contributors

Gareth Jones is Deputy President at the Open University Students’ Association

Margaret Greenaway is President at the Open University Students’ Association

Mark E Smith is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Southampton

Michael Head is a senior research fellow and advocacy manager at the University of Southampton.

Iain Garner is Dean, College of Social Sciences and Arts at Sheffield Hallam University

Isabella Aboderin is Chair in Africa Research and Partnerships and Director of the Perivoli Africa Research Institute at the University of Bristol

Graham Atkinson is Managing Director at Atkinson HR

Sam Harris is Deputy Director at the NUS Charity

Ellie Thompson is the Communications Lead at Diversity and Ability

Piers Wilkinson is the Policy and Campaigns Lead at Diversity and Ability

Jonathon Lodwick is a Lawyer at Bevan Brittan

Amy Tschobotko is a Partner at Bevan Brittan

Liz Eden is Student Funding Manager at UCL

Guy Dabby-Joory is Head of Campaigns at the Union of Jewish Students

Rhiannon Jenkins is a journalist and HE policy analyst

Richard Whincup is a lecturer in sport at Hartpury University, teaching on the Sports Business Management programme.

Ruth Carlson was the first student board member of the Office for Students. She now works as an engineer.

Saskia Loer Hansen is deputy vice chancellor (international and engagement) at RMIT University, Australia

Kathy Daniels is associate pro vice chancellor (engagement) at Aston University

Janja Komljenovic is a Senior Lecturer in Education Futures at the University of Edinburgh

Elisha Moreton is a Research Assistant in the Insight Team at Lancaster University Student’s Union

Seb James is Vice President Education at Worcester SU

Jordan Blanchard-Lafayette is a PhD researcher at the Lancaster Environment Centre and the University of Nottingham.

Nafisa Baba-Ahmed is PhD researcher in the Department for Educational Research at Lancaster University and a postgraduate personal tutor in Digital Humanities at King’s College London.

Eddie West is Assistant Dean of International Strategy and Programs at San Diego State University

Pii-Tuulia Nikula is a Principal Academic at Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Technology and Skills

Vincenzo Raimo is a higher education consultant and visiting fellow at the University of Reading

Tyler Austin is a Careers Advisor at York St John London Campus

Shruti Khandekar is a Senior Researcher at the Education Policy Institute.

Lindsay Conroy is Apprenticeship Programme Lead at UCAS.

James Hallwood is Head of Policy and External Affairs at the Council of Deans of Health

James Paskins is Deputy Director of the UCL Grand Challenges

Katherine Welch is Deputy Director of External Partnerships at UCL Public Policy

Andrea Todd is Associate Professor of Active Citizenship at the University of Chester

Abhilash Panthagani is Associate Director at EAB

Afia Tasneem is Senior Director, Strategic Research at EAB

Simona Stopková is Active Bystander Project Assistant at Students’ Union UCL

Kate Ayres is a College Accountant at St John’s College Durham and a Durham DBA Student

Paul Durston is digital learning manager, at Teesside University

Ann Thanaraj is assistant director (digital transformation) at Teesside University

Mark Simpson is pro vice chancellor (learning and teaching) at Teesside University

Jez Harvey has worked in the student movement and sector across Wales, Scotland and England for more than 15 years

Katherine Chapman is Director of the Living Wage Foundation

Anouska Johnson is Welfare & Diversity Executive Officer 2022/23 at Loughborough SU

The UCU branch executive committee at the University of York.

Liz Wylie-Smy is Academic Representation Manager at Lincoln Students’ Union

Josh Thorpe is a learning developer and academic skills advisor at University of Stirling

Meredith Wilkinson is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at De Montfort University

Elizabeth Garnham is a Non Exec Director at Inclusive Futures and a former OfS Access and Participation lead

Alessandro Siani is the Associate Head (Students) of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Portsmouth

Matt Jones is a career consultant for the faculty of humanities and social sciences at the University of Liverpool

Ifedapo Francis Awolowo is Senior Lecturer in Financial and Management Accounting at Sheffield Hallam University.

Kathryn Telling is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester

Duna Sabri is Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Education and Research Fellow in the Centre for Public Policy Research at King’s College London

David Winter is Head of Research & Organisational Development at the Careers Group, University of London

Louise Archer is the Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at UCL

Ryan Beardsley is a Senior Consultant for the  Academic and Government Consulting Practice at Clarivate

Gareth Smith is Chief of Strategy and Student Life at University Academy 92

Martin Szomszor is Chief Data Scientist at Electric Data Solutions

Kate Williams is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Melbourne

Matt Coldrey is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Physical Education and School Sport, and Programme Manager for BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching at Hartpury University.

Eleanor McCarthy is an Educational Governance Manager at Newcastle University

Sára Kozáková is a masters student at Newcastle University and a UKCISA Student Ambassador

Wendy Thomson is Vice Chancellor of University of London

Kirsty Palmer is Director of Student Services at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Bethany Brown is Senior Student Engagement Coordinator (Democracy) at Reading University Students’​ Union

Tom Snape is a Community Organiser with Citizens UK

Robert is a Policy Officer at MillionPlus

Andrew is Head of Research and Policy at MillionPlus

Mark Peace is Professor of Innovation in Education at Manchester Metropolitan University

Harry Hughes-Slattery is the Events Assistant Manager at the University of Nottingham SU

Rania Regaieg is President at the Students Union UWE

Katy Shaw is professor of 21st-century writing and publishing at Northumbria University and director of the UKRI/AHRC Creative Communities programme

Gunter Saunders is a professor at the University of Westminster

Tammika Chambers, is VP Education at London Met SU

Phil Newton is a Professor at Swansea University.

Helen Rimmer is a kindness and wellbeing coach, trainer, and consultant at The Kind Brave Leader

Mark De Freitas is a Careers Consultant at UCL Careers

Jamie Roberts is a Policy Manager at the Russell Group

Seb Wride is a Director of Polling at Public First.

Sharon Armstrong-Williams is a Partner and Director at Counterculture 

Claudia Jaksch is chief executive officer at Policy Connect

Wendy Garnham is a Reader in Psychology and Director of Student Experience for the Central Foundation Years, University of Sussex

Xue Zhou is an Associate Professor in the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London

Lilian N. Schofield is a lecturer in Non-profit Management and the programme director for the MSc Management programme at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London

Ed Venit is Managing Director of EAB

Lucian Hudson is Professor-in-Practice, Leadership and Organisations, at Durham University

Chloe Field is NUS Vice President for Higher Education

Ossian Elkington is a PhD Candidate at Queen Margaret University and a former Assistant Adjudicator at the OIA

Karen Gravett is senior lecturer at the Surrey Institute of Education at the University of Surrey

James Corbin is Head of Careers and Employability at the University of Kent

Kathleen M Quinlan is Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Kent

Hannah Rolley is Head of Access at Trinity College Oxford

Lucy Williams is the Senior Project Manager on the Prosper Project based in the Academy at the University of Liverpool

James Howard is the Director of The Academy at the University of Liverpool

Gemma McCall is the CEO and co-founder of Culture Shift.

Jacqueline Baxter is Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Open University Business School.

Rachel Sandby-Thomas is Registrar at The University of Warwick

Aran Pascual-Quiros is the Representation and Democracy Coordinator at Royal Holloway Students’ Union

Edward Mills is a lecturer in medieval studies at the University of Exeter