contributors

Marianne Melsen is Representation and Democracy Manager at Queen Mary SU

Alvin Ramsamy is Deputy Chief Executive Officer at QMSU

George Watkins is Representation and Democracy Manager at University of Newcastle SU

Tracy Priestman is Representation and Democracy Manager, UPSU

Nick Glover is Student Voice & Insight Manager, University of York SU

Colina Wright is CEO at Sunderland Students’ Union

Joy Whyte is Strategic Director, Education and Students at King’s College London 

Juliet Foster is Dean of Education, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience King’s College London

Mark Sterling is Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Staffing) at the University of Birmingham

Pamela Gillies is Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University

Ali Gibson is the outgoing VP Education (Health) at KCLSU.

Gennadii Miroshnikov is a Technology Manager at London Business School

Madeleine Fox is Union Development Officer at the University of Nottingham Students’ Union 2020/21

Gemma McCall is CEO and co-founder of Culture Shift

Paul Woodgates is an independent HE advisor and non-executive director

Michelle Dixon is a mother of two primary school aged children. She is a Senior Business Development Manager in Durham University’s Research and Innovation Services and co-chair of the MAMS Network.

Kirsten Hall is a mother of one pre-schooler and one primary school child. She recently completed her PhD in the Department of Sociology at Durham University, where she has worked as a research assistant on multiple projects.

Kris Fire Kovarovic is a mother of two primary school aged children. She is Associate Professor of Human Evolution in Durham University’s Department of Anthropology and co-chair of the MAMS Network.

Nicole Westmarland is a widowed and solo mother of one infant school and one junior school child. She is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) at Durham University.

Rae Tooth is chief executive of Villiers Park Educational Trust

Simon McKerrell is a Reader in Music and Society at the International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University

Christopher Smith is UKRI’s International Champion, and Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

David Carter is Head of the International Study and Language Institute at the University of Reading

Susannah is an HE Leader at Susannah Marsden Consulting

Kate Mcintosh is the Student Rep Coordinator at Cambridge SU

Toluwa Atilade is Vice-President Welfare and Community at the Students’ Union at Bournemouth University

Roshana Wickremasinghe is a Policy Adviser at the Students’ Union at Bournemouth University

Andy Howells is Assistant Director for External Affairs at Universities UK International

Paul Woodgates is an independent HE advisor and non-executive director

Ewart Keep is Professor (emeritus) of Education, Training and Skills in Department of Education at Oxford University; and a board member of the Scottish Funding Council. This article is written in a personal capacity.

Mark Essex is Director of Skills for KPMG in the UK

Anne Milton is a freelance consultant, and associate at KPMG

Nky A helps lead Reclaim the Campus

Josie Hart helps lead Reclaim the Campus

Elizabeth Nixon is Associate Professor in Marketing at the University of Nottingham

Charles Crook is Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham

Parveen Yaqoob is deputy vice chancellor and pro-vice chancellor for research and innovation at the University of Reading.

Jessica Benson-Egglenton is a PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University’s Institute of Education

Arda Ozcubukcu is Co-founder and Director at NeuroSight

Simon Swain is the British Academy’s vice president for research and higher education

Ellen Buck is Director of Learning and Teaching at the University of Suffolk.

Jeff Saddington-Wiltshire is a Student Engagement Officer at St George’s, University of London.

Amy Lawson is User Experience Marketing Coordinator for Unipol Student Homes

Alexander Bradley is a Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Portsmouth, and currently employability officer within the School of Education and Sociology.

Ramy Badrie is Vice President Education at Brighton Students’ Union

Libby Homer is the Director of Student and Library Services at Anglia Ruskin University.

Stacey Lyons is a PhD Candidate at the University of Keele

Afua Acheampong is Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager in the Faculty of Science at the Open University.

Jon Down is Director of Development at Grit Breakthrough Programmes

Joy Perkins is an Educational and Employability Development Adviser based in the Centre for Academic Development at the University of Aberdeen

Amy Irwin is a  Senior Lecturer and Applied Psychologist within the School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen.

