contributors

Jovan Byford is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University. He has published extensively on antisemitism, conspiracy theories and Holocaust remembrance.

Khalid Abumaye is VP Science & Technology at MDXSU

Nishtha Relan is VP Arts & Creative Industries at MDXSU

Gagandeep Kaur is MDXSU President

Peter Scott is Professor of Higher Education Studies at the UCL Institute of Education. He was the former Commissioner for Fair Access in Scotland, and a former vice chancellor of Kingston University.

Michael Mander is Communications Manager at EdTech start-up Unibuddy

Tim Shakespeare is research and innovation design manager at Zinc. 

Roni Bamber is professor emerita of higher education at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. 

Joshua Ellis is an adviser with Alpha Academic Appeals.

Larissa Kennedy is President of the National Union of Students

Rowan Fisher is a Policy Officer at Universities UK

Evelyn Wilson is the Director of TCCE (The Culture Capital Exchange) and co-director of NCACE (National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange).

Julie Lydon is the Chair of Universities Wales, and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Wales

Andrew Burn is a partner at KPMG.

Barry C Smith is director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study.

Vivienne Parry is a writer and broadcaster.

Julia Unwin is a leading thinker on civil society, and chair of the governing body at York St John University.

Parise Carmichael-Murphy is a PhD Education researcher at the University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Education.

Dennis Sherwood runs his own consultancy, Silver Bullet, specialising in all aspects of creativity and innovation. He is the author of many journal articles and blogs, and over recent years, he has been an active campaigner for the award of school exam grades that are reliable and trustworthy.

Bonnie Stewart is Assistant Professor of online pedagogy and workplace learning in the faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. 

David Hawkins is director of The University Guys

Nathan Abrams is Professor in Film at Bangor University in Wales. He researches, writes and broadcasts regularly (in Welsh and English) on transatlantic Jewish culture and history.

Ailsa Crum is Director of Membership, Quality Enhancement and Standards at QAA

Jo Swo is the Against Sexual Violence Project Co-ordinator at Goldsmiths Students’​ Union

Wayne Houlden is founder of Janison. 

Billy Bryan is a policy consultant at Technopolis-Group working in higher education and research policy.

Rebecca Teague is a PhD student at the University of Sussex.

Sarah Carter is the Policy and Public Affairs Officer within the Vice-Chancellor’s team at Bournemouth University. Previously she worked in widening participation as an Impact Analyst and as Policy Advisor within a FE quango.

Paula Karhunen is a board member at SYL, the Finnish National Union of Students

Anthony Sinnott is Access and Procurement Development Manager at the University of York 

Osaro Otobo is a Consulting Fellow for Halpin Partnership.

Laura Brown is Editor at Save the Student

Sarah Barr Miller is Head of Data Insight at UCAS Media. 

Stacey Young is a senior consultant at Canadian firm Fiona Deller & Associates. 

Nick Holland is Competition and Registration Manager at the Office for Students.

Dan Shaffer is a HE consultant specialising in admissions guidance, training and support

Amy Ross is a senior market analyst at The Knowledge Partnership.

David Roberts is chair and co-founder of The Knowledge Partnership.

Dave Kenworthy is director of digital services at CoSector, University of London. 

Chris Hall is a policy adviser in the higher education sector.

Just O’Brien is Executive Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes at Surrey Business School. He writes in a personal capacity.

Stephen Caddick is Pro-Vice-Provost (UK) and Professor of Chemical Biology at UCL.

David Baume is a higher education consultant and Fellow of the University of London Centre for Distance Education

Olly Norman is Student Activities Coordinator at Reading University Students’​ Union

Steve is the Executive Director e-infrastructure & Senior Information Risk Owner for Jisc

Will Stringer is a Development Consultant at NUS Scotland, working with Colleges across Scotland on the Scottish Funding Council supported Developing College Student Associations project.

Philip Hammond is Professor of Media & Communications at London South Bank University.

Simone Buitendijk is vice chancellor of the University of Leeds.

Megan Robertson is Vice President Welfare and Community at Bath Spa SU

Chris Howard is a critical psychologist at the University of Derby.

Louise Bunce is a Principal Lecturer for Student Experience at Oxford Brookes University.

