Change Agents’ Network Conference 2023

Kingston University

Tamara Reid is Inclusive Curriculum Consultant Programme Lead at Kingston University, where she supports the development of an inclusive curriculum through student-staff partnership. She has worked previously at both the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Bath in supporting student success, student engagement and curriculum development with a strong focus on inclusion. The Inclusive Curriculum Consultant Programme allows students to be involved in the development of curricula, share their voices and perspectives, working in partnership with staff. Tamara recognises partnership as empowerment and will share her reflections from the programme.

Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc)

Liam is managing director of higher education and research at Jisc and leads HE member engagement through and with Jisc’s account management team. Alongside his role as managing director, he is responsible for Jisc’s digital content and software negotiations, its provision of discovery services and its work in open research. He has a particular interest in the development of partnerships and collaborations at Jisc to improve access to knowledge and information to support education and research.

Helen Barefoot University of Hertfordshire

Helen is Interim Director of Learning and Teaching and has responsibility for leading professional development activity for academic staff. She is a very strong advocate of inclusive practice and has introduced and lead University wide work on addressing awarding gaps, including student partnership work with our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Student Advocates. She worked extensively on technology enhanced learning, and assessment and feedback projects, and is connecting that work with that of inclusive practice.

University of Portsmouth

Tom Lowe is a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, where his research includes student engagement in development of education, embedding employability into the curriculum and belonging. Prior to this Tom was the Head of Student Engagement and Employability at Winchester, where he led the University’s student development, internationalisation and extra-curricular opportunities, staffing and strategies relating to fostering student success. Tom is experienced in the practicalities surrounding student engagement in quality assurance, learning and teaching, University governance and Students' Unions, as well as student involvement in extra-curricular activities and overcoming barriers to student success through inclusive practice.