Rachel Persad
Head of Research Policy, GuildHE
Rachel Persad leads on research policy at GuildHE, a recognised representative body for higher education in the UK comprising over 70 diverse institutions characterised by specialist, vocational, and technical education.
Through the dedicated research consortium GuildHE Research she supports the ambitions of member institutions to develop positive research cultures, share infrastructure, and achieve excellence and quality in research. She has co-authored reports on the impact of humanities research, and the role of smaller and specialist institutions in innovation systems, and has commissioned research into the Lived Experience of Ethnic Minority Postgraduate Research Students at GuildHE institutions.