contributors

Dr George Roberts is a Principal Lecturer in the Student Experience at Oxford Brookes.

Joe Johnson is a Senior Assurance Consultant at internal audit provider Uniac

Chris Taylor is a Senior Assurance Consultant at internal audit provider Uniac and has previously worked at HEFCE, QAA and NUS.

Jonathan Main is the managing partner of Mtaxco LLP

Sian Bayne is Professor of Digital Education and Assistant Principal for Digital Education at The University of Edinburgh.

Michelle Morgan is Dean of Students at the University of East London. 

Gwen van der Velden is co-leader of the Leadership for Educational Transformation programme for 40 education leaders from Ukraine

James Hand is an Associate Senior Lecturer in the University of Portsmouth Law School. His research is focused on discrimination law and employment law.

Professor Richard Hall is the Co-Director of the Institute for Education Futures, and a Professor of Education and Technology, at De Montfort University.

Kate Kettle is Deputy Director of Widening Participation at King’s College London, and leads on the department’s BME Strategy.

Vivien Rolfe is Head of Herbal Research for Pukka Herbs. She writes here in a personal capacity.

Stella Jones-Devitt is Professor of Critical Pedagogy at Staffordshire University and Director of the Staffordshire Centre of Learning and Pedagogic Practice

Michael Donnelly is Professor of Education and Social Policy at the University of Bath

Sol Gamsu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Durham University

Levi Pay is director of Plinth House and a former director of student services.

Graham Steel is an Open Science Ambassador for Open Knowledge Scotland.

Charles Heymann is a consultant in strategic communications and reputation management.

Sam Sanders is Director, Consulting Lead for Education, Skills & Productivity for KPMG in the UK

Nigel Carrington is Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts London and chair of the new agency shadow board.

Dr Hollie Chandler is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Russell Group.

Professor John Last is the Chair of Ukadia and Vice Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts.

Rhiannon Birch is Director of Strategic Insights and Planning at the University of Derby.

Alan Paull is a Partner at Cetis LLP and has been involved in the development and maintenance of courses information standards since the mid-1980s.

Linda Naughton is Head of Research at Jisc. She is responsible for driving the development, and delivery of Jisc’s research strategy.

Professor Colin Riordan is Chair of Universities Wales.

Jess Moody is a Senior Policy Adviser at Advance HE and works primarily on social mobility and student diversity.

Harriet Barnes is Head of Policy (Higher Education and Skills) at the British Academy.

Nicola Barden is Director of Student Services at the University of Winchester, and an Executive Member of AMOSSHE, The Student Services Organisation.

Simon Marginson is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford

Jonathan Boys is a Senior Researcher at the Careers & Enterprise Company. He regularly blogs about education, higher education, labour markets and pay.

Dr Sam Grogan is Pro Vice Chancellor for Student Experience at the University of Salford, and Director of the Teaching Excellence Alliance.

Anne-Marie Canning is chief executive ofThe Brilliant Club.

Dr Lucy Winrow is a researcher at the University of Salford, and works with academics on the ProtectED project.

Andrew Cormack is Chief Regulatory Adviser at Jisc.

Sue Rivers is an independent higher education consultant and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Sarah Stevens is Director of Policy at the Russell Group.

James Derounian is a Principal Lecturer in Applied Social Sciences at the University of Gloucestershire.

Peter is Policy Manager, Europe (Research and Innovation) for UUKi.

Sana Iqbal is President of University of Central Lancashire Students’ Union.

Alex Prestage is Equality and Liberation Coordinator at Sheffield Students’ Union.

Mary Kellett is Vice Chancellor at the Open University.

Grace Clifton is Academic Lead, Enhanced Employability and Career Progression at the Open University.

Marian Hilditch is Academic Registrar at the University of Bradford and chair of SROC. She writes here in her own capacity.

Rachel Piper is Student Minds’ Policy Manager.

Rosie Tressler is Chief Executive at Student Minds.

Shân Wareing is vice chancellor of Middlesex University London

Susannah Hume is Director of Evaluation in the Evidence Development and Incubation Team of the Policy Institute at King’s College London, and establishing Director of the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education.

Fergal McFerran is President of NUS-USI, the union of students’ unions in Northern Ireland.

