Annette convenes NERUPI  (Network for Evaluating and Researching University Participation Interventions) which has over 80 members from higher and further education. She was previously Head of Widening Participation at the University of Bath and at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has many years of experience in managing activities designed to support successful progression to higher education as well as developing strategies to ensure that all students have a positive experience of university study. She is a member of ICHEM (International Centre for Higher Education Management) at the University of Bath and Innovative Practice Editor for the journal  ‘Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning’. Annette is a Trustee of Midsomer Norton Schools' Partnership and leads on the Bath Hub for MNSP. Annette is interested in how educational theory, research and evaluation can be developed and applied in practice to promote positive change within the education system, aiming to combine theory and practice in her work. She has published a number of books and articles on widening participation