contributors

Catriona Firth is Head of REF Policy at Research England.

Kim Hackett is the REF Director at Research England.

Dom Smithies is the Equality Improvement Officer at Student Minds, the UK’s student mental health charity.

Anna Grey is Research Strategy and Policy Manager at the University of York.

Becca Bland is Chief Executive at Stand Alone Charity.

Lee Durbin is a research and insight consultant at Holly Palmer Consulting who’s worked in both higher education development and the charity sector.

Holly Palmer is an alumni and supporter experience consultant and the founder of Holly Palmer Consulting.

Ellie Mulcahy is a Head of Research at think- and action-tank The Centre for Education and Youth.

David Allen is a former Associate Head of Department in the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Jatin Patel works in the External Affairs team at KPMG, focussing on social mobility, and is Deputy Chair of Trustees at the Union of Brunel Students.

Rachael Firth was Chief Operating Officer of Wonkhe.

Richard Jones is Emeritus Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy, University of Manchester

Deborah Johnston is Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Framework) at London South Bank University

Chris Wilson is based at the Centre for Learning Innovation and Professional Practice at Aston University

Tim Gore is Chief Executive Officer of the University of London Institute in Paris

Jamie Mackay is Deputy Head at AccessHE.

John MacInnes is Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh and a Chartered Statistician.

Richard Watermeyer is Reader in Education and Director of Research in the Department of Education at the University of Bath.

Sam Butters is CEO of the Fair Education Alliance (FEA).

Laurence Hopkins is Head of Research at the Universities and Colleges Employers’ Association (UCEA).