Contents
Conference programme
page 1
Bios of Sussex staff
page 7
Useful information
page 16
University of Sussex
International Office
Conference programme
Tuesday 07 May
Time
19:00 –
20:00
Event
Venue
Check in at the hotel
MyHotel, Brighton
17 Jubilee Street,
Brighton, East Sussex, BN1
1GE
T: +44 (0)1273 900 300
E: brighton@myhotels.com
Please meet at 19:00 in the
bar area at MyHotel
Welcome reception
Sussex staff present
(see bios)
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Marcus Williams
Martin Hookham
Victoria Shaw
Tosin Adebisi
Amanda Barton
Katie Floyd
John Sander
Gareth Topp
Katherine Jarvis
Wednesday 08 May
Please wear comfortable shoes (and bring cameras if necessary) as the day will include walking
around the campus. We can store any bags while this takes place.
Time
Event
07:00 –
08:45
09:00
Continental breakfast served
at hotel between these times
Pick up from hotel
10:00
Arrive at Sussex for tea and
coffee
Welcome presentation
including photo of group
10:00 –
10:45
Venue
Sussex staff present
(see bios)
Members of the International
team will meet you in the
reception lobby at 09:00 and
will walk with you to the
Brighton train station to catch a
train to the campus.
Jubilee Building
JUB 155
Jubilee Building
JUB144
10:45 –
11:00
11:00–
12:30
Coffee/Tea break
12:30 –
13:30
Lunch
13:3014:15
14:15 –
14:30
14:30 –
15:15
Business, Management and
Economics talk & debate
Walk to Engineering building
Engineering talk & tour
Fulton Building
FUL104
15:15 –
15:30
Tea /Coffee break
Jubilee Building
JUB 155
15:30 –
16:15
Admissions
Jubilee Building
JUB 144
Accommodation tour & talk
Jubilee Building
JUB155
Dean will meet you in the
lecture theatre for a
10-minute presentation,
followed by a tour (Northfield,
Brighthelm & Swanborough)
Jubilee Building
JUB 155
Prof Chris Marlin, Pro Vice
Chancellor International will be
joining the lunch at 13.00
Jubilee building 144 for the talk
and discussion
Fulton Building, room 104
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Marcus Williams
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
International Officers
Dean Spears
All International Officers
Martin Hookham
Chris Marlin
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Des Doran
All International Officers
All International Officers
Ahmet Aydin
Helen Prance
All International Officers
Sussex students
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Rob Evans, Head of
Admissions
Amy Clark, International
Admissions Officer
Louise Guy, Undergraduate
Admissions Officer
Philip Baker Ukba Appliance
and Postgraduate
Admissions Officer
All International Team
16:15 –
17:00
Student-led session
17:30
Travel back to MyHotel by
train from campus
Meet in reception of MyHotel
to walk to restaurant
Dinner at restaurant in
Brighton
19:20
19.30
Jubilee Building
JUB144
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Team members who take
train home to Brighton.
Bills
Martin Hookham
Marcus Williams
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
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Thursday 09 May
Please wear comfortable clothes/shoes, as you will be walking in Brighton city centre in the morning.