Jane Montague is Discipline Lead for Psychology at the University of Derby.

Ellie Dommett is a Reader in Neuroscience at King’s College London.

Vanessa Parson is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sunderland.

Stephen Ellis is interim Dean of the Business and Management faculty at Regent’s University London.

Carl Senior is a Reader in Psychology at Aston University.

Liam McCabe is Policy Officer at Stand Alone

Kate Tapper is a leadership coach working with clients across Europe and the United States.

Nick Gray is a research associate in the Centre for Social Innovation at Teesside University.

Dionne Lee is PACE policy lead and Policy and Projects Manager at Teesside University.

Fiona Beveridge is executive pro vice chancellor for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Liverpool.

Dibyesh Anand is the Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster in London.

Deborah Husbands is a chartered psychologist and senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Westminster.

Matt McCallum is Director of Member Engagement for the Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA).

Paul Gentle is Academic Director at Invisible Grail

Will Green is a history student at the University of Leeds.

Gary Loke is Director of Knowledge, Innovation and Delivery at Advance HE.

Kulbir Shergill is Director of Social Inclusion at the University of Warwick.

Ria Bluck is an Educational Research and Evaluation Specialist at Nottingham Trent University

Lisa Harris is director of digital learning at the University of Exeter Business School.

Sarah Dyer is the director of the Exeter Education Incubator

Rowena Bermingham is as a Social Sciences Adviser at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

Sarah Foxen is Knowledge Exchange Lead in UK Parliament’s Knowledge Exchange Unit, based in POST. Sarah heads up Parliament’s work around knowledge exchange with the higher education sector, leading a team which works to strengthen, enable and diversify the exchange of information and expertise between the two communities.

Simon Lygo-Baker is a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at the University of Surrey and a visiting faculty at UW-Madison in the US.

Emma Medland is a Lecturer in Higher Education with the Surrey Institute of Education, at the University of Surrey.

Calvin Jephcote is a Research Associate and part-time Lecturer with the Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS), at the University of Leicester. He is involved in multidisciplinary socioenvironmental research, and is interested by curriculum design, and assessment practices in higher education.

Christine Rivers is Co-Director of the Centre for Management Education at Surrey Business School

Anna Holland is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Management for the Centre of Management Education at Surrey Business School. 

Raphaele von Koettlitz is the Director of Communications at Diversity and Ability, an award-winning disabled-led social enterprise which supports students, organisations and social justice projects to create inclusive cultures.

Ed Dorrell is a director at Public First and previously deputy editor of TES

Jenna Townend is Principal Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor at the University of Derby

Harriet Dunbar-Morris is Dean of Learning and Teaching and Reader in Higher Education at the University of Portsmouth. 

Matt Wilson is Director of The Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology. A trained engineer, he’s worked for Dyson since he graduated in 1998. His twin passions are solving engineering problems, and mentorship.

Chris Skidmore is the Member of Parliament for Kingswood

Jenny Moffett is an educationalist and faculty developer at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Hilary Collins is a Senior Lecturer in Strategy at the University of West of Scotland

Tré Ventour is a Northamptonian writer-poet, educator, and MA student, currently doing a postgraduate degree in Race, Education and Decolonial Thought

Shaminder Takhar is Associate Professor of Sociology at London South Bank University.

Zachary Spire is a post-doctoral research assistant at the UCL Institute of Education.

Caroline Cowburn is Assistant Vice Chancellor (Transformation) at the University of Bolton, and a member of the advisory board of Rise, a research institute for social mobility and transformation.

The Revd Dr Matthew Prevett is Faith and Spirituality Support Coordinator at Newcastle University.

Maggie Hartnett is Senior Lecturer in Education at Massey University

Dianne Forbes is Senior Lecturer in Digital Learning & Teacher Education at the University of Waikato

Cheryl Brown is Associate Professor of e-Learning, University of Canterbury

Ashwini Datt is Curriculum Development Manager at the University of Auckland

Chris Brasnett is a PhD candidate in the School of Physics at the University of Bristol

Dilani Gedera is Teaching and Learning Manager, Auckland University of Technology

Kim Walker is partner and data protection specialist at Shakespeare Martineau

Sophia Bork is a senior writer at Superprof. 

Joe McDowell is Engagement Officer at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham