About the author(s)
Rhia Weston has more than five years experience in the higher education sector having worked as a web editor and web manager at the University of Portsmouth in the south of England, before moving to the Office for National Statistics in April 2022 to head up its content design team.
At Portsmouth, Rhia led a team of content producers, designers, UX professionals, and SEO specialists. She previously managed national advocacy campaigns and communications for nonprofits.
Rhia is passionate about tackling climate change, ethical communications, putting user needs first and coaching happy teams.
She spends much of her spare time running, gardening, riding her bike, and doing aerial silks.
Simon Fairbanks has 15 years of experience in the higher education sector. This includes recruitment, marketing, and events roles on four different campuses in the U.K.: Nottingham, Birmingham, Warwick, and Coventry.
Simon recently spent two years working at Pickle Jar Communications, where he advised international schools, colleges, and universities on their content projects. He provided strategy, research, creative content, and training to help the education sector share its stories through digital communication channels.
Education organisations who have benefited from his expertise include AHUA, Bangor University, City & Guilds, Emory University School of Medicine, the University of Liverpool, London Higher, the Office for Students, Queen Margaret University, UCL, United World Colleges, and Zurich International School.
As a published author, Simon is particularly interested in storytelling, and how content strategy can deliver stories with greater impact. He spends his free time reading, writing, running, and watching Hey Duggee with his two young children.