A note about the speaker:
Debbie McVitty is Head of Policy for the National Union of Students. She leads a team of policy staff to inform the national policy debate within the student movement and ensure students’ views, experiences and voices are represented in national and local policy decision-making. Debbie is also responsible for the Student Engagement Partnership, an NUS-hosted project to enhance student engagement in partnership with the higher education sector in England. Debbie’s background is in higher education policy and educational development, particularly postgraduate academic development, widening participation and fair access and learning and teaching practice. She is a member of the OFFA Advisory Group, the HEFCE Research and Knowledge Exchange Strategic Advisory Committee and HEA, ECU and HECSU Boards. Debbie holds a doctorate in English Literature from the University of Oxford and is currently registered on a PhD programme in Higher Education Research, Evaluation and Enhancement at Lancaster University.