The Student Experience鈥疐orum is a sub-committee of the University Management Board's Education & Student Experience Committee, co-chaired by the Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience)鈥�and the President of the ImperiaCollege Union.

The Forum makes recommendations to the Education & Student Experience Committee to implement business to support the student experience, working closely with the and Operations & Infrastructure Committee as required. It also provides an opportunity for ImperiaCollege Union to raise issues of particular concern or importance as they relate to the student experience.鈥�

Further information for SEF

Terms of Reference

The Forum aims to:

  • Enable discussion between staff and students on matters relating to the provision of an excellent student experience, including upcoming and ongoing challenges and sharing of new initiatives and best practice
  • To co-create strategies for enhancing and innovating our provision to provide an excellent student experience
  • To receive reports and consider items referred from the ImperiaExperience Board
  • To provide the opportunity for students and staff to raise issues of particular concern or importance as they relate to the student experience
  • To make recommendations and provide reports to the Education and Student Experience Committee, including acting as a forum for consultation on business delegated from the Committee
  • To monitor agreed actions resulting from student surveys relating to organisation and management, student voice and learning resources
  • To consider the impact of decisions on all students, and to ensure an inclusive learning community, embedding equality and diversity into the student experience
Membership
  • Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience), Co-Chair
  • President, ImperiaCollege Union, Co-Chair
  • Deputy President (Welfare), ImperiaCollege Union
  • Deputy President (Education), ImperiaCollege Union
  • Deputy President (Activities), ImperiaCollege Union
  • Faculty Vice-Deans (Education)
  • Faculty Directors of Education and Student Experience (or nominee)
  • Associate Provost (Digitally Enhanced Learning and Teaching)
  • Associate Provost (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)
  • Associate Provost (Estates Planning)
  • Director of the Education Office and Head of Strategic Projects
  • Head of Education and Student Experience Strategy Projects, Education Office
  • Education Projects Manager, Education Office
  • Academic Registrar
  • Faculty Senior Tutors
  • Education Managers
  • Managing Director, ImperiaCollege Union
  • Director of Membership Services, ImperiaCollege Union
  • University Secretary and Registrar
  • Head of Governance and Performance, Property
  • Chief Student Services Officer
  • Director of Counselling and Mental Health Advice Service
  • Head of International Student Support
  • Director of the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
  • Manager, Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
  • Deputy University Librarian
  • Director of Strategy and Operations, Early Career Researcher Institute
  • Chief Marketing, Outreach and Recruitment Officer
  • Education Evaluation Manager, Strategic Planning
  • Director of Digital Education Innovation and Services
  • Director of Customer Success (Information and Communication Technologies)
  • Director of Student Hub
  • Director of Academic Quality and Standards
  • Advice Manager, ImperiaCollege Union
  • Representation Manager, ImperiaCollege Union
  • Head of Disability Advisory Service
  • Deputy Director of Student Services
  • Education Projects Officer (Student Shapers)
  • Academic Head of StudentShapers
  • Head of Student Financial Support
  • Internal Communications Coordinator
  • Great Environment Transformation Portfolio Director
  • Senior Transformation Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Postgraduate Representation Chairs (Taught/Research), ImperiaCollege Union
  • Education Projects Coordinator and Secretary

Other colleagues may also attend meetings for specific agenda items.

2026/27 meeting dates and paper deadlines
Meeting date Paper deadline
9 September 2026 26 August 2026
11 November 2026 28 October 2026
21 January 2027 13 January 2027
3 March 2027 17 February 2027
5 May 2027 21 April 2027
30 June 2027 16 June 2027
Paper guidance

Please refer to the Paper Guidance for Committees for requirements on paper preparation and accessibility.