Martin is currently the project manager of the Student Retention and Success Project at Leicester, part of the national HEFCE/Paul Hamlyn Foundation Retention Grants Programme to identify, evaluate and disseminate institutional good practice relating to student retention. His wider responsibilities in the Student Support and Development Service (SSDS) at Leicester include policy development, quality assurance, service evaluation and project management. Martin’s background is in careers, firstly in schools and colleges in Kent and Cheshire, and more recently at the University of Leicester where he was Careers Service Head for eight years. He is also currently a Board Director for the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS).