| Professor Iwan Davies, Vice-Chancellor, Bangor University
Professor Iwan Davies was appointed as the eighth Vice-Chancellor of the University in its 135 year history. Professor Davies is a leading authority on International Commercial Law and has published extensively in Asset Finance, IP and Personal Property Law. A graduate of Aberystwyth, Cambridge and Cardiff Universities, he is a Barrister having been invited and called to the Bar for distinguished legal academic scholarship. He is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and also Visiting Fellow, Jesus College Oxford. Professor Davies is currently Chair of Global Wales and has a strong reputation for internationalisation, having developed successful initiatives and partnerships around the world. He holds a number of visiting Professor posts as well as other international appointments. He is a fluent Welsh speaker.
|
| Professor Julie Sanders, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle UniversityProfessor Julie Sanders became Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2018 having joined Newcastle University as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities and Social Sciences) in 2015. She has special responsibilities for academic strategy, the University's work and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Environmental Sustainability, as well as the Engagement and Place sub-strategy including its focus on social justice.
Julie obtained her first degree in English at Cambridge University and went on to study for a Masters and a PhD at the University of Warwick, during which time she studied on exchange at Ca'Foscari in Venice and at UC Berkeley. Her first lectureship was at Keele University in 1995 and she joined the University of Nottingham as Chair of English Literature and Drama in 2004. While at Nottingham she was Head of the School of English from 2010-13 and then seconded for two years to their Ningbo China joint venture campus as Vice Provost (Teaching and Learning). She is currently a trustee of Northern Stage.
|
| Beth Parkes, Postgraduate Research Student, University of BirminghamBeth Parkes is an ESRC funded PhD candidate in history at the University of Birmingham. Her thesis, Skin Deep: Beauty and Complexion in the Black Atlantic 1960-85, investigates complexion modification practices such as suntanning and skin bleaching among women in the U.K., U.S., and Jamaica from 1960-85. Beth has also undertaken projects in the Graduate School on student transition and as Westmere Scholar.
|
| Dr Anne Chappell, Divisional Lead, Department of Education, Brunel University London
Anne Chappell is Senior Lecturer and Divisional Lead in the Department of Education at Brunel University London. Her background is in education and sociology, with particular research interests in policy, professionals, students, and auto/biography. She has undertaken a number of research projects and published in areas such as teachers’ professional lives, the experiences of university students, and education for university staff. Anne is co-convener of the British Sociological Association (BSA) BSA Auto/Biography study group and co-editor of the recently published Palgrave Handbook of Auto/Biography. |
| Ellen McHugh, Lecturer in the Department of Education, Brunel University London
Ellen McHugh is a Lecturer in the Department of Education at Brunel University London. Her research interests lie in transnationalism, migration, belonging, welfare and young people. She has extensive experience of working with hard-to-reach groups, with a particular focus on student experience and retention.
|
| Melissa Hariz, Film Studies Student, Kingston University
Melissa has just completed a BA Hons Degree in Film Making at Kingston University. She is hardworking, dedicated, ambitious, and is passionate about inclusivity and diversity. She has been working for the inspire the future campaign for her 3 years at Kingston, and has benefitted from the student hardship fund, meaning that she understands the importance and value of helping students access HE as well as the barriers most commonly faced. She is keen to continue learning new skills at the same time as gaining more practical experience.
|
| Dr Emma Wainwright, Senior Tutor and Reader in the Department of Education, Brunel University London
Emma Wainwright is a Reader in the Department of Education at Brunel University London. Her research centres on the geographies and sociologies of education, training and welfare, and has been funded by the ESRC, British Academy, Money Advice Service and Barclays. Her research on student experience has been widely published, including that on student parents (in the British Educational Research Journal, Educational Review and Space and Polity), student success (in Population, Space and Place) and first-in-family students (in Educational Review). Emma is currently co-editor of the British Educational Research Journal.
|
| Dr Harriet Dunbar-Morris PFHEA, Dean of Learning and Teaching, Reader in Higher Education, University of PortsmouthAt Portsmouth Harriet is responsible for providing leadership in the enhancement and evaluation of the student experience. She champions the student voice, and facilitates partnership working, ensuring that student engagement is central to the University's activities. She recently led the revision of the Curriculum Framework which included embedding the Hallmarks of the Portsmouth Graduate within the curriculum. Other projects include Student Success, Personal Tutoring and Content Capture.