Ruqaiyah Javaid is Vice President Education at City Students’ Union

Jon Yates is the author of “Fractured: Why our societies are coming apart and how we put them back together again”.

Simon Bullock is a Quality and Standards Specialist at QAA

Florida Starks is Chief Diversity Officer at Pearson

Sven Trenholm is an Adjunct Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of South Australia

Simon Varwell is Director of Student Engagement and Representation at the Students’ Association at the University of the Highlands and Islands

Adele Hill is Associate Dean  Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Health at the University of Plymouth

Sam Hawkins is the Equality and Inclusion Project Officer at the University of Leeds and was the former Liberation Officer and Trustee at the University of Nottingham Students’ Union.

Vicky Lewis is founder of Vicky Lewis Consulting, an international strategy consultancy for higher education institutions

Astrid Wissenburg is Director of Research at University of Exeter.

Sophie Carabine is Programme Director, MBA at the Royal Agricultural University

Lawrie Phipps is Senior Research Lead at Jisc and a visiting professor of digital leadership at the University of Chester

Nicola Whitton is Director of the Durham Centre for Academic Development and Professor of Education at Durham University

Rachel Barber is Student Support and Representation Director at York University Students’ Union

Kelly Vere is Director of Technical Skills and Strategy at the University of Nottingham and Higher Education and Technician Commitment Lead at the Science Council.

Hattie Tollerson is President at London South Bank Students’ Union

Georgina Bowyer is a Policy and Development Officer at Carnegie UK Trust

Mike Ford is a Solicitor at Wrigleys

Vicky Howell was Research and Editorial Assistant at the Engineering Professors’ Council

Susan Guthrie is Director of Science and Emerging Technology at RAND Europe

Ben Cooper is a Business Analyst at Manchester Metropolitan University and Data Insights Director at the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS).

Lydia Dye-Stonebridge is a former policy manager.

Howard Chae is BME Officer at Cambridge SU

Ben Margolis is Undergraduate President at Cambridge SU

Libby Farrier-Williams is Programme Director in the Department of Business, Law, and Society at St Mary’s University Twickenham

Helena Vine is Lead Policy Officer (England) at the QAA

Corey Snow is Director – Education Cloud Industry Solutions at Salesforce.org.

Alec Cameron is the vice chancellor and chief executive of Aston University

Jackie Potter is Dean of Academic Innovation at the University of Chester

Lee Watson is a Student Adviser with the Aberdeen University Students’ Association.

Ruth Taylor is Vice-Principal, Education at the University of Aberdeen

Nick Lambert is a former Whitehall civil servant. He led on the FELTAG Report for Matt Hancock when he was Skills Minister.

Lloyd Pearce is the Chair of the Conservatoires UK Student Network

Harry South is VP Education at Worcester Students’ Union

David Mba is vice chancellor at Birmingham City University

Ewan Birney is deputy director general of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and director of EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI).

Elizabeth Adams is the Researcher Development Manager at the University of Glasgow.

Thérèse Lynn, PhD is a third-year Graduate Entry Medicine student at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Sarah Colbert-Kaip is a third-year Graduate Entry Medicine student at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Kathryn Wiesendanger is a third-year Graduate Entry Medicine student at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Oluwarotimi Vaughan-Ogunlusi is a third-year Graduate Entry Medicine student at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Marian Brennan is Deputy Director of Graduate Entry Medicine at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Richard Wyn Jones is Director of the Wales Governance Centre and Dean of Public Affairs at Cardiff University. He writes here in a personal capacity

Charlie Jeffery is Vice Chancellor and President of the University of York. 

Josie Fraser is deputy vice chancellor at the Open University. 

Lewis Cooper is Director, Independent Commission on the College of the Future at the Association of Colleges. 

Dorothy Chirwa is an Oxford graduate student and former President of Newcastle University Student Union.

Matt Johnstone is Academic Officer at the University of York Students’ Union

Salma Hussain is President at KCLSU