Liz Austen is Professor of Higher Education Evaluation, Associate Dean Learning, Teaching & Student Success at Sheffield Hallam University and Principal Fellow AdvanceHE. She also works as an independent Evaluation Consultant on HE sector contracts, and is a regular keynote speaker on all things evaluation in HE. Her focus is on evidence informed leadership and practice across the student lifecycle. Liz also founded and co-leads a cross sector network called the Evaluation Collective.