I think we can deem our forum event on Tuesday to have been rather a success. We had a great turnout, with a good mix of estates personnel, architects and academics - which made for a really good debate in the workshop session. Of course, this was probably helped along by the splendour of our surroundings - huge thanks to Ian Caldwell at King's College London for hosting the event.

On a different note, Bernard Dromgoole (HEFCE) drew my attention to this article about the student learning experience in today's Times Higher - http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=405413. Certainly worth a read, if you've not already seen it...