Cat Turhan is a policy analyst at the Russell Group.

Matthew Flinders is Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield and Chair of the Political Studies Association.

Kendall Richards is a lecturer at the School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University (UK).

Nick Pilcher is a lecturer and programme leader at The Business School, Edinburgh Napier University (UK).

Richard Peachey is a Dispute Resolution Consultant at CMP Resolutions.

Giles Carden is Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Projects at Lancaster University.

Steve Hill is External Engagement Director at The Open University.

Jonathan Nicholls is Director of Strategic and Policy Services (Education) at Shakespeare Martineau.

Peter Tymms is Professor of Education at Durham University.

Professor David Phoenix is Vice Chancellor of London South Bank University.

Paul Feldman is Chief Executive of Jisc.

Fraser Burt is the Public Affairs & External Insight Officer at King’s College London.

Catriona Hanks is Policy Researcher, Outward Student Mobility, and Universities UK International.

Alex Proudfoot is Chief Executive of Independent Higher Education, and a trustee of the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

Aidan Byrne works in higher education and Tweets and blogs as the Plashing Vole.

Leila Gouran is the European Projects Director (Enterprise) at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Philip Plowden is Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Derby and was formerly a solicitor and barrister, specialising in human rights and public law.

Professor Rolf Tarrach is former President of the University of Luxembourg and former President of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

Andrew McRae is Dean of Postgraduate Research at the University of Exeter and was formerly Head of the English Department.

Nona worked as a Policy Assistant at Wonkhe.

Fleur Nielsen is Head of Policy at the Council of Deans of Health.

Mike Kerrigan is Head of Research and Insights (Access and Participation) at Nottingham Trent University.

David Bell is Vice Chancellor of the University of Sunderland.

Dinah Birch is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Liverpool, and a former pro-vice chancellor

Matt Sisson is Projects and Communications Manager at the British Universities Finance Directors Group.

Andrew Connolly is Chief Financial Officer at the University of Exeter.

Dan Cook is Head of Data Policy and Development at the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

Maike Halterbeck is an Associate Director at London Economics.

Nick Petford is University of Northampton’s Vice Chancellor.

Jonathan is policy adviser at Birkbeck, University of London. He writes here in a personal capacity.

Mary Curnock Cook is chair of Pearson Education, and a former chief executive of UCAS. She chaired the UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission

Jonathan White is Bargaining and Negotiations Official at the University and College Union.

Paul Curran is Professor Emeritus and former President of City, University of London, and former Chair of UCEA

Sunder Katwala is the director of British Future, a non-partisan thinktank that focuses on migration and identity. He is former general secretary of the Fabian Society.

David Sweeney is Executive Chair of Research England.

Martin Vogel is a founder director of Vogel Wakefield, which calls itself the counter-consultancy for leadership development. He was a former journalist and strategy advisor at the BBC.

Sally Hunt is General Secretary of the University and College Union (UCU).

Kirsty Williams is Cabinet Secretary for Education in the Welsh government and Liberal Democrat AM for Brecon and Radnorshire.

Professor Vicky Gunn is Head of Learning and Teaching at the Glasgow School of Art and former Director of the Learning and Teaching Centre at the University of Glasgow.

Robert McLaren is Head of Industry Technology and Innovation at Policy Connect

Dan Beynon is Head of Education at SMRS.

Simon Gaskell is Chair of the Quality Assurance Agency.

Chris Husbands is director at Higher Futures and former vice chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University

Stephanie Harris is a Policy Analyst at Universities UK

Claire Lynch is a Reader in English Literature at Brunel University London.

Sarah Davies is head of higher education and student experience at Jisc. She has worked in technology-enhanced learning for more than 20 year.

Professor Joy Carter is Vice Chancellor of the University of Winchester and Chair of GuildHE.

Rachel Brooks is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey. She is the editor of ‘Student Politics and Protest: International Perspectives’.

Neil Carmichael MP was the Member of Parliament for Stroud and Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee.

Richard Fisher is formerly Managing Director of Academic Publishing at Cambridge University Press. He now works as a non-executive with Edinburgh University Press and Yale University Press.

Jo Johnson is President’s Professorial Fellow at King’s College, London.

Claire Reddleman is an academic and photographic artist and received her PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London.