Graeme Atherton

Graeme Atherton studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Trinity College Oxford and has been working in the field of education research and management since 1995. An international leader and researcher in the field, Graeme has produced over 200 conference papers and publications and frequently comments on social mobility and education in the UK and internationally. He has led regional, national and international initiatives to increase opportunity in higher education. After seven years leading AimHigher in London (a national outreach project in England), he founded AccessHE (a partnership of higher education institutions in London working to widen access) and the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) in the UK. He now leads the World Access to Higher Education Network (WAHEN) and the Ruskin Institute for Social Equity (RISE), and is Vice-Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford.