contributors

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

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 a Professor at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 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

Simon Thomson is Professor of Hybrid Learning at the University of Manchester.

Anthony Painter is Director of Policy and External Affairs at the Chartered Management Institute, overseeing research, policy, and external relations.

Beth Sennett is a Learning Designer and Specialist Study Skills Tutor at Falmouth University

Nicola Watchman-Smith is Acting Director of Student Learning and Academic Registry at Teesside University

Bess Mayhew is Director at Purpose Union

Bashir Makhoul is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University for the Creative Arts

Dain Son Robinson is a sustainability specialist in Moorhouse’s Sustainability Team.

Anna Taylor is Executive Director at The Food Foundation

Philip Pothen is Director of Engagement at the University of Kent

Amy Illson is Research Coordinator at Leicester SU

Ebony Harding is Liberation and Inclusion Advisor at Leicester SU

Nic Farmer is Liberation Officer at Leicester SU

Amy Zile is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of East Anglia

Chavan Kissoon is a Lecturer in Digital Education at the University of Lincoln

Agnieszka Rydzik is an Associate Professor of Tourism and Work at the University of Lincoln

Samar Aad is an Assistant Professor at the Adnan Kassar Business School at the Lebanese American University.

Mariann Hardey a Professor of Business and Computing at Durham University.

Vanessa Dodd, Head of Education Research and Evaluation at Staffordshire University.

Annabel Kiernan is Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) at Staffordshire University.

Nicole Mennell is the Sanctuary Programme Manager at King’s College London

Charles Knight is Assistant Director, Knowledge and Innovation at Advance HE

Mike Ewen is head of the Teaching Excellence Academy at the University of Hull

Sam Illingworth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement at Edinburgh Napier University

Maryam Taher is University of Sanctuary coordinator at City of Sanctuary

Florence Reedy is Researcher at AdvanceHE.

Sarah Atkinson is Chief Executive Officer of the Social Mobility Foundation

Patricia Ambrose is the Director of the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers.

Kevin McStravock is Lead Policy Officer (Nations and Europe) at QAA

Hugh Simpson is Chief Executive and Registrar of the Architects Registration Board

Kate Cuthbert is Pedagogic Projects Development Manager at Staffordshire University.

Sue Lee (SFHEA) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Staffordshire Centre of Learning and Pedagogic Practice.

Blessed Pepple is Partner Engagament Executive at Vygo

Obinna Okereke is Project Manager, Student Experience at Coventry University

Jack Ballingham is a member of the Labour Party’s National Policy Forum

Darryll Bravenboer is director of apprenticeships and professor of higher education and skills at Middlesex University

Jonathan Silver is Senior Research Fellow, University of Sheffield

Adam Leaver is Professor of Accounting & Society, University of Sheffield

Richard Goulding is Research Associate in Urban Political Economy, University of Sheffield

Kevin McStravock is the Lead Policy Officer (Nations and Europe) for QAA

Mary McHarg is the Activities & Engagement Officer at Students’ Union UCL

Debayan Dey is the Academic Officer at The University of York Students’ Union

Pierrick Roger is the former Union President at The University of York Students’ Union

Ryan Dunleavy is a Partner at Harcus Parker 

Daniel Keirs is Head of Journal Strategy and Performance at IOP Publishing

Karen Ross is Professor of Gender and Media at Newcastle University

Julianne K. Viola is a social scientist at the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS) at Imperial College London

Fiona Goodwin is interim CEO at EAUC.

Jules Singh is the Community Living Officer for the University of Birmingham.

Jenny Gladstone is Research Policy Manager (EDI) and Strategic Research Development Manager at the University of Oxford

Richard Harrison is Deputy Secretary at the University of York, but is writing in a personal capacity

Beth Craigie is the Public Affairs and Policy Manager at the University of East London.

Mark Gatto is a Lecturer in Critical Organisation Studies at Northumbria University.

Ana Lopes is a Senior Lecturer in Work and Employment at Newcastle University

Angela Halston is a Senior Policy and Engagement Officer at Independent Higher Education

Eve Lewis is Director of sparqs

James is Operations Coordinator at Wonkhe

Liam Carson is Postgraduate Diversity Lead Officer for PGR Contextual Admissions at the University of Leeds