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Ola Demkowicz is a Lecturer in Psychology of Education at the University of Manchester

Syahadah Shahril is Campaigns Officer at Arts SU

Ed Compson is an artist and facilitator, Royal College of Art 2020 graduate and co-founder of Pause or Pay UK.

Julie Walkling is the Director of Academic Partnerships at JS Group.

Maria Loades is a Senior Lecturer/Clinical Tutor at the University of Bath

Jayne Rowley is Executive Director of Jisc Student Services, Prospects.

Anne Marie Graham is Chief Executive of UKCISA.

Svetlana Solomonova is Architect Director at BDP.

Simon Hettrick is a Director of the Southampton Research Software Group at the University of Southampton.

Gemma Derrick is the Director of Research at the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University

Laura Burley is the Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Open University

Susanna Kalitowski is Head of Policy at University Alliance

Stephen Brown is emeritus professor of learning technologies at De Montfort University, a Fellow at the Centre for Distance Education, University of London, and director of the learning media design consultancy Hyperworks Ltd.

Shirley Pearce is the independent reviewer of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF).

Nankunda Katangaza is a Director and co-founder of Hook Tangaza.

Clare Adams is Director of Research and Insights at Handshake

Sian Dickie is the Education Officer at Newcastle University Students Union

Kerry Griffiths is a Research Fellow in the Sport Industry Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University

Sazana Jayadeva is a Research Fellow on the Eurostudents project.

Iain Cross is Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching at St Mary’s University, Twickenham.

Alina Congreve is an independent researcher with a background lecturing in sustainability and the built environment.

Jon Walker was previously the Director of Enterprise Development at Loughborough University

Tracy Bhamra is pro vice chancellor (enterprise) and professor of sustainable design at Loughborough University

Luke Myer is Policy and Public Affairs Officer at the QAA.

Bradley Talbot is a legal adviser at Alpha Academic Appeals

Bella Enoizi is a student at the University of Exeter

Steph Lomas is VP Education at UCLan SU 

Matt Jenner is Head of Learning at FutureLearn.

Paul Penn is a senior lecturer in psychology.

Mark Andrews is higher education lead (EMEA) at Adobe.

Jovan Byford is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University. He has published extensively on antisemitism, conspiracy theories and Holocaust remembrance.

Khalid Abumaye is VP Science & Technology at MDXSU

Nishtha Relan is VP Arts & Creative Industries at MDXSU

Gagandeep Kaur is MDXSU President

Peter Scott is Professor of Higher Education Studies at the UCL Institute of Education. He was the former Commissioner for Fair Access in Scotland, and a former vice chancellor of Kingston University.

Michael Mander is Communications Manager at EdTech start-up Unibuddy

Tim Shakespeare is research and innovation design manager at Zinc. 

Roni Bamber is professor emerita of higher education at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. 

Joshua Ellis is an adviser with Alpha Academic Appeals.

Larissa Kennedy is President of the National Union of Students

Rowan Fisher is a Policy Officer at Universities UK

Evelyn Wilson is the Director of TCCE (The Culture Capital Exchange) and co-director of NCACE (National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange).

Julie Lydon is the Chair of Universities Wales, and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Wales

Andrew Burn is a partner at KPMG.

Barry C Smith is director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study.

Vivienne Parry is a writer and broadcaster.

Julia Unwin is a leading thinker on civil society, and chair of the governing body at York St John University.

Parise Carmichael-Murphy is a PhD Education researcher at the University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Education.

Dennis Sherwood runs his own consultancy, Silver Bullet, specialising in all aspects of creativity and innovation. He is the author of many journal articles and blogs, and over recent years, he has been an active campaigner for the award of school exam grades that are reliable and trustworthy.

Bonnie Stewart is Assistant Professor of online pedagogy and workplace learning in the faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. 

David Hawkins is director of The University Guys

Nathan Abrams is Professor in Film at Bangor University in Wales. He researches, writes and broadcasts regularly (in Welsh and English) on transatlantic Jewish culture and history.

Ailsa Crum is Director of Membership, Quality Enhancement and Standards at QAA

Jo Swo is the Against Sexual Violence Project Co-ordinator at Goldsmiths Students’​ Union

Wayne Houlden is founder of Janison. 

Billy Bryan is a policy consultant at Technopolis-Group working in higher education and research policy.

Rebecca Teague is a PhD student at the University of Sussex.

Sarah Carter is the Policy and Public Affairs Officer within the Vice-Chancellor’s team at Bournemouth University. Previously she worked in widening participation as an Impact Analyst and as Policy Advisor within a FE quango.

Paula Karhunen is a board member at SYL, the Finnish National Union of Students

Anthony Sinnott is Access and Procurement Development Manager at the University of York 

Osaro Otobo is a Consulting Fellow for Halpin Partnership.

Laura Brown is Editor at Save the Student

Sarah Barr Miller is Head of Data Insight at UCAS Media. 

Stacey Young is a senior consultant at Canadian firm Fiona Deller & Associates. 

Nick Holland is Competition and Registration Manager at the Office for Students.

Dan Shaffer is a HE consultant specialising in admissions guidance, training and support

Amy Ross is a senior market analyst at The Knowledge Partnership.

David Roberts is chair and co-founder of The Knowledge Partnership.

Dave Kenworthy is director of digital services at CoSector, University of London. 

Chris Hall is a policy adviser in the higher education sector.

Just O’Brien is Executive Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes at Surrey Business School. He writes in a personal capacity.

Stephen Caddick is Pro-Vice-Provost (UK) and Professor of Chemical Biology at UCL.

David Baume is a higher education consultant and Fellow of the University of London Centre for Distance Education

Olly Norman is Student Activities Coordinator at Reading University Students’​ Union

Steve is the Executive Director e-infrastructure & Senior Information Risk Owner for Jisc

Will Stringer is a Development Consultant at NUS Scotland, working with Colleges across Scotland on the Scottish Funding Council supported Developing College Student Associations project.

Philip Hammond is Professor of Media & Communications at London South Bank University.

Simone Buitendijk is vice chancellor of the University of Leeds.

Megan Robertson is Vice President Welfare and Community at Bath Spa SU

Chris Howard is a critical psychologist at the University of Derby.

Louise Bunce is a Principal Lecturer for Student Experience at Oxford Brookes University.

Jane Montague is Discipline Lead for Psychology at the University of Derby.

Ellie Dommett is a Reader in Neuroscience at King’s College London.

Vanessa Parson is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sunderland.

Stephen Ellis is interim Dean of the Business and Management faculty at Regent’s University London.

Carl Senior is a Reader in Psychology at Aston University.

Liam McCabe is Policy Officer at Stand Alone

Kate Tapper is a leadership coach working with clients across Europe and the United States.

Nick Gray is a research associate in the Centre for Social Innovation at Teesside University.

Dionne Lee is PACE policy lead and Policy and Projects Manager at Teesside University.

Fiona Beveridge is executive pro vice chancellor for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Liverpool.

Dibyesh Anand is the Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster in London.

Deborah Husbands is a chartered psychologist and senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Westminster.

Matt McCallum is Director of Member Engagement for the Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA).

Paul Gentle is Academic Director at Invisible Grail

Will Green is a history student at the University of Leeds.

Gary Loke is Director of Knowledge, Innovation and Delivery at Advance HE.

Kulbir Shergill is Director of Social Inclusion at the University of Warwick.