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Katrina Kelly

University of Bath


My name is Katrina Kelly. My role is currently being fully defined and titled, but I lead the civic engagement work at the University of Bath. I started the brand new role two months ago, although I’ve been at the University since 2011. The position focuses on giving a greater visibility to the University’s existing

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Jamie Brown

Head of Communications – Communications and Marketing, University of Manchester


I am Head of Communications in the Division of Communications and Marketing at The University of Manchester, which means that within the central communications and marketing team, I oversee a number of teams. These include the Media Relations Office, and the Corporate Internal Communications team. I also oversee project teams working on a couple of

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Marketing Webinar

Are you considering a Marketing career in higher education, but need a little bit more information?


We are pleased to announce that our second webinar in our professional service’s series is dedicated to exploring the opportunities available for marketing professionals in higher education. We hope to show you that there are roles in university marketing departments that you would never find elsewhere, and there will not only be opportunities within the

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Karen Frost

Marketing Officer – Student Experience. Durham University


Please tell me about your role and remit at the university My role is to promote and market Durham’s wider student experience, everything outside of student’s studies. All the fun stuff, I like to call it. It is not solely the academic work, it is the projects and the extracurricular activities that our students can

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Career Advice

Careers in HE Professional Services: The Marketing and Communications Office


Gone are the days when higher education institutions could rely on a steady stream of students to walk through their doors. The sector has become fiercely competitive and universities have had to rise to the challenge of competing in a global market by communicating their core message through corporate marketing.  Effective marketing helps a university attract the best students and staff

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Jackie Thompson

Marketing and Communications Manager – The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, University of Edinburgh


Please tell me about your role and remit at the university I am currently a Marketing and Communications Manager for one of our colleges. The University of Edinburgh has three colleges, and I am the manager for the college of arts, humanities and social science. I am managed in the central team, so I am

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Tomas Badger

International Reputation Marketing Officer, University of Birmingham


Tomas Badger, International Reputation Marketing Officer at the University of Birmingham talk to us about his career in the higher education sector. Find a job This interview was conducted before the Coronavirus Pandemic. Working arrangements on university campuses may have changed due to social distancing measures.

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Sarah Dietrich

Business Development Manager at Warwick Conferences, The University of Warwick


Sarah Dietrich, Business Development Manager at Warwick Conferences, The University of Warwick talks to us about her career in the HE sector. Find a job This interview was conducted before the Coronavirus Pandemic. Working arrangements on university campuses may have changed due to social distancing measures.

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Laura Hutchinson, Aston University, Marketing


Working with young people and encouraging them to go further in their career through education is really rewarding. Laura Hutchinson, Aston University, Marketing Find a job

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