Mohammed Ansar
Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 7169
Email: m.ansar@bham.ac.uk
Ansar organises the Raising Aspirations in Secondary Education Programme (RAISE) which includes a number of activities aimed at years 7 to 11 students such as subject-specific lectures as well as quizzes and conferences. He also runs Aspiration Raising Days for school groups on campus, delivers presentations in schools and attends higher education and careers fairs. Ansar is also responsible for the Academic Enrichment Programme (AEP), a Year 12 residential programme in August for students living in the Midlands area, and the Higher Education Insight Programme, a summer residential for students based outside the Midlands area.
Shaheen Barkat
Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 9017
Email: s.barkat@bham.ac.uk
Shaheen is responsible for the development and delivery of the outreach evaluation strategy to assess impact and evidence what works in widening access to higher education, and to facilitate a culture of continual improvement. Shaheen also has a key role in the development and delivery of the broader institutional evaluation strategy across the widening participation student lifecycle for the evaluation of our activity and the delivery of our widening participation targets.
Emily Birkett
Assistant Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 415 8745
Email: e.p.birkett@bham.ac.uk
Emily works on the Access to Birmingham (A2B) scheme as well as the Routes to the Professions (R2P) programme for Year 12 students who aspire to study subjects such as Medicine, Dentistry and Engineering. She is part of a team that delivers support for young adult carers at the University and is the main contact for the Sarah Hawkins Award. Emily also runs campus visits for students in Years 7-13 and delivers talks to help raise awareness of higher education options for young people across the West Midlands.
Elizabeth Chandler
Head of Outreach (Operations)
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8599
Email: e.chandler@bham.ac.uk
Lizzie is responsible for the University’s strategy for outreach work related to the widening participation and fair access agenda. Lizzie manages a team of Outreach Officers whose activities include the Access to Birmingham scheme and a comprehensive programme of outreach work with schools in the West Midlands. This includes campus visits, progressive programmes of intervention with specific target cohorts, student mentoring, residential activity, work with teachers and advisors, transition activity preparing young people for higher education study, and subject enrichment activity. Outreach activity is with students from Year 6 to sixth form.
Claire Churchill
Outreach Manager
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 6603
Email: c.s.churchill@bham.ac.uk
Claire oversees a range of outreach initiatives including several Pathways to Birmingham programmes (such as Access to Birmingham and Inspired@Birmingham), masterclasses, school visits and work with care leavers and young carers. Claire manages a team of staff who lead and deliver a range of activity aimed at supporting the progression of young people into higher education.
Janet Hadley
Outreach Administrator
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 6722
Email: j.hadley@bham.ac.uk
Janet provides administrative support to the Access to Birmingham scheme and is the first point of contact for queries from students and teachers. Janet also supports the Head of Outreach and Outreach Officers in their activities, with particular responsibility for the office finance administration.
Lucy Hall
Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 4020
Email: l.hall@bham.ac.uk
Lucy is responsible for managing the recruitment, training and placement of undergraduate student mentors in local schools. She is also the programme lead for the national Realising Opportunities programme at the University of Birmingham, a unique collaboration of leading, research intensive universities, to promote fair access and social mobility of students from underrepresented groups in higher education. Lucy is also one of the lead officers on the Forward Thinking programme, a progressive programme of activity for pupils in Years 8-11.
Ester Hill
Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8039
Email: e.h.hill@bham.ac.uk
Ester works with pupils from as young as Years 5 and 6, introducing higher education to them through our Primary Engagement Programme, through to Years 12 and 13. Ester also gives talks in schools and hosts school and college visits to campus. She also oversees our Forward Thinking Programme and runs the University’s UniFest and Your Future – Your Choice Year 10 summer residentials.
Ellie Hinds
Assistant Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 415 8745
Email: e.k.hinds@bham.ac.uk
Ellie works on Access to Birmingham, Mentoring and the Forward Thinking programmes. She is part of a team that delivers support for care leavers considering application to the University and currently studying here. Ellie is the second point of contact for our care leaver initiatives. She also runs campus visits for students in years 7-13 and delivers talks to help raise awareness of higher education options for young people across the West Midlands.
Andrew Hunter
Assistant Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 415 9102
Email: a.hunter.2@bham.ac.uk
Andrew works on the Access to Birmingham scheme, Realising Opportunities and Year 10 summer schools. He also provides support to the broader Pathways to Birmingham umbrella. He is part of a team that delivers support for refugees considering application to the University and is a contact for the Article 26 Award. Andrew also runs campus visits for students in Years 7-13 and delivers talks to help raise awareness of higher education options for young people across the West Midlands.