After completing her DPhil via the universities of Sussex and Toulouse, and following a postdoc in Psycholinguistics, Harriet undertook research in Higher Education at the University of Oxford. Post-Oxford, Harriet has held positions at UCAS, the 1994 Group, and the universities of Bath and Bradford. See www.harrietdm.com for more detail. Harriet tweets as @HE_Harriet.
|
| Doug Parkin, Principal Adviser in Learning and Teaching, Advance HEDoug Parkin is Principal Adviser for Leadership and Management at Advance HE, (formerly the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education). A specialist in both leadership development and educational development, working in the UK and extensively internationally, Doug was previously Head of Staff and Educational Development at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London). Alongside his passion for leadership development, Doug has also demonstrated a strong commitment to enhancing the quality of learning, teaching and assessment in Higher Education. He is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is the author of Leading Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Key Guide to Designing and Delivering Courses, which was published by Routledge in 2017. Doug was recently the project lead for the large-scale, rapid and generative project on Creating Socially Distanced Campuses and Education delivered by Advance HE for the sector.
|
| Dr Michelle Morgan, Independent Higher Education Student Experience ConsultantMichelle is a higher education consultant. Previously she was associate professor and associate dean of the student experience at Bournemouth University.
Michelle is extensively published in the area of supporting student diversity and improving the student learning experience at undergraduate and postgraduate taught level in, through and out of the student study journey. During her varied career, Michelle has been a Faculty Manager, Researcher and Academic. Michelle has over 50 publications and has presented over 100 national and international conference papers (including 40 keynotes and 30 invited papers).
Michelle was creator and PI/Project Lead of an innovative £2.7 million 11 university collaborative HEFCE grant looking at the study expectations and attitudes of postgraduate taught (PGT) students. The project report received praise from across the sector including UKCGE, OFFA, the HEA and the Engineering Professor’s Council. www.postgradexperience.org
Michelle is a Principal Fellow of the HEA, Fellow of the AUA and a Council member of UKCGE. For a second year, she is a judge on The Guardian University awards panel.
|
| Mary Curnock Cook OBE, Chair of Trustees, The Access Project
Mary Curnock Cook is an independent education expert serving in a non-executive capacity on a number of Boards. From 2010-2017, Mary was Chief Executive of UCAS. Earlier in her career she held executive and non-executive positions in the education, hospitality, food and biotech sectors. She Chairs the governing body of the Dyson Institute, and the Access Project which helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds progress to top-tier universities. She is a Council member at the Open University, a non-exec Director at the Student Loans Company and the London Interdisciplinary School, and is a Trustee at multi-academy trust, United Learning and HEPI, the Higher Education Policy Institute. She is Network Chair for Emerge Education, the leading edtech investor in Europe as well as advising a number of edtech start-ups. Mary has an MSc from London Business School and was awarded an OBE in 2000. She is an honorary Fellow of Birkbeck, Goldsmiths and the University of Wolverhampton, and has an honorary doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire.
|
| Nadia Ahmed, Welfare and Student Equality Officer, Newcastle University Students' Union
Nadia graduated from Newcastle University with an English Literature degree. She is passionate about equality for underrepresented groups and the mental well-being of students, these are her priorities in all the work that she does.
|
| Professor Peter Francis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Northumbria UniversityWith over twenty years’ experience, Professor Peter Francis’ career spans all aspects of academia, from learning and teaching to research and enterprise. His extensive experience regionally and nationally, which includes acting as a Senior Advisor to the Home Office, means that he is extremely well placed to help shape the academic agenda for a university that is research rich, business engaged and known for its academic excellence.
Since joining Northumbria University in January 1994, Professor Francis has shaped the development of the University’s criminology curriculum and provision. By developing a discipline from the ground up, Professor Francis gained invaluable experience in creating courses that are research informed but remain relevant to external employers, and that offer a high quality student learning experience.
As well as lecturing, Professor Francis has worked in a variety of posts across the university including Head of Department (Arts), Head of Department (Social Sciences), Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), and Associate Dean (Academic) giving him a breadth of knowledge and invaluable insight into the need to support student engagement at all stages of their journey. He was appointed to his current post on the 1st November 2013.
|
| Tom Lowe, Centre for Student Engagement Manager, University of WinchesterTom is the Head of Student Engagement and Employability where he leads the University’s careers, student development and extra-curricular opportunities, staffing and strategies relating to fostering student success at Winchester. Tom is also the Vice Chair (Acting) for the international network RAISE (Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement) and the programme leader for the MA in Student Engagement in Higher Education, working at the cutting edge of Student Engagement in international Higher Education.
Prior to August 2017, Tom was the Project Manager for REACT (Realising Engagement through Active Culture Transformation), where he facilitated collaborative development between 16 universities on the subject of Student Engagement in educational developments. Tom has recently published a co-edited book "A Handbook for Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theory into Practice" which offers an array of case studies of best practice, sector commentaries and critical reflections on engaging students in educational developments.
|
| |
| Maisha Islam, Student Engagement Research and Projects Officer, University of Winchester
Maisha Islam is the Student Engagement Research and Projects
Officer at the University of Winchester, alongside studying for an EdD. Maisha
has worked and published in the area of BAME and Muslim student experience in
Higher Education, which is where her main research interests lie. More
recently, Maisha has received a Good Practice Grant from AdvanceHE to produce a
‘What Works?’ case study about how universities can better foster a sense of
belonging for Muslim students, as well as sitting on the UUK-AdvanceHE staff
panel looking to develop guidance for universities to tackle racial harassment.
|
