contributors

Susie Whigham is Chief Programmes and Communities Officer at the Brilliant Club

Alex Hayman is Managing Director of Which? University

Katherine Dunleavy is the coordinator of the Connected Communities programme and is based at the University of Bristol.

Alex Usher is President of Higher Education Strategy Associates, a consultancy based in Toronto, Canada.

Jessica Cole is Head of Policy (Research and International) at the Russell Group.

Camilla Mount is the Access and Partnerships Manager at Birkbeck, University of London.

Rebecca Bale is Careers Information and Advice Lead at UCAS.

Karen MacFarlane is a research fellow at Glasgow Caledonian University

Linda Speight is a Learning Gain Project Data Analyst in Lincoln Academy of Learning and Teaching.

Hollie Cockings is a lecturer of metallurgy at Swansea University, sponsored by Tata Steel UK

Julie is Wonkhe’s Associate Editor in Australia.

David Hughes is Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges

Marcus is Professor of Biological Psychology at the University of Bristol, and has a long-standing interest in research reproducibility and replicability.

Professor Dave Phoenix is the Vice Chancellor of London South Bank University.

Keren Coney is a Career Consultant at Keele University where she is responsible for supporting disabled students and graduates with their career planning.  She is also a member of the AGCAS Disability Task Group, which seeks to equip careers professionals in their work with disabled students by delivering training, creating resources and conducting research.

Rory Murray currently works in public affairs, and is a former Kent Union president.

Ruth Wilkinson is a Community Fundraiser and a former Kent Union President.

Sarah Ellis is the CEO at Wrexham Glyndŵr Students’ Union

James Dawson is Associate Director of Strategic Planning at Wrexham Glyndŵr University

Roger De Courcey is a British ventriloquist, best known for performing with Nookie Bear.

Peter Matthews is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Stirling.

Louise Casella is the Director of the Open University in Wales.

Jack Brown is Researcher in Residence at No. 10 Downing Street and at the Strand Group, King’s College London.

Iain Martin is Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University

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 Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy at the 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).

Lauren England is a PhD candidate at King’s College London.

David Richardson is the vice chancellor of the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Hugh Rayment-Pickard is Chief Strategy Officer and co-Founder of IntoUniversity.

Nicola Barden is Director of Student Services at the University of Winchester.

Helen Marshall is vice chancellor of the University of Salford, a HEFCW Council member and chair of HEFCW’s Quality Assessment Committee.

Alex Griffiths is an academic and consultant specialising in regulatory intelligence.

Jo Mitchell is a writer and editor.

Sue Attewell is Head of AI at Jisc

Joe Marshall is chief executive of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB).

Penelope Griffin is Director of Higher Education and Impact at the Bridge Group.

Mike Wray is an independent disability consultant.

Alun Evans is Chief Executive of the British Academy.

Zoe Baker was formerly a Researcher in the Widening Participation Research and Evaluation Unit (WPREU) at the University of Sheffield.

Miriam Miller is a researcher and evaluator in the Widening Participation Research and Evaluation Unit (WPREU) at the University of Sheffield.

Greg Brown is a researcher and evaluator in the Widening Participation Research and Evaluation Unit (WPREU) at the University of Sheffield.

Paul Manners is the Director of the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement.

Annette Bramley is Director of the N8 Research Partnership

Jake Berry is Minister for the Northern Powerhouse

Sarah Hayes is Professor of Higher Education Policy at University of Wolverhampton

George Feiger is Executive Dean of Aston Business School

Richard Ovenden is Bodley’s Librarian at the University of Oxford

Ian Robinson is Director, Public Sector & Education at HSBC

Michael Forsyth (Lord Forsyth of Drumlean) is the chair of the House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee.

Chris Belfield is a Research Economist at the IFS

Jack Britton is a Senior Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Charlotte Snelling is a Policy Manager at Universities UK.

John Rushforth is the Executive Secretary of the Committee of University Chairs.

Bruce Macfarlane is professor of higher education at the University of Bristol

Jenny Allen is Programme Manager for the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) at the Office for Students.

William Lawton is a higher education consultant.

Jane Robinson is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and Place at Newcastle University

David Way is Visiting Professor at University of Winchester.

Jackie Labbe is Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of Gloucestershire

Kevin Richardson is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University.

Tom McLeish is Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York. He also chairs the Royal Society’s Education Committee and co-leads an international collaboration on medieval science.

Tim Blackman is the vice chancellor of The Open University.

Alex Favier is Founder and Director of Favier Ltd

Stuart Billingham is Professor Emeritus of Lifelong Learning at York St John University.

Olivia Jones is a Policy Advisor at Universities Wales

Rob Brelsford-Smith is the Director of Finance at Swansea University.

Claire Taylor is Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive at Plymouth Marjon University

Melanie Rimmer is Director of Strategic Planning and Projects at Goldsmiths, University of London

Janice Kay is Director at Higher Futures, and was formerly Deputy Chair of the Teaching Excellence Framework

Emily Nordmann is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, at the University of Glasgow.

Jennifer Harrison is Head of Political Affairs (Research & Innovation) at Durham University.

Anita Kerwin-Nye is a national leader in school/charity collaboration and an expert in inclusion.

Loic Menzies is Director of the education and youth “think and action-tank” LKMco.

Sally Shuttleworth is Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford.

Peter Tinson is executive director of UCISA.

Jon Wilson is Vice-Dean (Education) in Arts and Humanities at King’s College London.

Pallavi Amitava Banerjee is a Senior Lecturer in education at the University of Exeter.

Catherine Savage is a Legal Director at Shakespeare Martineau.

Claire Ungley is a History Teacher and Post-16 Aspirations Coordinator for The Sixth Form at Dyke House College.

Barry McHale is Student Liaison Officer at the Office of the Independent Adjudicator

Harvey Woolf is an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Wolverhampton

Titus Alexander is the founder of Democracy Matters.