Enhancing the Student Experience conference

After the "star billing" of Monday, today was the rather more usual relegation to "support act" on the "Enhancing the Student Experience" conference bill at Nottingham's Basford Hall. First up was HEFCE who told us that times are hard, there's no money, and their continued role in UK education is not guaranteed etc.
The delegates then chose from many workshops: by me (3 times: "Involving students in Assessment"), Wendy Stubbs from QAA, JISC RSC, Confetti Institute, Nottingham Law School, Trent Uni, Castle College, Leicester College etc and also heard from the NUS about what students want (subject knowedge that will get them a job, social experiences so they're not alone, feedback so they can improve, etc : no surprises, although one did say that their degree certificate would make a good table mat if it was laminated, but while unlaminated served no other purpose! Times are hard apparently.....).