Meet the Education Strategy Team
Meet the Education Strategy Team
The Education Strategy Team lead the University's strategy for education, and oversee the implementation of the programme of activities to achieve its goals
Professor Lorenzo Frigerio
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Lorenzo holds responsibility for maintaining and enhancing excellent standards of teaching and learning across the broad spectrum of the University’s foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate provision. He leads our commitment to access and participation, to employability and to continuing to improve student satisfaction.
Professor Rebecca Freeman
Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Beccy leads on the student success, access, engagement and experience elements of Warwick's Education and Student Experience Strategy and works across departments to drive forward Warwick's inclusive education approach. She co-chairs the Student Success Subcommittee with the Students Union Vice President (Sports) and nationally, the Russell Group Student Success Network.
Professor Andy Clark
Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Policy)
Andy leads on championing undergraduate studies across the University, as well as developing education policy. He Chairs both the Institutional Board of Examiners and the Academic Regulations and Policy Review Panel. Along with Will Curtis he co-chairs the Quality and Standards Subcommittee and Curriculum Approval Panel. His academic focus is the organic chemistry of free radicals, medicinal chemistry and the preparation of sustainable materials generated from biomass.
Professor Georgia Kremmyda
Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
Georgia provides strategic academic leadership across the University on learning, teaching, curriculum, assessment and educational innovation, and provides leadership to our institutional teams that support educational practice and innovation. She co-chairs the Learning and Teaching Subcommittee with the Students’ Union Vice-President (Education), working with our community of educators and students to co-create and embed effective and innovative educational practices.
Professor Will Curtis
Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Quality and Standards)
Will has responsibility for the University's education quality and standards and its breadth of collaborative provision. Will chairs the University's Education Partnerships Oversight Panel and Apprenticeship Oversight Panel. He is co-chair of the Quality and Standards Subcommittee and Curriculum Approval Panel. His academic focus is education and lifelong learning and he leads in areas of civic engagement and flexible curriculum, learning and teaching.
Adam Child
Academic Registrar (Director, Education Group)
Adam is responsible for services supporting the whole student journey comprising Education Policy & Quality, Student Administrative Services, Student Opportunity, Widening Participation, Outreach, Admission, Doctoral College, Student Complaints & Academic Casework, and Flexible and Online Learning.
Dan Derricott
Director of Education Policy and Quality
Dan leads the Education Policy and Quality's teams responsible for quality assurance and enhancement, academic governance, curriculum management, educational policy, and external compliance. He works closely with the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) to provide overall leadership to the University's Education and Student Experience Strategy, and with the Vice-Chancellor and University Secretary to lead the work of the Senate and its connection to the wider governance of the University.
Lee Griffin
Academic Director (Postgraduate Taught)
Lee promotes the interests of taught Postgraduate students and the development of an improved framework for postgraduate study at Warwick. Working with colleagues from departments and students across all programmes, he ensures that Warwick maintains and further improves its position as a leading provider of postgraduate education. Lee is also the Education Strategy Team lead on Academic Integrity.
Professor Letizia Gramaglia
Head of Academic Development
Leti represents the Academic Development Centre (ADC) to ensure that their work is aligned to the Education Strategy. She is an experienced leader in Higher Education with a strong track record of influencing educational strategy, policy and practices at local and international levels. She has been recognised as a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE (PFHEA) and National Teaching Fellow (NTF).
Professor Jonathan Hickman-Heron
Academic Director (Postgraduate Research)
Jonny leads and supports all aspects of PGR life at Warwick, from recruitment to graduation and beyond. His focus is protecting and growing our PGR student numbers, enhancing the quality of research degree programmes, improving our institutional reputation in the sector and leading initiatives to improve the training and development opportunities for students and supervisors. He works closely with the Warwick Doctoral College and co-chairs the Postgraduate Research Subcommittee. He continues to work with IATL as Director of Engagement.
Associate Professor Jessica Humphreys
Director of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy
Jess is the Director of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA), the UK's first institutional academy of educators for staff and students dedicated to advancing learning and teaching excellence. WIHEA fosters inclusive partnerships and supports the education and student experience strategy, embedding innovative approaches to learning and teaching.
Roberta Wooldridge Smith
Deputy Academic Registrar & Director of Student Opportunity
Roberta leads Student Opportunity which focuses on the enhancement of the University’s co-curricular offer to students, led predominantly by institutional Education & Student Experience and International Strategies. Roberta co-chairs the International Education Working Group, and leads on physical and digital mobility, international volunteering, international employer engagement and programmes including the Warwick Award, Intercultural Communication, TeamWork, Warwick Volunteers, Warwick in Africa and Thrive. Student Opportunity works with students to support students’ skills development and career orientation, work experience and placement activity and broader personal development.
Dr David Lees
Dean of Students
David Lees heads up the Dean of Students Office, providing strategic leadership of personal tutoring and the enhancement of the student experience. Engaging closely with colleagues across the University, and more widely within the UK, he works to ensure that academic pastoral support at Warwick sector-leading, supporting both academic outcomes and the wellbeing of students.
Professor Elena Riva
Director of IATL
Elena is the Head of Department at IATL (Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning) and in this role she leads cross-faculty educational innovation, interdisciplinary modules and student research programmes.