Time
Event
07:00 –
08:45
09:30 –
11:00
Breakfast served at hotel
between these times
Treasure hunt in Brighton
11:00
Meet at the Dolphin Derby on
the Brighton Pier
11:30
Coach transfer from the
Brighton Pier to Sussex
campus
12:00
Coffee/Tea on arrival
12:15 –
13:00
‘Together with US’
13:00 –
14:00
14:00 –
14:45
Lunch
Parallel sessions –
Global Studies
Life Sciences
Venue
Sussex staff present
(see bios)
Meeting point is bar area at
Myhotel
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Jubilee Building
JUB155
Jubilee Building
JUB144
Jubilee Building
JUB 155
Jubilee Building
JUB117 and 118
Global Studies: Session will be
entitled ‘Behind the headlines’
Life Sciences: Innovative
Teaching and Reasearch
14:45 –
15:30
Parallel sessions –
Education & Social Work
English
Jubilee Building
JUB117 and 118
15:30 –
15:45
15:45 –
16:30
Coffee/Tea Break
Jubilee Building
JUB 155
Jubilee Building
JUB144
- 5-10 minute overview of
student services at Sussex
(Claire)
- 10 minute talk on international
student support (Sara)
- 10 minute talk on careers and
employability support (Linda)
- 15 min Q and A / discussion
Student Services
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Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Justin Rosenberg,
Professor on International
Relations
Jonathan Bacon, Professor
of Neuroscience
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Education and Social Work
academic
English academic
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Linda Buckham, Director of
Careers and
EmployabilityCentre
Claire Powrie, Director of
Student Services
Sara Dyer, Head of
International Student
Support
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
16:30 –
16:45
16:45 –
17:30
Walk to Mooting Bar in
Friston
Law – talk and mock trial on
the Bribery Act
Moot room, Friston Building
Dan Hough
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
All International Officers
18.00
Travel back to MyHotel by
train
19.00
Free evening
21.00
Please see your Brighton and
Hove street map for places to
eat in Brighton
Fiddlers Elbow,11-12, Boyces
Street, Brighton, BN1 1 AN
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Some of the International
Team will be going to the
Fiddlers Elbow to watch
Brian perform. Brian is a
singer song writer and
plays the guitar. The
International Team would
love you to join them. The
Fiddlers Elbow can be
found on Boyces Street
which is C3 on your
Brighton and Hove street
map.
Friday 10 May
Please wear comfortable shoes as the day will include walking around the campus.
Time
Event
07:30 –
08:45
09:00
Breakfast served at hotel
between these times
Pick up from hotel
10:00 –
10.15
Arrival at Sussex
Coffee and Tea
10:15 –
11:00
Media, Film & Music
MFM Studio
11.1511.45
Feedback from Agents from
Parallel sessions
Jubilee Building
JUB 144
11:45 –
12:30
Workshop – What you think
Sussex is doing well, and
where improvements can be
made?
Jubilee Building
JUB144
Coach transfer to Stanmer
House
Formal Lunch
Coach to meet Agents and staff
at the back of Bramber House
Stanmer House
12:30 –
14:00
14:00 –
14:30
Venue
Sussex staff present
(see bios)
Members of the International
team will meet you in the
reception lobby at 09:00 and will
walk with you to the Brighton
train station to catch a train to
the campus.
MFM Social Space, level 3
All
Academic from Media Film
and Music
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
Sarah Hofsten
All International Officers
Marcus Williams
Martin Hookham
Katherine Jarvis
All International Officers
Return to Brighton by coach
transfer
Stanmer House is a Grade I listed mansion north-east of the city of Brighton and Hove. It
stands very close to Stanmer village and Church, within the Stanmer Park which is
adjacent to the University of Sussex
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Bios of Sussex staff
Tosin Adebisi
Senior International Officer
Email: o.adebisi@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 677422 Ext 6520
Regional responsibilities: Africa and the Middle East
Tosin has responsibility for the international recruitment strategy in Africa and the Middle
East. Working collaboratively across the University, Tosin will also lead on reviewing the
University’s portfolio to attract the best partners, students and researchers to the University.
He is a graduate of Robert Gordon University and Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. He
is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and is currently studying for the CIM
Professional Diploma in Marketing. His research interests include Organisational Psychology
and Consumer Behaviour.
Tosin joined the University in 2013 from University of Portsmouth where he worked for four
years on key markets in Africa and West Asia.
Amanda Barton
Senior International Officer
Email: a.barton@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)1273 678769
Regional responsibility: Europe
Amanda is responsible for student recruitment and partnership development in Europe
focusing mainly on Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia,
Spain, Switzerland, and Turkey. She also leads on strategy for the development of
international scholarships at Sussex.
