Professor Elizabeth Rouse is Chair of the Steering Group of Creative Graduates Creative Futures. She is Deputy Rector Academic at the University of the Arts London where the project was initiated and is hosted. Professor Rouse is responsible for academic development, learning and teaching, student and information services, and widening participation. She manages a number of initiatives promoting employability in the creative and cultural sector including the University’s ECIF- funded Creative Springboard Project. She is a member of HEFCE’s Teaching Quality and Student Experience Committee and chair of the Open Educational Resources Strategic Advisory Committee. She also serves on the executive committees of UKADIA (UK Art and Design Institutions Association) and of the National Arts Learning Network. She is a governor of the Fashion Retail Academy and a trustee of Rathbone.