Higher education institutions operate within a unique and complex system of governance. A strong governance architecture underpins academic assurance, the relationship between board and academic board, executive governance, accountability and transparency and delegated authorities. This session explores why this matters and the enablers that support good governance architecture in practice.
Who is this event for?
This session is designed for governors, university secretaries, and senior governance professionals, as well as senior academic governance leaders and senior executives across the decision-making spectrum.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to map the three pillars of governance, board, academic and executive, strengthen academic assurance, enable effective challenge and clarify protocols, decision-making authorities and failure points.
Booking information
We are pleased to offer a 5% early booking discount on bookings made before 30 September 2026:
Event type
Governance
Event summary
HE Institutions operate in a unique system of governance. A good Governance architecture will ;support academic assurance; board–academic board relationships; executive governance; accountability and transparency; delegated authorities; We will explore why it matters and enablers that will support good governance architecture.
Event times
Thu 14 Jan 2027 – Thu 14 Jan 2027
Event prices
| GCPD Whole System Governance 26/27 – Member Ticket | Member Ticket | £245 |
| GCPD Whole System Governance 26/27 – Early Booking Member Ticket | Member Ticket (Early Bird) | £235 |
| GCPD Whole System Governance 26/27 – Non-Member Ticket | Non-Member ticket | £325 |
| GCPD Whole System Governance 26/27 – Early Booking Non-Member Ticket | Non-Member Ticket (Early Bird) | £310 |
Speakers
Lynn Robinson
Associate, Governance
Lynn has been a higher education consultant since 2020 after a career leading professional services teams in HE, latterly as Deputy Registrar at the University of Bristol. She has been undertaking governance reviews with Advance HE since 2022 with a particular focus on student and staff voice, institutional change, risk and compliance, and the relationship between academic and corporate governance.