Prior to Sussex Amanda worked 4 years at The School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS),
University of London, leading on student recruitment in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea,
Taiwan, Thailand, India, Pakistan and East Africa. Previously she was 10 years at the London
School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) in a variety of roles including student
recruitment in USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Kenya, jointly ran the Study
Abroad Programme for incoming American students, as well as leading on Widening
Participation with local colleges. Before working in higher education Amanda was at the
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Save the Children. She has lived and worked
extensively abroad including Cuba where she studied Spanish at the Universidad de la
Habana. She has a first degree from University of London and her academic interests are the
socio-economic and political development of Latin America.
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Katie Floyd
Senior International Officer
Email: k.floyd@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 678466 Ext 8466
Responsibilities: East and Southeast Asia
Katie leads on the International Marketing and Recruitment strategy in East and
Southeast Asia. Whilst overseeing the region as a whole, she has specific country
responsibilities in China, Vietnam and Singapore and manages the China Project
Manager based in Beijing. Katie also leads on the Customer Relationship
Management strategies for the International Office.
Katie joined the University in 2008 from the University of Portsmouth and has five
years of experience working the Middle East and West African markets.
Sarah Hofsten
International Admin Coordinator
Email: s.j.hofsten@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 876536
Responsibilities: Admin support for the International office
Sarah has only just joined the International team starting on the 1st May.
Sarah previously worked as a Personal Assistant at Brighton City College and
Cambridge University.
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Martin Hookham
Head of International Office
Email: M.R.Hookham@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 873 826 Ext 3826
Responsibilities: International student recruitment and Sussex Abroad programmes
Martin has overall responsibility for the University’s international marketing and
recruitment strategy. He also oversees study abroad, exchange and international staff
mobility.
Martin joined Sussex in 2011 after leading international recruitment at the University
of Roehampton for the previous five years. Martin recently completed an MBA in
Higher Education Management at the Institute of Education and has membership of
the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Katherine Jarvis
International Administrative Officer
Email: K.M.Jarvis@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 877341 Ext: 7341
Responsibilities: Administration for the International Office
Katherine oversees the administration team within the International Office. The
administration supports the operational activities related to the development of the
University of Sussex’s international recruitment and partnerships. Part of the role
includes assisting International Officers with the logistics of the overseas trips.
Katherine joined Sussex in 2008, previously working in administrative roles within
both the private and public sectors. For the past 5 years she has worked as a member
of the team as a PA & Events Coordinator and was recently promoted to manage the
administration for the team as the International Office has changed its structure.
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Siobhan Marshall
International Officer
Email: s.e.marshall@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 678265 Ext 8265
Regional responsibilities: East and Southeast Asia
As part of the East and South East Asia team, Siobhan has country responsibilities
for Thailand, South Korea and Japan.
Siobhan joined the university in 2010 from the University of Reading and she has
recruitment experience across most of Asia. Prior to joining the higher education
sector, she was an English language teacher in Japan.
She has a CIM Professional Diploma in International Marketing.
Brían McNamara
International Officer
Email: b.mcnamara@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 872833 Ext 2833
Responsibilities: East and Southeast Asia
Brían works closely with Katie Floyd (Senior International Officer – East Asia) and
Siobhan Marshall (International Officer – East Asia) putting into action the
University’s international marketing and recruitment strategy in East Asia.
Brían joined Sussex in 2010 from Waterford Institute of Technology (Ireland) where he
worked as International Marketing Officer for 5 years focusing on South Asia and
North America. He holds a Bachelor degree in Marketing Management and a Masters
in International Business from Dublin Institute of Technology. His thesis for his
Masters focused on the brand personalities of Universities. Brían is a member of the
Digital Marketing Institute of Ireland and has a keen interest in Social Media
marketing. He was the creator and project manager of the Ireland Homecoming Study
Programme which was launched by the Irish Taoiseach in Washington D.C (March
2010). He was also a Director on the board of the International Council for Overseas
Students - Ireland (2008-2010). In his spare time Brían is a musician and song writer
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with published works.
