Home Post Graduate Recruitment
Home Postgraduate Recruitment
This project will develop a stronger, evidence-based postgraduate proposition that better meets the needs of modern learners, including working professionals, carers and career changers. The work will explore flexibility, relevance and delivery options to support growth from September 2027 and beyond.
Aims:
- To drive sustainable growth in home PG recruitment and deliver a stronger, evidence‑based proposition by September 2027 and beyond.
- To develop a clear, market‑aligned PG offer that better meets the needs of those balancing study with other commitments (e.g. working professionals, career switchers, carers, etc).
- Utilising existing portfolio, and achieved improving flexibility, relevance, payment options, etc, based on findings from market research which will be undertaken as part of the project.
Milestones:
- Market definition & insight gathering (May–July 2026)
- Demand review & go/no‑go decision (Oct 2026)
- Portfolio & delivery design (Nov 2026)
- Executive approval (Jan 2027)
- Market readiness (April 2027)
- Implementation & impact realised (Sept 2027)
Key Stakeholders and next steps for colleague involvement:
- Adrian Dutch (Sponsor), Pro Vice Chancellor (International)
- Bob Cozens (Lead), Director of Marketing and Communications
- Julie Brunton, PVC Education and Student Experience
- Chris Marshall, Executive Dean University of Bedfordshire Business School
- Juliet Fern, Executive Dean of Technologies Education and Social Sciences
- Alisson Tresidder, Executive Dean of Health Community and Life Sciences
- Susan Clucas, Director of Strategic Improvement
- David Seaton, Director of Recruitment and Admissions
