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  • Transformation programme
  • About the programme
  • Why change is needed
  • Our Progress
  • What we're doing
    • Student Journey
    • AI and Automation
    • Home Post Graduate Recruitment
    • Local Undergraduate Competitiveness
    • Academic/TNE Partnerships
    • New Course Development (including Distance Learning, Apprenticeships and Short Courses)​
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New Course Development (including Distance Learning, Apprenticeships and Short Courses)​

New Course Development
​(including Distance Learning, Apprenticeships and Short Courses)

This project will develop and launch new courses that meet current and future market demand, to help the University grow student recruitment, diversify income streams and strengthen the University's academic portfolio. It will support the creation and expansion of:

  • Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees, including specialist programmes in key growth sectors such as AI, Computing, Engineering, Aviation, Creative Industries, Business, and the Visitor Economy
  • A new Distance learning offer
  • Short courses
  • Development of further Apprenticeships
  • Flexible and stackable learning pathways
  • Industry-aligned and employer-led provision

An evidence-based approach will guide the development of all new provision, drawing on market data and analytics, insights from staff and students and engagement with employers, industry partners and regional stakeholders. This will ensure that decisions are informed by demand trends, learner needs, workforce requirements and opportunities for growth, helping the University develop relevant, high-quality and sustainable learning opportunities.

Key Stakeholders and next steps for colleague involvement:

  • Deans & Faculties
  • Quality/Academic governance
  • Academic Partnerships team
  • VCEG

Scarlett Dawson (PM)​, Strategic Project Manager Education and Student Experience

Martina Brenna (Project Officer)​, PA to DVC

Julie Brunton (Sponsor)​, Pro Vice Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)

David Pike (Short Course Lead)​, Head of Digital Learning

Chris Marshall (Distance Learning Lead)​,Executive Dean University of Bedfordshire Business School

Juliet Fern, Executive Dean of Technologies Education and Social Sciences

John Reynolds, Associate Dean Education and Student Experience

Adrienne Sharples, Principal Lecturer Curriculum Development Lead

Alison Tresidder, Executive Dean of Health, Community and Life Sciences

Rhidian Lewis (Apprenticeship Lead), University Apprenticeships Lead

Julie Brunton (Sponsor)​, Pro Vice Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)

David Pike (Lead)​, Head of Digital Learning

Chris Marshall (Lead)​,Executive Dean University of Bedfordshire Business School

Scarlett Dawson​, Strategic Project Manager Education and Student Experience

Andrew Church, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation)​

Adrian Dutch, Pro Vice Chancellor (International)​

Emma Gill, Head of Culture and Community Engagement​

Michael Dalton, Director of Finance​

Susan Clucas​, Director of Strategic Improvement

Juliet Fern, Executive Dean of Technologies Education and Social Sciences

Alison Tresidder, Executive Dean of Health, Community and Life Sciences​

Rhidian Lewis, University Apprenticeships Lead

Contact Us

By telephone
During office hours
(Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00)
+44 (0)1234 400 400

Outside office hours
(Campus Watch)
+44 (0)1582 74 39 89

By Email
admission@beds.ac.uk
(admissions)
international@beds.ac.uk
(international)
erasmus@beds.ac.uk (exchanges)

Online Services
SiD Online (student support)
SiD Online (registration)

By post
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Bedfordshire
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