Michael Naylor
International Officer
Email: M.Naylor@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 876528 Ext 6528
Regional responsibilities: South Asia
Michael is International Officer for South Asia – specifically, India, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh. He started at Sussex in January, having previously worked
for the University of Portsmouth (also covering South Asia).
Before moving into student recruitment in the Higher Education sector, Michael
worked for six years as Marketing Manager for a language school in Essex; before
that he taught English as a Foreign Language around the world.
Amy Pan
Project Manager, Beijing
Email: pan.jing@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 0086 (010) 8525 1111 Ext 315
Responsibilities: China
Amy is based in Beijing and is responsible for supporting the international team in the
development and implementation of our marketing and recruitment strategy in China.
Amy is focussed on strengthening relationships with our key recruitment agents,
institutional partners and alumni networks across China. Gathering market
intelligence is also a key part of her role.
Amy joined the team in January 2013, having gained 10 years of experience in the
sector, providing consulting service for Chinese Students planning to study in the UK.
Her experience also includes two years working for a language school in
Bournemouth.
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Guy Robson
International Officer
Email: g.e.robson@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 677422 Ext 7422
Regional responsibilities: Africa and the Middle East
Guy is responsible for International Marketing and Recruitment for Africa and the
Middle East. As well as regular overseas trips to the region his work involves building
relationships with embassies and Cultural Attaché’s offices here in the UK. Guy
regularly hosts visits from both private sponsors and ministry representatives.
Prior to joining the University of Sussex Guy worked at the University of Southampton
and Portsmouth University gaining experience in most aspects of the student life
cycle.
Guy is currently attending recruitment exhibitions in Kenya.
John Sander
Senior International Officer
Email: j.d.sander@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 678466 Ext 8466
Regional responsibilities: South Asia (sub-continent)
John has been a part of the International team since 2006 he leads on the
International Marketing and Recruitment strategy in South Asia (Indian subcontinent). Historically, he has worked in all the territories we actively cover except
South / Central America. Whilst overseeing the region as a whole, he has specific
country responsibilities in India and Sri Lanka.
John also leads on the digital strategies for the International Office for example virtual
exhibitions and video conference based events.
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Victoria Shaw
Assistant Head of International Liaison
Email: v.a.shaw@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 678373 Ext: 8373
Responsibilities: Strategic partnerships (from end of February 2013)
As Assistant Head within the International Office, Victoria manages the administrative
team, and from February 2013 will work closely with academic and professional
services staff on the University’s new international partnerships strategy. With a
background in publishing in Asia, she has worked in international HE marketing for
eight years at Sussex, Portsmouth and Roehampton, overseeing recruitment from the
USA, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, China, Mexico, Malaysia and Thailand during this time.
Gareth Topp
Senior International Officer
Email: g.topp@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 876539 Ext:6539
Regional Responsibilities: The Americas
Gareth will start at Sussex in February, with responsibility for overseeing the
University’s international recruitment strategy for the Americas, with a particular
focus initially on the USA and Canada. Gareth will also lead on marketing and
communications for the International Office, including branding, web content and
international publications.
Gareth will join Sussex from the University of York, where he has spent the past three
years as International Officer, with experience recruiting from East Asia, the Middle
East, Europe and North Africa. Prior to that, he held marketing roles in local
government and at the British Council.
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Beverley Traylen
International Admin Coordinator
Email: B.A.Traylen@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 877623
Responsibilities: Administration for the International Office
Beverley helps with the smooth running of the international administration within the
International team ensuring that the operational support is given when the
International Officers are travelling overseas. Her role also includes delivering our
overseas representatives commission process, organising the International Student
Ambassador Scheme, updating databases to ensure the team has accurate and up to
date information and supporting the International Administrative Officer with events
and projects that occur.
