The Imperial Experience – An Introduction

An academic strategy project to deliver a holistic student experience from pre-application to post-graduation

Imperial’s academic strategy incorporates a holistic approach to the student experience, with the aim of enabling students to thrive in and beyond their studies as members of the broad and diverse Imperial community. Focussing outside the classroom, the Imperial Experience project joins up the current provision across teams and spanning the full student lifecycle from pre-application to post-graduation.

Led by Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) Peter Haynes, the project seeks to:

  1. Draw together all those activities that make up the student experience;
  2. Identify and pursue opportunities to deliver and enhance the student experience in alignment with Imperial’s strategic aims, building links across complementary activities; and
  3. Develop a framework for quantifying and tracking the student experience, evaluating the impact of initiatives and delivering valuable insights to those who support students and those who manage services. 

Our Approach

This project will define, communicate and enhance the student experience beyond education, across teams and, while acknowledging longer-term strategic aspirations, focuses on the next five years.

To develop the project proposal, seven sub-groups were created to identify key focus areas and activities. They gathered input from over 160 practitioners and students, covering various aspects of the student experience. The sub-groups are listed below:

  • Transition from school to Higher Education (HE)
  • Parity of experience between home and international students
  • Parity of experience between widening participation (WP) and non-widening participation (non-WP) students
  • Postgraduate student experience
  • Alumni experience
  • Parity of experience across campuses
  • Extra-curricular activities 

 

Get in touch if you are interested in being involved in the project or have ideas which have not yet been captured.

 

Project Board

Peter Haynes

Peter Haynes
Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience)

Camille Boutrolle

Camille Boutrolle
President, Imperial College Union​

Emina Hogas

Emina Hogas
Deputy President (Education), Imperial College Union​

Cat Turhan

Cat Turhan
Director of Membership Services, Imperial College Union

Richard Martin

Richard Martin
Registrar and University Secretary

Maggie Dallman

Maggie Dallman
Associate Provost (Societal Engagement)

Martyn Boutelle

Martyn Boutelle
Associate Provost (Estates Planning)

Phil Power

Phil Power
Director of the Education Office

Michael Haig

Michael Haig
Deputy Director, Communications​

Jo Gardner

Jo Gardner
Interim Director of Alumni Engagement

Lizzie Burrows

Lizzie Burrows
Director of Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions (MRA)

Martyn Kingsbury

Martyn Kingsbury
Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS)

Laura Lane

Laura Lane
Associate Director (Strategy and Operations), Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI)

Leila Guerra

Leila Guerra
Associate Provost (Lifelong Learning)

Jason Riley

Jason Riley
Vice-Dean (Education), Faculty of Engineering

Laura Bulmer

Laura Bulmer
Senior International Relations Manager (Education & Mobility), International Relations Office

Project Team

Amandip Bisel

Amandip Bisel
Head of Education and Student Experience Strategy Projects

Pippa Greenwood

Pippa Greenwood
Education Projects Manager

Muna Ali

Muna Ali
Education Projects Coordinator

Abu Bilal

Abu Bilal
Student Transitions Coordinator

Safa Holleyoake

Safa Holleyoake
Internal Communications Coordinator (Imperial Experience)