Helen Davidson

Helen Davidson is Deputy Secretary and Registrar and Head of Corporate Services at the University of Hertfordshire. She has over 20 years of Higher Education experience working for Newcastle University and the University of Hertfordshire. In her role as Assistant Registrar (Academic Services), Helen led departments to provide academic administration support in relation to: academic quality and compliance; the Doctoral College; Ethics; Degree Apprenticeships; and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. For the past five years, her remit has widened and as Head of Corporate Services she is responsible for university governance; legal and compliance; internal audits; health and safety; research; and planning and policy.

Helen is co-chair of the University’s People Committee and Chairs the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Staff Success Group. Helen played a lead role in the University’s Athena Swan and Race Equality Charter Mark institutional submissions, for which the University of Hertfordshire holds Bronze awards. She is also a Senior Champion for the Carers Network at the University.

She has a BA (Hons) in Communication Studies from the University of Sunderland.