Beverley has worked at Sussex since July 2004 and has seen the International team
grow over this period, both in team numbers and the countries that the International
Officers travel to.
Marcus Williams
Director of Student Recruitment Services
Email: Marcus.Williams@sussex.ac.uk
Responsibilities: Student Recruitment Services
Marcus is Director of Student Recruitment and International Affairs. He heads up a
team of 40 staff, encompassing 4 areas: UK student recruitment, International student
recruitment, Study Abroad and Marketing.
Prior to joining Sussex in January 2010, Marcus headed up UK student recruitment at
the University of Birmingham from 2003 – 2010 and before that had been an Assistant
Registrar and Senior International Officer at the University of Warwick from 1996 –
2003.
Marcus is a graduate of the University of Warwick, from where he received a
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Bachelors in Politics and International Studies, Masters in Race and Ethnic Studies
and more recently, his MBA.
Marcus works closely with the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), Professor Chris
Marlin, and reports to the Registrar and Secretary, John Duffy.
Professor Chris Marlin
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International)
Professor Chris Marlin has been Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University
of Sussex, where he is also Professor of Software Engineering, since 2009.
Previously, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Flinders University in South
Australia, where he had university-wide responsibility for research from 1998 to 2009.
He has also held academic positions in computer science at the University of Iowa in
the United States, and at the University of Adelaide and Flinders University in
Australia.
The principal role that Professor Marlin undertakes for the University of Sussex is
responsibility for internationalisation in all its forms. Responsibilities beyond
internationalisation include line management for four academic Schools across the
Social Sciences, and the Sussex Centre for Language Studies. He also has
responsibility for major university-wide projects ranging from a new human resources
information system to the construction of major academic facilities.
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Useful information
1.0 Useful contacts
The International Office team can be reached via the University’s switch board : +44 1273 876787.
Martin Hookham: 07718100736
There is also a 24 hour security line based on campus: +44 1273 678678
Brighton taxi numbers
Streamline taxis can be reached on +44 1273 202020 or +44 1273 747474.
Brighton tourist information
Open 10:00 – 17:00 Mon to Sat and 10:00 – 16:00 Sundays (+44 1273 290337)
The VisitBrighton iPhone app can be downloaded at http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/brighton-officialvisitor/id463251449
2.0 Venue
Most activities during the event will be taking place at:
Lecture Theatre, JUB-144
Jubilee Building, University of Sussex
3.0 Accommodation
Guests will be accommodated from Tuesday 7 until Friday 10 May at:
MyHotel, Brighton
17 Jubilee Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1GE
+44 (0)1273 900 300
brighton@myhotels.com
4.0 Travel
Travel between London Airports and Brighton
Travel between the London Airport that you are arriving at and the hotel in Brighton will be arranged
and paid for by Sussex. To ensure that your taxi is booked, please send your fully completed
registration form to us. Without the flight details we will be unable to book a taxi for you.
Travel between your hotel and the campus
All travel between your hotel and the University will be arranged and paid for by Sussex. A member of
staff will meet you at a designated time at MyHotel in the morning and give you your train ticket for the
day. The member of staff will walk with you from the hotel to Brighton Railway Station to catch a train
to the University’s campus.
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5.0
Other travel information
Health and safety
In the event of an emergency, the nearest hospital with an Accident and Emergency (A&E)
department is around ten minutes’ drive from MyHotel:
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Eastern Road
Brighton BN2 5BE
+44 1273 696955
www.bsuh.nhs.uk/hospitals/our-hospitals/royal-sussex-county-hospital/#RSCH-Contact
Emergency numbers
 Police (local): +44 1273 475432
 Police (emergency): 999
 Fire/ambulance: 999
Weather
May is British Summer Time in the UK and the weather can vary immensely. The average day time
temperature is 15 C.
6.0
Brighton and Hove map
On your Brighton and Hove city map there is a list of places to eat and a list of things to do and enjoy
around Brighton City.
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