Will Woods

I’m Principal and CEO of the Open College of the Arts. I have four kids and not much spare time! My tweets express my own personal perspective.

[Will Woods @willwoods]

A personal reflection on my journey with @opencollegearts and the decisions leading to our future collaboration with @OpenUniversity - may be of interest to @OCAstudents @OCAwriters @BAPhotoOCA https://t.co/y0ts9WRiq1

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

We’re supporting Barnsley to become the UK’s first government-backed Tech Town.

Supporting AI adoption and improving services for the local community.

Free AI and digital training
Business AI adoption help
Faster healthcare services
Saving teachers time with admin support

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

For the first time in decades, we are introducing a new artform: Digital Arts. 💻🎨

Find out why we have made this decision and what it means for you 👇
https://t.co/oONas5rmBZ

[Nick Hillman @nickhillman]

My take on today’s £86,000,000,000 announcement on research and development spending:

[Will Woods @willwoods]

Another one of the many @opencollegearts student stories. This one from Illustration degree student Jade Chaplin - really like her book cover illustration - https://t.co/qhGP7nbu99

[Harry Yorke @HarryYorke1]

Sunday Times investigation w/@LyonsIzzy

The Student Loan Company has uncovered what it suspects to be a major fraud scandal

Thousands of students are suspected of fraudulently claiming hundreds of millions of pounds in loans

1/6

https://t.co/sAaiWNDCZC

[Will Woods @willwoods]

A good article from Jim Dickinson on the conundrum facing the government with HE funding. The government's in a pickle over fees and funding https://t.co/rpw1V1K2rp via @wonkhe

[Wonkhe @Wonkhe]

NEW on Wonkhe: Working in the higher education sector has become more precarious than ever. David Kernohan tracks the changes through the data https://t.co/JddMjA66OV

[Will Woods @willwoods]

New Blog Post: Lessons from BETT: AI’s Role in Education Cost Management https://t.co/pfxOArQ5rc

[Will Woods @willwoods]

@fergmoane Sorry to have missed you Fergal. It would be great to meet up. BETT was interesting but very heavily AI focussed this year.

[Will Woods @willwoods]

Attending BETT teaching and learning talk and Wow ..presenter of AI in edu mentioning learning styles. In 2025!! 🙄

[Department for Culture, Media and Sport @DCMS]

NEWS: @lisanandy announces a £60 million funding boost to support our booming creative industries, speaking at @glasshouseicm in Gateshead today

Find out more:
https://t.co/ZIVjDVlfTg

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

England needs a new national coordinating body for university access, separate from the sector regulator, to tackle “worrying stagnation” in widening participation, a report says
https://t.co/etWf7gsWvF

[Will Woods @willwoods]

A very sad (and entirely avoidable) tale…

[Wonkhe @Wonkhe]

NEW on Wonkhe: Exit, pursued by a bear https://t.co/HvRT0CjBg2

[Wonkhe @Wonkhe]

NEW on Wonkhe: Exit, pursued by a bear https://t.co/HvRT0CjBg2

[Jim Dickinson @jim_dickinson]

Best of 2024: Are degree apprenticeships opening up access, or entrenching privilege? Charlynne Pullen has been looking for answers https://t.co/r2cbrk88Pu

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

At least 16 US institutions announced plans to shut in 2024, with closures expected to increase significantly in the years ahead. @byJoshMoody of @insidehighered summarises the state of the higher education landscape
https://t.co/nX1VPcqZFD

[Will Woods @willwoods]

Useful aid memoir…

[Always Keep Learning @AlwaysKeepL]

12 Sentences Emotionally Intelligent people use under pressure

[Catherine Banks @Catheri59302292]

@willwoods @opencollegearts @OpenUniversity @OCAstudents @OCAwriters @BAPhotoOCA Really interesting reading; especially as I'm an ex student of both the OU and OCA. Really pleased too that Dorothy was able to collect her award.

[Johnny Rich @JohnnySRich]

I'll be speaking at this free @HEPI_news/@cdbuni event on 16/1/25, arguing the case for grad employer contributions #FairerFunding
Honoured to appear with @nickhillman @timleunig @rstephenson123 @StevenJones_MCR @XXFactorFacts et al.
[email protected] to attend in person/online

[Will Woods @willwoods]

We are recruiting to a couple of very special roles supporting quality and assessment - Quality Support Administrator - The Open College of the Arts ⁦@opencollegearts⁩ https://t.co/lTT7CYWA4n