UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is an independent charity and the UK's shared admissions service for higher education.
UCAS Council
Our Council members represent UCAS’ beneficiary classes, customers, and key stakeholders across secondary and higher education and support UCAS in delivering its charitable objects.
Membership of the Council has been developed through formal nominations of key stakeholders and partners, and by nominating organisations and bodies, as supported and agreed by our Nominations Committee and Board of Trustees.
We have broad representation on the Council from across the higher education sector in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, as well as representation from the independent and state education sectors, from further education, and from the student community. Our Council Chair is appointed by the UCAS Board of Trustees.
Members
UCAS Council Chair
Mike Nicholson, Director of Recruitment, Admissions and Participation and Deputy Head of Education Services, University of Cambridge
Membership
- Provider Advisory Group – Peter Derrick, Director of Admissions and Data, Imperial College London
- Adviser Advisory Group – Olivia McLaran, Director of Learner Journey, St David’s Catholic College
- International Advisory Group – Ruth Jones, Deputy Chief Academic Officer (Registrar and Quality) – Manager NCUK
- Conservatoires – Catherine Jury, Registrar and Director of Student Operations, Royal Academy of Music
- English Policy Group – Dr Eleanor Parker, Senior Project and Evaluation manager (Disability Inclusion), University of Oxford
- Scottish Policy Group – Forbes Maginnis (interim deputy chair), Virtual Headteacher, Clackmannanshire Council
- NI Policy Group - David Cunningham, Head of Careers and Coordinator of the local Area Learning Committee, Royal School Armagh
- Welsh Policy Group – Sharon James-Evans, Principal, Cardiff and Vale College
- Universities UK – Vacancy
- Universities Scotland – Emma Forster, Director of Student Recruitment, Access & Admissions, Robert Gordon University
- Universities Wales – Vacancy
- University from NI – Vacancy
- GuildHE – Kate Wicklow, Director of Policy & Strategy, GuildHE
- Russell Group - Elizabeth Hough, Director of Admissions, University of Warwick
- Million+ - Vanessa Varvas, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President (Engagement), University of East London
- University Alliance – Michelle Magee, Associate Director of MRE - Admissions, Oxford Brookes University
- Independent HE – Amar Trivedi, Director of Student Recruitment & Admissions, AD Education
- ARC APG – Kevin Rogers, Academic Registrar, Solent University, Chair of the ARC Admissions Practitioner Group
- HELOA – Keir Robinson, Undergraduate Recruitment Manager, University of Edinburgh and Chair of HELOA
- UKCISA – Heather Knight, Interim Chief Executive, UKCISA
- Medical Schools Council – Clare Owens, Director, Medical Schools Council
- Association of Colleges HE – Vacancy
- Association of Colleges FE – Sadie Skellon, Vice Principal Weston College, University Centre Weston
- ASCL – Claire Green, Post-16 and Skills Specialist, ASCL
- Sixth Form Colleges Association - Chris Atherton, Principal, Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
- Independent Schools Council – Helen Pike, Master, Magdalen College School
- Schools Leaders Scotland – David Barnett, General Secretary, School Leaders Scotland
- HMC Wales – Vacancy
- NI Headteachers Forum – Gwyneth Evans, Principal, Cookstown High School
2026 meeting dates
- Wed 10 June
- Tue 22 September
Key documents