Dr Kate Wicklow is the Policy Director (Insight, Access & Student Experience) at GuildHE. GuildHE represents a diverse range of higher education institutions including universities, FE colleges and independent HE providers, and is one of the two officially recognised representative bodies for UK higher education. Kate leads work on behalf of the Guild in the areas of regulation and funding, data and planning, access and participation, admissions, student support and equality and diversity. Kate also leads on creative education policies and provides the secretariat to the United Kingdom Art and Design Institutions Association (ukadia). Kate has a PhD from Lancaster University, and her academic interests relate to WP, the HE market and student expectations.