The Rt Hon Baroness Perry of Southwark

The Role of Government in Higher Education. Keynote speech given by The Rt. Hon. Baroness Perry at The House of Lords NCUP luncheon on Thursday, 21 April 2016

ABOUT THE EVENT

On 21 April 2016 at the House of Lords, in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, Baroness Perry spoke on the role of Government in Higher Education.  Baroness Perry is an educationalist, a Conservative politician and a member of the British House of Lords. In 1981 she became Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England. In 1986 she became Vice-Chancellor of South Bank Polytechnic, and serving during its transition to a university became the first woman in history to run a British university. For more than 40 years, Baroness Perry has made a major contribution to Higher Education in many roles, including: President of the Foundation for Higher Education, Chair of Governors and Trustee of Roehampton Institute and chair, trustee and president of many higher education establishments.