contributors

Eva Spiekermann is Co-Director: Migration Justice and Movement Building at People and Planet

Jeffrey Kennedy is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Criminal Law at Queen Mary University of London

Becky Bradshaw is Director of Estates & Campus Services at the University of Northampton

Chloe Ferguson is the President of NUS-USI

Myles Hanlon is a Policy Researcher at Universities UK

Ellie Garraway is CEO at Grit Breakthrough Programmes

Chantel Le Carpentier is a Policy Analyst at the Russell Group

Iryna Kushnir is a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University

Margaret Abrahart is a retired psychological wellbeing practitioner

Robert Abrahart is a retired university lecturer

Josh Martin is an economic advisor at the Bank of England, on secondment from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), where he was most recently Head of Productivity statistics. 

Stephen Gurman is a Careers Consultant at UCL/The Careers Group, University of London, with particular interests in issues affecting law students and international students.

Roxanne Khan is Director of HARM (Honour Abuse Research Matrix); Course Leader, Forensic Psychology, University of Central Lancashire

Beth Hall is a Graduate Teaching Assistant/PhD Candidate, University of Central Lancashire

Tom Long is a Partner, and Head of Further Education, at Shakespeare Martineau

Professor Steve Olivier is the Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Robert Gordon University

William Hardie is the Policy Advisor to the Principal and the Executive at Robert Gordon University

Michael Chessum was a co-founder of the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts

Darren Rhodes is a Senior Lecturer in psychology at Nottingham Trent University, and is open research lead

Neelam Wright is a senior teaching fellow and cross-disciplinary academic developer at the University of Southampton

Naina Patel is chair of Universities Human Resources (UHR), and Chief People Officer at the University of the Arts, London

Finlay Malcolm is a Research Associate at The Policy Institute, King’s College London

Rebecca Warren’s research and teaching is focused on critical and social accounting, community organising and local community-based organisations at the Essex Business School, University in Essex.

Fergus Green is Senior Climate Campaigns Coordinator at People & Planet

James Noble-Rogers is Executive Director of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers

Elizabeth Simon is a PhD candidate in the Department of Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton

Bobby Duffy is Director of the Policy Institute at King’s College London

Abigail Oyedele is a Community Organiser at Citizens UK and a recent graduate from King’s College London

James Asfa is an Assistant Director of Citizens UK

Huey Arslan is President of Union Development at Hull University Union

Farhana is a 2nd year PhD student at Newcastle University

Candy is Dean for Research Culture & Strategy at Newcastle University

Ben Huskins is Design Director at Two Point Studios

Kate Strudwick is Dean of the Lincoln Academy of Learning and Teaching, University of Lincoln.

David Prichard is Assistant Director at the Lincoln Academy of Learning and Teaching, University of Lincoln.

Robbie Beale is Activities and Culture Officer at Manchester SU

Emma de Saram is President at Exeter Students’ Guild

Stephen Eccles is an Academic Associate at Nottingham Trent University

Tim Churchill is Experience Design Manager at Moorhouse Consulting

Louise Hannan is a Course Leader in Health, Social & Professional Studies at Bridgwater & Taunton College

Philip McCormack is the Principal and Head of Institute at Spurgeon’s College

Helen Stokley is Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Head of Institute at Spurgeon’s College

Ed Bridges is Public Affairs and Civic Mission Manager at Cardiff University. He writes here in a personal capacity.

Jane Bryan is Academic Lead on the Community Values Education Programme at the University of Warwick

Ansh Bhatnagar is a PhD researcher in theoretical particle physics at Durham University.

Lucy Hodges is a research manager at the University of Exeter, working for the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health.

Christopher Cunningham is a PhD researcher in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex

Pascale Aebischer is the PI of The Pandemic and Beyond (March 2021-February 2023). She has a background in early modern performance studies, with specialisms in live broadcasts and digital performance

Eleanor O’Keeffe was a Postdoctoral Research Associate on The Pandemic and Beyond from December 2021 to June 2022. She is a specialist in modern and contemporary memorialisation and commemoration.

