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North institutional team

HEFCE's North institutional team supports higher education providers across the North West, North East and Yorkshire and Humber regions of England.

HEFCE contacts for the North

Contact details for HEFCE staff working with institutions in the North (including the team members listed below) can be obtained from our searchable list.

The institutional team consists of:

Chris Millward

Chris Millward, Associate Director, North

Chris, in his role as Associate Director, leads the institutional team for the north. He oversees the team as a point of contact for institutions in the North East, North West, and Yorkshire and Humber, and provides strategic oversight and executive direction for HEFCE's work in these regions. He spent several years as HEFCE's Regional Consultant for the East of England, and served as Associate Director for the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Tina Egan

Tina Egan, Regional Consultant, North

Tina Egan is currently responsible for institutions in Yorkshire and Humber and in the North East. Prior to joining HEFCE Tina worked for fourteen years in the HE sector in the North West. Tina worked for eight years at the University of Manchester, initially as a Research Business Manager and latterly as Operational Manager for the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility. Most recently Tina was Deputy Director of the North West Universities Association.

Mark Allanson

Mark Allanson, Regional Consultant, North

Mark joined HEFCE in September 2009 and is the Regional Consultant for the North West. Prior to joining HEFCE he has held a number of senior university roles reporting to Governors on UK, EU and international student recruitment, admissions, student services, marketing and PR, enterprise and knowledge transfer, development and alumni. He also created and is a non executive director of a university spin-out technology business.

Lis Edwards

Lis Edwards, Regional Consultant and Senior Higher Education Policy Adviser, North

As Regional Consultant, Lis leads on the Council's interactions with a number of institutions in the North West and Yorkshire and Humber. As Senior Higher Education Policy Adviser, Lis is also responsible for the North institutional team management, team planning and resource allocation.

  • Liz Franco, Higher Education Policy Adviser
  • Hannah Chaplin, Higher Education Policy Adviser
  • Emma Creasey, Higher Education Policy Adviser
  • Rachel Hall, Higher Education Policy Adviser
  • Sandy Grenar, Higher Education Policy Adviser
  • Gordon Franks, Higher Education Policy Adviser
  • Pam Macpherson Barrett, Higher Education Policy Adviser (maternity leave)
  • Chris Rowell, PA to the Associate Director and Regional Consultants

General enquiries for the North institutional team should be addressed to Amy Tyrer, e-mail a.tyrer@hefce.ac.uk.

Last updated 26 January 2011