
Author
Pete Quinn
Pete Quinn is an independent consultant working in equality, diversity & inclusion, primarily across the education sector for over 15 years. He is a former Vice Chair of the National Association of Disability Practitioners and Board Member of AMOSSHE (UK Student Services Learning Organisation). At Oxford, he developed, collaborating with colleagues, a nationally recognised mentoring service for students with mental illness, chronic conditions and Autism. At the University of York, where he was Director of Student Support, he was heavily involved in the ‘Student Mental Ill-health Task Group’ which had national impact and was a catalyst for UUKs recent student mental health initiatives.
2 pieces
Newest first, since April 2019
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Disabled PhD students can be better supported
Universities are often failing to enable Disabled doctoral students to access their education. Mette Westander and Pete Quinn explain a new research report on what can be done to change things
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Taming the tyranny of tech in universities
Technology makes us more efficient and responsive. But are the heightened expectations of students and staff that tech enables taking their toll? Pete Quinn thinks so.