Academic Registrar and Team

	Academic Registrar Adam Child Adam started his higher education career at the Higher Education Academy (now Advance HE) shortly after graduating from the University of York. He then spent six years at Lancaster, initially as an Assistant Registrar before moving into a role supporting the Vice-Chancellor and the senior management team. In 2017, Adam moved to Bournemouth University as Head of Academic Quality before becoming Academic Registrar at Surrey in 2020. At Surrey he had responsibility for quality assurance, academic governance, assessment processes, student records (inclusive of statutory returns and UKVI), programme support, student timetabling, fees and funding, appeals, complaints and discipline. Email: adam.child@warwick.ac.uk
	Departmental Administrator Alison Stephen Alison joined the Academic Registrar's Office in October 2009 as ARO Office Co-ordinator and PA to the Academic Registrar. She previously worked in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office for five years and prior to that spent 15 years at Barclays Bank as a senior PA. Alison now works as a Departmental Administrator for the Education Group & Governance, Assurance & Risk Group. Email: alison.stephen @warwick.ac.uk Telephone: 024 765 75683
	Personal Assistant Michelle O'Keeffe Michelle started work in the Academic Registrar’s Office in September 2016 as PA to the Academic Registrar. She joined the University in 1992 and worked as Personal Assistant to the University Secretary before moving to the Learning and Development Centre. She joined the Executive Office as Personal Assistant in 2005 supporting the Vice-Chancellor and in 2014 she became PA to two Pro-Vice-Chancellors. Email: AcademicRegistrar@warwick.ac.uk Telephone: 024 765 75679
	Director of Student Opportunity Vacancy
	Director of Flexible and Online Learning Dr Sam Hardy Following the completion of a PhD in viral immunology, Sam trained in technology transfer and established a University of Warwick spin-out company to commercialise academic research. This entrepreneurial foundation led to a series of leadership roles within the University and amongst regional partners, with a primary focus on business and regional engagement. In 2016, Sam co-authored the Strategic Economic Plan for the Coventry & Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership. It was during this period that he developed a particular interest in the role of skills provision as a catalyst for economic development, specifically regarding widening participation and access to education through degree apprenticeships. Since 2021, Sam has served as the Director of the Flexible and Online Learning Division within the Education Group. In this role, he leads the teams responsible for the strategic development and delivery of the University’s flexible learning portfolio. His remit encompasses digital and blended learning, work-based education, and the continued expansion of the University’s apprenticeship programmes, ensuring the institution is prepared for the implementation of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). Email: Samuel.A.Hardy@warwick.ac.uk Telephone: 024 765 75497
	Director of Student Experience & Engagement Adele Browne Adele joined Warwick in May 2022 to lead the newly formed Student Experience Division, focussed on driving up the inclusion of diverse student groups in the wider Warwick experience through collaborative review and re-design of services and opportunities. Adele’s career in Higher Education started at the University of Sussex in 2001, where she managed international exchange programmes and industrial placements for thirteen years, before moving to De Montfort University as Head of Placements and later Head of Graduate Success. In all roles she has held a central responsibility for increasing student engagement and providing effective individualised support. Email: Adele.Browne@warwick.ac.uk
	Director of Education Operations Dan Derricott Dan leads the Education Policy and Quality division’s work as custodians of the University’s academic regulations and policy on behalf of the Senate, as enablers of quality assurance and enhancement processes that drive continuous improvement in education, and in coordinating the implementation of the University’s Education Strategy. As a senior member of the Education Executive and the university’s lead on academic governance, Dan has specific responsibility for ensuring our internal governance and quality assurance systems enable the successful delivery of university strategy and secure our on ongoing compliance with external regulatory requirements. He also leads for Warwick on our partnership with University College Birmingham, which is using the collective power of our two universities to unlock the potential of learners across the West Midlands. Dan has experience across the sector from substantive roles at UCL, the University of Leicester and the University of Lincoln, as well as board director and committee roles with QAA and the funding councils in England (HEFCE, now OfS) and Wales (HEFCW). Dan remains active as an external reviewer of universities and quality assurance agencies (ENQA) across Europe and as Chair of Governors at a large primary school in Leicester. Email: Dan.Derricott@warwick.ac.uk Telephone: 024 765 74034
	Head of Admissions Dr Elizabeth Hough Liz has worked at Warwick since 2013 and returned to her role as Head of Admissions (a post she previously held in 2016-17) in December 2019. Prior to this, she worked in the Strategy Group as Assistant Director of Professional Services Strategic Reform and Senior Assistant Registrar with responsibility for institutional-level strategic projects. Liz has also worked as an Assistant Registrar in University Governance and in the Graduate School on student experience and development. She holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Princeton University. Email: Elizabeth.Hough@warwick.ac.uk Telephone: 024 765 73633
	Dean of Students David Lees In his new role as Dean of Students, David leads on personal tutoring and academic support across the institution. David heads up the Dean of Students Office, a team of academic and professional services staff who work together towards continually improving the academic support systems in place at Warwick. Along with the President of the Students’ Union, David co-chairs the Students’ Union-University Liaison Group. David was most recently the Deputy Chair (Education) for the Faculty of Arts, having previously worked as the Deputy Dean of Students and Faculty Senior Tutor for Social Sciences. David has also recently been the Deputy Head of Modern Languages. His research interests are modern European history and politics. David has previously been a Fellow of Warwick International Higher Education Academy and is currently a Senior Fellow of WIE. In 2019, he won a Warwick Award for Personal Tutoring Excellence. Email: d.w.lees@warwick.ac.uk