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Author Biographies

• Oscar van den Wijngaard, Maastricht University

  Oscar van den Wijngaard is a senior educational developer at EDLAB, the Centre for Teaching and Learning of Maastricht University. Before joining EDLAB in 2017, he coordinated the academic advising programme at the University College of Maastricht University for many years, where he also taught courses in history, philosophy and academic skills. In his current role, he co-coordinated the development of an institution-wide vision and strategy for student guidance at Maastricht University. Since 2008, he has had leadership roles in several organisations on academic advising within the Netherlands and abroad. Oscar currently serves as a member of the UKAT Board of Trustees.

• David Grey, UKAT

  David Grey is the Chief Executive of UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT), a UK higher education membership association focused on ensuring that every HE student experiences effective personal tutoring, which personalises their learning and enables them to flourish. David has over 25 years of experience as a Computer Science academic, personal tutor, and educational developer, with a leadership focus on learning and teaching, as well as the student experience and personal tutoring. He works closely with higher education providers to revise and enhance personal tutoring provision and publishes regularly in the field. He is an AHE Senior Fellow and UKAT Recognised Leader in Advising.