Contact Details for Aimhigher in the Southwest
Aimhigher Regional Personnel
Regional Chair - Rob Cuthbert
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of
England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY
Telephone 0117 32 82240 Email Rob.Cuthbert@uwe.ac.uk
Regional Manager - Sue Hatt
Room 3E33A, University of the West of England, Coldharbour
Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY
Telephone 0117 32 82361 Email Susan.Hatt@uwe.ac.uk
Regional Summer Schools Co-ordinator - Steve Furness
Room 3E33B, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol
BS16 1QY
Telephone 0117 3283876 Email Stephen.Furness@uwe.ac.uk
Research and Regional Websites - Jim Tate
Room 3E33B, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol
BS16 1QY
Telephone 0117 328 1383 Email James.Tate@uwe.ac.uk
Regional Administrative Assistant - Alison Nicholls
Room 3E33B, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol
BS16 1QY
Telephone 0117 3283876 Email Alison.Nicholls@uwe.ac.uk
Other Practitioners in the South West
Action on Access South West
Mike Wray (Regional Action on Access Adviser)
email: m.wray@actiononaccess.org
Tel: 0208 223 2643
Action on Access information email: info@actiononaccess.org
South West Regional Development Agency - South West (SWRDA)
For general information enquiries@southwestrda.org.uk
Telephone: 01392 214 747
SWRDA Area Teams Contacts page
Learning and Skills Council
Full Contact Details for the South West
Trish Taylor (Area Director) Dorset and Somerset trish.taylor@lsc.gov.uk
Taunton somersetinfo@lsc.gov.uk Bournemouth bdpinfo@lsc.gov.uk
John Chudley (Area Director) Devon and Cornwall and West of England devonandcornwallinfo@lsc.gov.uk
Trish Taylor (Area Director) Gloucestershire and Wiltshire trish.taylor@lsc.gov.uk
Gloucester gloucestershireinfo@lsc.gov.uk Swindon and Wiltshire wiltswindoninfo@lsc.gov.uk
John Chudley (Area Director) West of England westofengland@lsc.gov.uk
Connexions
South West Connexions Providers Full Details
Connexions Somerset Contact Page
Connexions Cornwall and Devon
Telephone: 01566 777672
Email: corporate@connexions-cd.org.uk
Andrew Williams (Chief Executive)
Ansbury (previously known as Connexions)
Telephone: 01305 260600 Email: andrew.williams@ansbury.co.uk
Martin Allerston, Somerset Aimhigher Co-ordinator, 07887 764263 mallerston@connexions-somerset.org.uk
Connexions IAG contacts
Connexions West of England, Mike Manson, 0117 330 5004 mike.manson@redbridgesolutions.co.uk
Connexions Cornwall & Devon, Richard Hartley, 01209 310601 richard.hartley@connexions-cd.org.uk
Connexions Wiltshire and Swindon, Maggie Dalton, 01722 424400 Maggie.Dalton@LCW.uk.com
Connexions - Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole, Frances Butler, 01305 755116 butlerf@connexions-bdp.co.uk
Connexions Somerset, Mark Morris, 01278 726890 mmorris@connexions-somerset.org.uk
Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE)
Yvonne Hawkins (Associate Director Midlands and South England)
Open College Network
Steph Hulford (Director of Access) stephanie.hulford@ocnswr.org.uk
Edwina Allison (Access to HE Officer) edwina.allison@ocnswr.org.uk
OCN SW Region Plymouth Office
Telephone. 01752 831500
Email: info@ocnswr.org.uk
Full list of OCNSW staff on their website
HERDA-SW
General information email info@herda-sw.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0) 1392 454100
Melissa Downey (Office Manager) Melissa.Downey@southwestrda.org.uk
Rachel Cowie (Executive Director) Rachel.Cowie@southwestrda.org.uk
Learning South West
Telephone: 01823 335491
Emma Fawcett (Customer Services) Emma_Fawcett@learning-southwest.org.uk
Telephone: 01823 365438
Nick Cashin (Marketing Manager) Nick_Cashin@learning-southwest.org.uk
Telephone: 01823 365445
All Learning Southwest Contact Details
Government Office of the South West
GOSW Customer Service Team
Telephone: 0117 900 1700
Email: swcontactus@gosw.gsi.gov.uk
GOSW Regional Intelligence Team
Telephone: 0117 900 1794
Email: sw-intelligence@gosw.gsi.gov.uk
Bristol Office 0117 900 1700
Plymouth Office 01752 63 5000
University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
Pip Gilroy (Policy Manager) Research and Widening Participation
Telephone: 01242 544867 Email: p.gilroy@ucas.ac.uk
UCAS Media. Telephone: 01242 544881Email: ucasmedia@ucas.ac.uk
Department for Innovation, Universities, and Skills (DIUS)
General information enquiries info@dius.gsi.gov.uk Telephone020 7215 5555
Email a DIUS minister: DIUS.Ministers@dius.gsi.gov.uk
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Bristol RNIBSouthWest@rnib.org.uk Telephone: 0117 953 7750
Lee Smith Lee.Smith@actionforblindpeople.org.uk
John Milligan John.Milligan@rnib.org.uk
SEMTA Associates (Education and Training)
Steve Porter Tel: 01242 256555 email sporter@semita-associates.com website www.semita-associates.com