Karen Livingston
Outreach Administrator
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8332
Email: k.j.livingston@bham.ac.uk
Karen provides administrative support and assists in the organisation of the Academic Enrichment Programme, National Access Summer School and the Routes to the Professions programmes. She also supports with all campus visits and is the first point of contact for queries from schools.
Sarah Madsen
Outreach Administrator
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 7693
Email: s.l.madsen@bham.ac.uk
Sarah provides finance and administrative support to the team of Outreach Officers, manages the evaluation, monitoring and reporting of the team’s activities, and administers the mentoring schemes. She maintains outreach contacts in local schools and colleges and is also responsible for managing stock of promotional and marketing materials.
Alice McGowan
Assistant Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 7801
Email: a.v.mcgowan@bham.ac.uk
Alice works on the Access to Birmingham scheme, Inspired@Birmingham, and the Year 12 residentials National Access Summer School and Academic Enrichment Programme. She is the single point of contact for students who have experience of public care and are considering applying to the University. Alice also runs campus visits for students in Years 7-13, delivers talks and attends fairs to help raise awareness of higher education options for young people across the West Midlands.
Clare O'Driscoll
Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8489
Email: c.odriscoll@bham.ac.uk
Clare is a main contact for the University’s Access to Birmingham scheme, which aims to increase the diversity of the student body by increasing access and progression into the University for students from underrepresented groups. She also leads another of the University’s Pathways to Birmingham programmes, Inspired@Birmingham, which works to support Year 12 students with the decision making processes around applying to university by providing insights into academic study, student life and career pathways for university graduates.
Clare organises a series of masterclasses in the autumn term designed to stimulate enquiry about university learning and broaden knowledge in a range of subjects areas for school students in Years 8 to 13. She also organises campus visits and gives presentations in local state schools to help raise awareness and aspiration for university study for pupils in years 7-13.
Gail Rothnie, MBE
Head of Outreach
Phone: +44 (0)121 415 8545
Email: g.h.rothnie@bham.ac.uk
Gail is responsible for the University’s strategy for outreach work related to the widening participation and fair access agenda. She also works with other colleagues across the University involved in the widening participation student lifecycle.
Gail works with Elizabeth Chandler (Head of Outreach Operations) in managing the Outreach team which has a wide range of activities with students from Year 6 to sixth form. Activities include Pathways to Birmingham and a comprehensive programme of outreach work with schools in the West Midlands including campus visits, progressive programmes of intervention with specific target cohorts, student mentoring, residential activity, work with teachers and advisors, transition activity preparing young people for higher education study, and subject enrichment activity.
Gail is the University’s representative on the Management Group for the local Aimhigher Partnership which also includes the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP), and the national Realising Opportunities Programme.
Jane Patel
Outreach Officer
Email: j.e.patel@bham.ac.uk
Jane is responsible for the Routes to the Professions programme. The programme is delivered in partnership with the Schools of Medical and Dental Sciences, Law, Business, Engineering and the Universities Careers Network team to offer a comprehensive programme that provides students with a unique opportunity to get a real insight into studying medicine, dentistry, law, finance or engineering related courses at the University of Birmingham as well as receiving tailored advice, guidance and support at key points throughout their university application process.
Jane is also the university’s operational lead for Advancing Access; a Russell Group University partnership which provides a variety of CPD resources, online events and offline conferences for teachers and advisers to help them support students’ progression to leading universities. From January 2020 Jane will be overseeing the Financial Award for Young Carers studying at the University and will also be overseeing outreach activity for this cohort of students.
Laura Taylor
Outreach Officer
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8729
Email: l.taylor@bham.ac.uk
Laura is one of the operational leads for the Access to Birmingham programme. She regularly visits schools and colleges to promote the programmes, and supports schools and students to complete the scheme. Laura also co-ordinates academic support for Year 13 students involved in the Pathways to Birmingham programmes. In addition to these projects, Laura runs University visit days for schools, and delivers presentations on other higher education topics in schools and colleges across the West Midlands. Her working days are Monday to Thursday.
Claire Tatterton
Outreach Administrator
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8332
Email: c.tatterton@bham.ac.uk
Claire provides administrative support and assists in the organisation of the Your Future, Your Choice summer residential, Forward Thinking programme and Masterclasses. She also coordinates all school visits, both on and off campus, and is the first point of contact for queries from schools.