Our Council represents UCAS' customers and other key stakeholders, and advises the Board of Trustees. Membership of the Council has been developed through formal nominations of key stakeholders and partners, by nominating organisations and bodies as supported and agreed by our Nominations Committee and Board of Trustees.
We have broad representation on the Council from across the higher education sector in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, as well as representation from the independent and state education sectors, from further education and from the NUS and student community. Our Council Chair is a nominee from the Committee of University Chairs.
We are now seeking individuals to join the council. You can find more about our vacancies here.
Members
Independent UCAS Council Chair
- David Lowen (Independent Governor and Chair of Leeds Beckett University; Deputy Chair of the CUC)
Representative Group Nominees
- UUK – Daniel Hurley, Policy Manager, Universities UK
- GuildHE – Lysandre de-la-Haye, Deputy Registrar, Newman University
- Independent HE – Amy Antonioni, Head of Student Services, Pearson College London
- AoC (Association of Colleges) – Alastair Wilson, Head of HE, South Devon College
- NUS (National Union of Students) –
- AELP (Association of Employment and Learning Providers) – Debbie Gardiner MBE, Board rep
- ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) – Eithne Hughes, Director of ASCL Cymru
- School Leaders Scotland –
- Careers and Enterprise Company – Nicola Hall, Director of Education
- Independent Schools Council – Dr Millan Sachania, Headmaster, Streatham and Clapham High School
- Sixth Form Colleges Association – Jim Grant, Principal, Cirencester College
- Academic Registrars Council – Stephen Wiggins, Chair of the ARC Admissions Practitioner Groups; Academic Registrar and Director of Student & Academic Administration, University of Portsmouth
- HELOA (HE Liaison Officers Association) – Jonny Atkinson, UK Chair of the HELOA, and Events Manager, University of Liverpool
- UKCISA (UK Council for International Student Affairs) – Dr Anthony Manning, Dean for Internationalisation, University of Kent
Advisory & Policy Group Chairs
- Providers Group – Dominic Davis, Head of Admissions, City University of London
- Advisers Group – Shoonagh Hubble, Careers and Higher Education Manager, Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
- Student Group – Wayne Gouro, Undergraduate Student at Oxford
- England Group – Brian Lutchmiah, Higher Education Partnerships and Inclusion Lead, Diversity and Ability
- Scottish Group – Rebecca Gaukroger, Director, Student Recruitment and Admissions, University of Edinburgh
- N. Irish Group – Roisin McEvoy, Head of Admissions, Queens Belfast University
- Welsh Group –
- International Group – Annie Brunt, Director of International Officer, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Conservatoires Group – Claire Jones, Deputy Registrar, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Open Recruitment
- Daniel Lally, Head of Business, Engagement & Growth
- Neil Coker, Principal & Assistant Chief Executive, Barnet & Southgate College
- Beth Linklater, Assistant Principal, Queen Mary's College
- Grace Cappy, Governance and Policy Manager, Coventry University Students’ Union
- Michelle Magee, Assistant Director of Admissions at Canterbury Christ Church University
- Prof. Richard Harvey, Academic Director of Admissions, University of East Anglia
- Jonathan Simons, Director and Head of the Education Practice, Public First
- Alison Train, Assistant Director, Leaps
- Nick Ratcliffe, Public Affairs Consultant, Moot Point Consulting
- Phil Warnock, Founder, Ginger Nut Media
- Zac Alderidge, Director of Qualifications and Assessment, NCFE
- Andrew Parkin, Principal, St Dominic’s Sixth Form College
- Patrick Allen, Principal of Foyle College, Londonderry
Key documents
UCAS Council terms of reference (51.58 KB)
Key dates
2022 UCAS Council meetings
- 17 February
- 14 June
- 15 September
- 17 November