contributors

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 Strategy 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 was formerly Chair of the Teaching Excellence Framework

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 Higher Education at the University of Oxford and current President of the British Sociological Association

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.

Graham Galbraith is Vice Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth.

Sally Holt is the Policy Officer at The Brilliant Club

Alistair Fitt is Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and is Research Lead for University Alliance.

Mark Atlay is Director of Academic Development at the University of Bedfordshire and a trustee of SEEC.

Rachel Hewitt is Chief Executive at MillionPlus

Pooja was a Policy Assistant at Wonkhe.

Daisy is Head of Policy and Innovation at the Chartered Management Institute

Tom Yazdi is Senior Consultant at Linstock Communications.

Katie is Director of Quality and Standards at the University of Chichester.

Raegan Hiles leads Universities UK International’s work on transnational education (TNE). She heads up the HEGlobal programme, a joint initiative between UUKi and the British Council to empower UK universities’ transnational education activity.

Christina Slade is Vice Chancellor of Bath Spa University.

Tony Strike is University Secretary at the University of Sheffield and a Board Member at AHUA

Catherine is a former Executive Officer at Wonkhe.

Susannah Doyle works for Unite Students as a Student Services Manager.

Alastair Robertson is interim director of the Queen Mary Academy at Queen Mary University of London

Anna Bull is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Social Justice at the University of York and a founding member of The 1752 Group

Lynne Condell manages the money advice team at the Liverpool John Moores University, is a former chair of NASMA, and in 2013 was awarded an MBE for services to higher education.

Jon Bennett is Director at Linstock Communications.

Joel Mullan has worked in HE policy and strategy roles for organisations including the HE Commission, 1994 Group and Jisc.

Judy Friedberg is a former universities editor of The Guardian.

John Blanshard is Student Experience Director for Unite Students

Will Cooling has ten years of experience within higher education policy and is also a freelance writer.

Claire is Head of Uni@Work, part of Coventry University Group. Uni@Work is a national provider of Higher Education in the workplace.

John Thompson has written widely on higher education policy, including a series of reports on the Browne Review and what followed for the Higher Education Policy Institute. More recently he has written about the 2015 Summer Budget HE proposals for the Sutton Trust.

Professor Angus Laing is Dean at Lancaster University Management School and former Chair of the Association of Business Schools.

Simon Kerridge is Director of Research Services at the University of Kent and former chair of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators.

Dr Sonal Minocha is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) at Bournemouth University.

Toni Pearce was President of the National Union of Students from 2013 to 2015.

Kate Little works in student support at the University of Liverpool and is a former policy lead for NSS at the National Union of Students. Her views are her own.

Paul Kirby is Lecturer in International Security at the University of Sussex and incoming Research Fellow at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security. He is also the author of a short guide to ‘Open Access in the Social Sciences’.

Craig Berry is deputy director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Sheffield. He worked previously at HM Treasury, the International Longevity Centre-UK, the Trades Union Congress and the University of Warwick.