Paul Blagburn
Head of Widening Participation and Social Mobility
Paul leads Warwick's work on Widening Participation and Social Mobility, shaping the Access and Participation Plan and strategies that support underrepresented students throughout their journey. He heads a high-performing team focused on access, success, evaluation, and outreach, working in close partnership with academic departments and professional services to embed equity and inclusion across the student experience.
Adele Browne
Director of Student Experience
Adele leads initiatives to enhance the student experience, taking a user-focused, collaborative approach to improving infrastructure, services, support and communications. Adele co-leads the Education and Student Experience Strategy workstream 'Confident, Healthy and Inclusive Student Communities' with the Dean of Students, introducing new, more coherent resources and support for student transitions across the entire student journey. Some current projects and direct responsibilities of Adele's team are focused on international student support, mature student experience, living off campus strategy, creation of The Nook (campus), Welcome Week review, the Together at Warwick extra-curricular programme, Compassionate Communications, and establishing the student voice platform Unitu. All work seeks to be founded in the student voice and led cross-institutionally with relevant teams, both academic departments and professional services. Adele founded the 500-strong Professional Services Excellence Network, which runs sessions throughout the year supporting staff at all grades to develop networks, knowledge, skills and contextual understanding, so as to better support our students. Adele has a first degree in French with African and Asian Studies, an MBA from the University of Sussex and is MSP trained. She worked as an EFL teacher for seven years in Spain and Brazil before beginning her career in Higher Education in the UK. Over 25 years she has progressed through a series of roles with student engagement at the heart, including outbound study abroad, work placements, graduate careers and now the breadth of the student experience.
Rachel Davis
Director of Warwick Enterprise
As Director of Warwick Enterprise, Rachel leads the education portfolio for innovation and entrepreneurship across the University of Warwick. This includes growth and integration of curricula and co-curricula provision as well as graduate start-up as a viable career option, and broader support for alumni. As part of the senior leadership team for the Innovation Group, Rachel also leads the CreaTeach innovation initiative and Creative Futures Portfolio, ensuring Warwick can supercharge regional economic growth and impact for the Creative and Digital Sector across Coventry, Warwickshire and the West Midlands.
Marta Guerriero
Head of Global Sustainable Development
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Sam Hardy
Director of Flexible and Online Learning
Sam Hardy is Warwick's Director of Flexible and Online Learning and helps drive the University's Flexible Futures strategy. Sam works with colleagues to make learning more flexible and inclusive, covering everything from online courses to work-based learning and apprenticeships. A big part of the role is supporting teams to use technology effectively and create pathways that fit the needs of different learners. Sam also works with external partners to help place Warwick at the forefront of regional skills needs and lifelong learning and ensure our teaching responds to the changing world of work.
Debbi Marais
Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International Education)
As Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International Education), Debbi Marais brings a strategic focus on enhancing global engagement, international student experience, and transnational education. She champions innovative teaching, reflective practice, and the integration of technology-enhanced learning (TEL), while embedding employability, diversity, and global citizenship into the curriculum. Debbi is a strategic and values-driven academic leader at Warwick Medical School, holding a Chair in Health Sciences Education and is a Principal Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), recognised for her sustained and effective strategic leadership in enhancing teaching quality and student learning.
Karen Simecek
Deputy Chair of Faculty of Social Sciences (Education)
Karen Simecek is the Deputy Chair of the Faculty of Social Sciences for Education and an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department. In addition to chairing the Faculty Education Committee, Karen’s work focuses on employability and co-creation approaches to pedagogy. Previously, as Director of Student Experience and Progression for the Philosophy Department, Karen developed expertise in assessment and feedback, student engagement, and strategies for enhancing employability and skills at the departmental level. Karen also contributed to the AQA Subject Benchmark Statement for Philosophy, leading the development of its employability section.
Chris Anderson
Senior PA to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Chris works as a Senior PA to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), providing high-level administrative and organisational support. This role involves managing complex schedules, coordinating strategic meetings, and ensuring seamless communication across academic and professional services teams.
Alijah Taha
Students' Union President
The Students' Union President's role is to make sure students' education experience at Warwick is the best it can possibly be. Alijah will work with staff and students across the University to ensure that the student voice is heard, and that student interests are at the centre of everything the University does. He will support and collaborate with Course Reps and Part-Time Officers to achieve real, positive change, and lead campaigns tackling the education issues at Warwick and beyond.
Ananya Sreekumar
Students' Union Vice President for Education
As Vice President for Education, Ananya hopes to improve the education experience for all students, push for accessibility within education, and ensure every student has fair opportunities here at Warwick. A key priority in her manifesto is a strong commitment to Decolonisation within Higher Education - working to challenge colonial legacies, promoting inclusive teaching practices, and advocating for a learning environment that reflects and respects diverse perspectives and histories.
Maanya Raju
Students' Union Vice President Postgraduate
As the Postgraduate Officer, Maanya represents the interests of students, to make sure their experience at Warwick is the best it can possibly be. Maanya will work with staff and students across the University to ensure that the student voice is heard, and the student interests are at the heart of everything the University does.