Ms Lucy Collins
B.Sc.(Bristol), Msc
Expertise
Lucy is responsible for the overall strategic direction and delivery of all domestic student recruitment activity in order to meet undergraduate and postgraduate taught intake targets.
Current positions
Director of Student Opportunity and Deputy Director, Education and Student Success
Education and Student Success Management
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Biography
Lucy graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc in Sociology in 2000. She then went on to gain an MSc in Sociology and Social Research in 2004. Following two years working for the educational charity Common Purpose, running a citizenship programme for young people, she returned to the University to take up the post of Schools and Colleges Liaison Officer in the newly created Widening Participation Office.
In 2006 Lucy was appointed as Head of Widening Participation and Undergraduate Recruitment. In 2015 she became Head of UK Student Recruitment at the University of Bristol, a role encompassing the development and delivery of strategy for the recruitment of all home students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. In July 2018 she became the Director of Home Recruitment and Conversion.
Lucy has been a school governor for over 12 years. She am currently Vice Chair on the Board of Venturers Trust, a multi-academy trust in Bristol, co-sponsored by the University and the Society of Merchant Venturers.
Lucy specialises in student recuitment, equality, diversity and inclusion and has a strong understanding and connection with the primary and secondary school sectors.