In May 2020, Scott Brownrigg and HEDQF hosted a virtual roundtable to discuss the future of the university campus.

Chaired by Scott Brownrigg’s Director of Education, Ian Pratt, the panel comprised: 

• Michael Olliff, Managing Director and Education Sector Champion, Scott Brownrigg
• Dr Mark Mason, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student Experience), University of Chichester
• Professor Osama Khan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Education, University of Surrey
• Jonathan Stewart, Managing Director, Gleeds
• Mike Entwisle, Partner and Education Sector Director, Buro Happold and HEDQF Research Group Member
• Ty Goddard, Director, The Education Foundation, and Chair of Edtech UK
• Jeremy Tanner, Director of Estates at Birkbeck, University of London
• Julian Robinson, Director of Estates, London School of Economics, and Chair of HEDQF

With a special contribution from recent graduate: Phoebe Stewart.

This discussion considered whether universities will think differently about their campuses and physical space needs in response to Covid-19. Lockdown offered us a glimpse of a different, more sustainable future, will universities be able to take this vision and future-proof it as they recover, adapt and grow?

Below you can read the written report summarising the key findings, and watch the recording.