Decisions at 18 2010 - Flexibility for careers of the future20 April 2010 - 22 April 2010

Mr Mike Nicholson

Presenter Organisation

University of Oxford

Presenter Job

Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Sessions & Workshops

Getting into Oxbridge
BMAT, LNAT and all that
Panel session - Ask the admissions officers
What will higher education admissions look like in the future?

Biography

Mike Nicholson has been Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Oxford since October 2006. Prior to that he held a range of roles at the University of Essex that involved responsibility for student recruitment, widening participation and undergraduate admissions. He has in his time been a member of the UCAS Board of Directors, National Chair of the Higher Education Liaison Officers' Association, and served on a number of groups looking at issues around access and admissions reforms. Since starting the role at Oxford, the University has, in addition to developing the electronic management of the UCAS process, addressed the use of contextual information in the admissions procedures, introduced a database to effectively coordinate the outreach activities of the collegiate University, reformed the training of staff for applicant interviews using an online training programme, and introduced a range of blogs and podcasts to raise awareness of the admissions practices. Current issues that are occupying his time include the development of access and outreach provision within the University, the integration and development of the IT systems supporting admissions, and how best to support international applicants.

When not in the office, Mike continues to read extensively (mainly history and detective fiction) and thus demonstrates the lifelong values gained from studying a degree in History and English