What counts as success in higher education? Measuring engagement, learning and impact
Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026
Location: Lecture theatre G16, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London
Time: 17.30 – 18.30
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Join Professor Camille Kandiko Howson, Professor of Higher Education in the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, for a thought-provoking Imperial Inaugural lecture exploring how we define and measure success in higher education.
This talk draws on two decades of research aiming to shift the conversation on quality and effectiveness in higher education. It explores how measures of what students gain from their time in higher education can challenge the status quo, including the relationship of assessment and feedback; staff perceptions of teaching and research; and opportunities for capturing the diversity of experiences that diverse students have. To do better than equating prestige with age and wealth of universities, and student outcomes as more than satisfaction and salary, we need to measure what we value, because we value what we measure.