contributors
Simon Thorpe
Director of Studies, Leeds College of Art
Simon Thorpe is a Director of Studies at Leeds College of Art with a particular interest in employability and enterprise in the context of the Creative Industries.
Doug Cole
Head of Academic Practice at the Higher Education Academy
Doug Cole is Head of Academic Practice at the Higher Education Academy.
Jackie Njoroge
Director of Strategy, University of Salford
Jackie Njoroge is Director of Strategy at the University of Salford and a member of the HESPA executive.
Dennis Farrington
Visiting Fellow, OxCHEPS
Dennis Farrington is a Visiting Fellow of OxCHEPS, New College, University of Oxford and co-author of The Law of Higher Education.
Paul Ashwin
Professor of Higher Education, Lancaster University
Paul Ashwin is Professor of Higher Education at Lancaster University.
Bill Rammell
Vice Chancellor, University of Bedfordshire
Bill Rammell is Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire and a former universities minister.
Christopher Newfield
Professor of Literature and American Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Christopher Newfield teaches at the University of California at Santa Barbara and is the author of The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them, recently published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
Sorana Vieru
Vice President (Higher Education), NUS
Sorana is Vice President Higher Education at the National Union of Students.
James Wilsdon
James Wilsdon is professor of research policy at University College London and executive director of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI)
Martin Eve
Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing. Birkbeck
Martin Eve is Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck, University of London.
Anand Shukla
CEO, Brightside
Anand Shukla is Chief Executive of social mobility charity Brightside. He was previously Chief Executive of the Family and Childcare Trust.
Peter Horrocks
VC, Open University
Peter Horrocks is vice chancellor of the Open University and a former director at the BBC.
Richard Holmes
Editor, University Rankings Watch
Richard is an academic and expert on university rankings. He writes in depth on rankings at his blog: University Rankings Watch.
Karmjit Kaur
Head of Political Affairs, Universities UK.
Karmjit Kaur is Head of Political Affairs at Universities UK.
David Gilmore
Head of Communications, ECU
David is Head of Comms at the Equality Challenge Unit
Stephanie Marshall
CEO, HEA
Stephanie Marhsall is Chief Executive of the Higher Education Academy.