contributors

Caroline Chipperfield works for the University Partnership Programme (UPP)

Samuel Dedman is the Vice-President Education at the University of Southampton Students’ Union and a Student Panellist with the Office for Students.

David Best is director of analysis and insight at UCAS. 

Steven Spier is Vice Chancellor of Kingston University, and a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s working group established for the joint UUK and NUS report Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Attainment at UK Universities: #ClosingTheGap”

Matt Brett is Director of Academic Governance and Standards at Deakin University.

Josie Cluer is a partner at EY. She writes here in a personal capacity.

Miriam Styrnol is Senior Research and Evaluation Advisor for What Works at King’s College London.

Sue Cunningham is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Nadia Siddiqui is Assistant Professor, School of Education Durham University.

Vikki Boliver is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Durham University.

Sophie Johnston is a Commissioner for the National Youth Commission and a former president of the National Union of Students.

Pete Quinn is an independent consultant working in equality, diversity & inclusion

Judith is chair of the Student Records Officers’ Conference (SROC).

Tom Philpott is a political campaigner and communications professional.

Chris Butler is a PhD student at the University of Manchester. His research explores how UK governments anticipate and respond to public opinion by tracing their decision-making processes in a handful of case studies.

Bradley Fox is the President at Nottingham Trent University Students’ Union

Gabi Binnie is Head of Funded Projects at Gradconsult

Alison Felce is a Standards and Frameworks Officer for the Quality Assurance Agency for UK Higher Education (QAA).

Daniel Tinkler is a Students’ Union Consultant & External Trustee at Marjon Student Union

Richard Fletcher is a freelance creative industries researcher and part-time lecturer in Arts & Festivals management at De Montfort University.

Andy Phippen is Professor of Digital Rights in the Department of Computing and Informatics at Bournemouth University

Emma Bond is director of research, head of the graduate school and professor of socio-technical research at the University of Suffolk.

Adam is the Service Development Manager at the tech charity AbilityNet

Lizzy Woodfield is Policy Advisor at Aston University.

Felicity Callard is Professor of Social Research in the Department of Psychosocial Studies at Birkbeck, University of London, and a member of the USSBriefs collective

Peter Rae serves as Academic Dean at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester. He is a QAA reviewer, and his research interests include models of validation and accreditation in HE.

Rachael Curzons is chief implementation officer at Aula.

Cath Brown is President of the Open University Students Association.

Paul Clark is a strategy consultant – until recently he was Vice-President (Strategy) at University College London. He was formerly Chief Executive of HESA, and Director of Policy at Universities UK.

Alastair Sim is Director of Universities Scotland

Dominic Scott is Chief Executive of the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

Julie Barker is Non-Executive Director of College and University Business Officers (CUBO)

Jane Turner is pro vice chancellor (enterprise and business engagement) at Teesside University. 

Robin Hambleton is emeritus professor of city leadership at the University of the West of England, Bristol and Director of Urban Answers.

David Latchman CBE is Master of Birkbeck, University of London.

Rosie Hunnam is co-founder of Organised Fun

Jonathan Michie is professor of innovation and knowledge exchange at the University of Oxford.

Paul Boustead is director of human resources and organisational development at Lancaster University and chair of Universities Human Resources (UHR) until September 2019. 

Chris Shelley is the Director of Student and Academic Services at the University of Greenwich.

Ceri Davies is Chief Executive at Nottingham Trent Students’ Union

Jaki Booth is CEO at Sheffield SU

Rob Gofton is a Lay Trustee at De Montfort Students’ Union

Paul Newton is Chief Executive at University of Sussex Students’ Union

Ed Marsh is Chief Executive Officer at the Tutor Trust

Rhys Dart is Chief Executive at Trinity Saint David Students’ Union

Sam Nichols is the Insight Manager at the University of Nottingham SU

Mike Day is International and NUS-USI Director at NUS

Leah Barrett, Associate vice president for enrolment management and student affairs at The College at Brockport

John Glasby is Head of Commercial Services at Aberystwyth University

Scott Farmer is the founder of the Association of SU Professionals

Andy Winter is Campus Life Director at the University of Nottingham

Aidan Grills is CEO at Leeds University Union

Grant Taylor is a partner at Peridot Partners

Judy Flood is the Director of Student Activities at the University of Minnesota 

Karl Wilding is Director of Public Policy at NCVO

Nick Berg is a former SU CEO

Rhiannon (Cruse) Roberts is Director of Engagement (Deputy CEO) at University of Salford Students’​ Union

Matthew Tennant is Quality Manager at Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Laura Dickens is Representation and Democracy Manager at Union of Kingston Students

Kat Stark is Director of Student Voice and Democracy at NUS

Benjamin M Williams is Coordinator for Student Involvement. University of Colorado Boulder.

Helena Iaquinta  is Assistant Director, The Office of Online Engagement at Southern New Hampshire University

Jane Whalen is the founder of Velvet consultancy and a former SU CEO

Jon Berg is CEO at Teesside SU

Daniel Palmer is CEO at Cardiff SU

Mark McCormack is Chief Exec at the University of Bedfordshire Students’ Union

Al Powell is Representation & Democracy Manager at Edinburgh University Students Association

Justin Camputaro is director of the Husky Union Building (HUB) at the University of Washington

Andy Hartley is a sex education vlogger and former student officer at Man Met SU

Sophie Williams is  CEO at Worcester SU

Laura Moss is a solicitor at Wrigleys.

Ed Moloney is CEO at Salford SU

Hyunjin Seo is an associate professor of strategic communication in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. 

Ben Ward is CEO at Manchester SU

Andrew McLaughlin is Chief Executive at The SU, University of Bath

Tom Daly is the Football Development Officer at De Montfort University

Jim Wheeler is the AV manager at the Student Union at the University of Conneticut

Stephen Wells s Director of Estates, Facilities and Commercial Services at the University of Surrey.

Michael Bennett is is Associate Director of Widening Participation at King’s College London.

Tom Lowe is the Chair of the RAISE Network and a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at the University of Portsmouth.

Jo Walters is an independent communications consultant

Claire Marsland is senior HR consultant at NUS

Ben Jessup is Policy Adviser at the Sport and Recreation Alliance

Alan Roberts is a partner at Counterculture LLP

Paul Burt  is Chief Operating Officer at CUSU

Nick Smith is a consultant specializing in governance

Rob Henderson is Student Living Manager at Nottingham SU

Lou Chiu is a lay trustee at Sussex SU

Richard Brooks runs Campaigns and Comms at FFS

Steve Coole is a consultant working in SUs

Ollie Kasper is Head of Engagement​​ at Student Minds

Ashley Storer-Smith is Student Engagement Manager at the Faculty of Business and Law, ARU Chelmsford

Andy Moorwood is Head of Student Voice and Engagement at Westminster SU

Alan Sutherland is CEO at Surrey SU

Debbie Holley is Professor of Learning Innovation at Bournemouth University

Trina was Commercial Director at Wonkhe

Stuart Johnson is Director of the Careers Service at the University of Bristol.

Adam Dawkins is Head of Governance and Assurance at York University

Martin Levy is the author of a small number of books on eighteenth-century England and articles on anti-psychiatry, the writer Paul Goodman and the so-called free universities movement of the 1960s. He is also law and psychology librarian at the University of Bradford.

Professor Robert Van de Noort is acting vice chancellor of the University of Reading.