The Annual Conference for Teachers and Advisers 2021

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Vicky Downie

Head of UK/EU Student Recruitment and Widening Participation, Goldsmiths, University of London

Biography

Vicky has worked in higher education for 15 years, holding roles in student recruitment, widening participation and marketing at universities across London and the South East. She has gained a breadth of experience from across different HE institutions, ranging from smaller subject-specialist colleges to Post-92s , and private providers to the Russell Group, before finally joining Goldsmiths, University of London as Head of UK/EU Student Recruitment and Widening Participation in June 2020. As an English Studies and Creative Writing graduate herself, Vicky knows the vital, and sometimes overlooked, knowledge and skills arts, humanities and social science graduates bring to employers and wider-society, and is delighted to be able champion these to students, their parents, supporters, teachers and advisers in her role at Goldsmiths.

Tuesday 2 February 2021 12:00 – 12:50

Bringing the arts home: The true value of arts and humanities graduates in a post Covid-19 world