National Contacts
Action on Access
The national co-ordinating team appointed by the funders to support Aimhigher
Address: Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP
Tel: 01695 650 850
Textphone 01695 650 874
Email: info@actiononaccess.org
BIS (Department for Business, Innovation & Skills)
BIS is one of the national funders of Aimhigher
Address: Moorfoot, Sheffield S1 4PQ
Tel: 020 7215 5555
Greg Reynolds - Aimhigher Roadshow
Greg.Reynolds@bis.gsi.gov.uk
Aimhigher Associates Co-ordination Service
A team appointed by the funders to coordinate the Aimhigher Associates programme at a national level
Address: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, 21 Senghennydd Road, Cardiff, CF24 4AG
Tel: 0292 087 4997
Alan Evans - Lead Coordinator
aacoort@cardiff.ac.uk
HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England)
The other national funder of Aimhigher, HEFCE distributes public money for teaching and research to universities and colleges
Address: Northavon House, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QD
Tel: 0117 931 7317
Email: aimhigher@hefce.ac.uk
Jennifer Radley-Davies - General Enquiries
Jennifer Allen - Summer Schools
Helen Blencowe – Monitoring & Evaluation
Hannah Pudner - Communications
Aimhigher partnership website administration
(Formerly known as HERO)
Address: Northumbria University, Room 301, Northumberland Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST
Kevin Scott - 0191 227 3367
kevin.scott@aimhigher.ac.uk
Niki Gatrell - 0191 227 3372
niki.gatrell@aimhigher.ac.uk
Kindred Agency
(Formerly known as Geronimo Communications)
A national agency appointed by BIS that works alongside Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) to deliver the National Aimhigher roadshow
(N.B. Partnerships should only contact Kindred about the national roadshow. All communications and press enquiries should be directed to the NCRT - contact details below)
Address: Kindred, The Qube, 90 Whitfield Street, London, W1T 4EZ
Tel: 020 7612 8800
Laura Dennison – National Aimhigher Roadshow Coordinator
laura.dennison@kindredagency.com
Melissa Adams – Account Director
melissa.adams@kindredagency.com
National Communications Resource Team (NCRT)
The national resource team appointed by the funders to support Aimhigher communication. All communications and press enquiries should be directed to the NCRT
Address: c/o Grayling, 40 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4QP
Tel: 0117 929 7096
E-mail: aimhigher@grayling.com
Caroline Searle – Project Director
Laura Melhuish - Project Manager
Rod Dennis – Project Manager
Allys Williams - Project Manager
Pippa Clark - Project Executive