Leadership Foundation

Since 2004, Robin has been seconded half-time to the Leadership Foundation as Director, Strategy, Research and International. In these roles, she is responsible for contributing to and having oversight of the Leadership Foundation’s overall strategy, for commissioning research on leadership, management and governance and for developing the Leadership Foundation’s international strategy, working with colleagues and Associates in Leadership Foundation, with HEIs and with wider stakeholder groups. She also holds the position of Professor of Higher Education at Kingston University which she joined in July 2007. Prior to that Robin was at the University of Surrey.

Management:
Robin has undertaken a range of roles including head of a large continuing education centre, head of a national policy group, member of senior management teams and university committees.

Academic:

• Teaching on EdD and PhD programmes
• Research (specialist areas: quality management, assurance and enhancement; borderless higher education, trans-national, private and not-for-profit higher education; leadership and leadership development; higher education governance)
• Consultancy on national and international policy and change agendas in higher educations (including management development work for UK and international universities)
• Governance:
  
• Chair of Governance Committee and member of Board of Governors, Southampton Solent University (2001-04)
• Independent member of Roehampton University Council (2006-present)
• Member of Governing Council, Society for Research in Higher Education

Strategic (national and international):

• Former Director of the Quality Enhancement Group, HEQC and Development Director, QAA (1993-98)
• Consultant to UUK on the establishment of the Leadership Foundation (2002-03)
• Director, Strategy, Research and International of Leadership Foundation from 2004
• Consultant to SCOP (now GuildHE) on Effective Governance (2002-03)
• External expert to ACU on Leadership Development in Commonwealth Universities (2003)
• Member of UNESCO Global Forum Task Force on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications (from 2003)
• Member of Advisory Board, Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (from 2006)

Leadership Development:
With Tom Kennie, Robin has co-designed and directed the Top Management Programme since its inception in 1999. She has been involved in a range of leadership development work over the past 15 years including:

• Evaluation and surveys of national and international leadership development programmes and provision
• Leadership development programmes for Heads of Department, Deans and professional service managers in a range of universities and colleges
• Facilitation of governor away-days and effectiveness reviews of governance

As Director of International and UK Projects, David’s role is to extend the international work of the Leadership Foundation in the UK and overseas, both for the benefit of the Leadership Foundation’s members and where possible, align it more closely with initiatives of the UK Government and international donor bodies. On the national front he will be seeking to develop further the quantity and quality of consultancy interventions.

Prior to joining the Leadership Foundation David was the Founding Registrar and acting Chief Executive of the British University in Dubai. He previously held the posts of Registrar and Secretary of the University of Hull and Secretary of the University of Huddersfield.

Hannah works with the international team to develop and manage international projects and programmes.

Hannah has previously worked as the Manager of International Initiatives at the Tate Gallery, and at the Museum of London, as well at Mind Harrow and as a freelance exhibition curator.