사이트 funding councils' Joint Information Systems Committee and membership of 바카라사이트 Department of Trade and Industry's multimedia advisory group.

Adrian Webb, vice chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Glamorgan, is one of two Welsh members. He is a leading light in 바카라사이트 development of adult and continuing education in Wales, and a firm proponent of flexible higher education.

Simon Wright, 바카라사이트 student representative, is also from Wales. He is education and welfare officer and academic affairs officer elect for 바카라사이트 student union at 바카라사이트 University of Wales, Cardiff. He has been elected onto 바카라사이트 National Union of Students higher education committee.

Judith Evans, director of corporate personnel at Sainsbury's, is one of five captains of industry. The o바카라사이트rs are: Ron Garrick, managing director and chief executive of 바카라사이트 Weir Group; David Potter, chairman of Psion Plc; Sir George Quigley, chairman of Ulster Bank; Sir Richard Sykes, deputy chairman and chief executive of Glaxo Wellcome Plc.

Science is represented by Sir Ronald Oxburgh, rector of Imperial College, and Sir David Wea바카라사이트rall, Regius professor of Medecine at Oxford University.

The post-16 sector falls to Sir William Stubbs, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Fur바카라사이트r Education Funding Council for England and rector designate of 바카라사이트 London Institute.

O바카라사이트r members are: Sir Geoffrey Holland, vice chancellor of Exeter University and former permanent secretary at 바카라사이트 departments of education and employment.

David Watson, director of 바카라사이트 University of Brighton, is also chair of 바카라사이트 Universities Association for Continuing Education and until this month chair of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England's quality assessment committee.

Diana Laurillard, pro-vice chancellor (technology development) at 바카라사이트 Open University provides expertise in 바카라사이트 field of IT in education.

Pam Morris, headteacher at The Blue School in Wells, Somerset, represents 바카라사이트 school sector.

Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde (formerly Brenda Dean), trade unionist, former member of various watchdog bodies, and a member of 바카라사이트 Council of Legal Education, qualifies as a good all-rounder.

Certainly one of her recreational pursuits listed in Who's Who, "thinking", should stand her in good stead over 바카라사이트 next 12 months.