Karen Gray was the lead Postdoctoral Research Associate on The Pandemic and Beyond

Emily Owen is a Consultant at Halpin

Imogen Charvill-Ryall is Student Adviser at Durham SU

Charles Hardy is University Partnerships Lead at Handshake

Simon Merrywest is Director for the Student Experience at the University of Manchester

Professor Sir John Holman is Chair of The TALENT Commission and a lecturer at the University of York

Jeff Grabill is Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Leeds

Jamie Arrowsmith is Director of Universities UK International.

Rachel Sandison is Deputy Vice Chancellor – External Engagement, and Vice Principal – External Relations at the University of Glasgow

Jianuo Yang is an undergraduate student studying education at University College London.

Laura Dorian is a Senior Manager within the Careers & Enterprise team at Durham University

Andrew Hirst is a co-director of the White Rose Industrial Physics Academy (WRIPA) at the Department of Physics, University of York

Louise Banahene is Director of Educational Engagement at the University of Leeds

Maggie Mroczkowski is a Doctoral researcher University of Edinburgh and SFC Scottish Graduate School for Social Sciences intern.

Michaela Makusha is a Philosophy and Politics student at Durham University

Iain McNicoll is an Emeritus Professor of Economics.

Ursula Kelly is a Director of Viewforth Consulting Ltd, a specialist consultancy focussed on higher education economic impact and policy

Amanda Lamb is Chief Operating Officer of the Pandemic Institute

Mary P. Koss is Regents’ Professor of Public Health, University of Arizona

Natalja Nassonova is a UKCISA student ambassador from the University of Leeds

Simran Mahajan is a UKCISA student ambassador from Cardiff University

Jill Childs is a Social Work academic at Oxford Brookes University whose work includes social justice-focussed solutions to reduce awarding gaps.

Anna Anthony is Co-Director at the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT) Service

Kathryn Harrison-Graves is Executive Director for Membership, Innovation, and Development at Advance HE. She is responsible for the current project revising the UKPSF.

Nicholas A. Bowman is the Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education at the University of Iowa

Laura Guiver is Monitoring and Evaluation Data Assistant at Nottingham Trent University

Mark Saunders is a Careers Adviser at Liverpool John Moores University.

Hadir Elshafay is a Lecturer in Academic Skills and Student Experience at the University of Sussex

Raquel Marques is Representation and Democracy Coordinator at City, University of London Students’​ Union

Ashley Storer-Smith is Student Voice Manager at the University of Nottingham SU

Alex Meredith is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University

Jennifer Leigh s Vice-Chair of WISC, the International Women In Supramolecular Chemistry Network

Chris Hoyle is a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst at University of Leeds

Umesh Desai is chair of AUDE, and Director of Estates at Nottingham Trent University

Alice Young is President at UCB Guild of Students

Seun Twins is President at Durham SU for 2021/22

Simon Connell is the Chief Executive Officer of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust

Matt Finn is a senior lecturer in human geography at the University of Exeter.

Alina Schartner is a Degree Programme Director at Newcastle University

Dr Robert James Crammond is a Senior Lecturer in Enterprise at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS).

Órla Meadhbh Murray is a Research Associate at Imperial College London’s Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship

Susan Lea is Vice Chancellor of the University of Hull

Paul Wiltshire is a parent and campaigner for in-person teaching

Susan Lea is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull.

Dave Radcliffe is Head of Policy, Funding, and Regulation at the University of Birmingham

Rachel Maxwell is Principal Advisor (Academic, Research and Consultancy) at Solutionpath

Ben Lewis is Director of Student Life at Cardiff University, Chair of AMOSSHE Wales, and Europe Director of the International Association of Student Affairs and Services

Joe Wiltshire is the founder at Keep It Real, a student led campaign calling for a return to in-person lectures

Nick Mount is Academic Director of the University of Nottingham Online

Marius Ostrowski is senior public policy researcher for ResPublica’s Lifelong Education Commission