Why Sprout Education?
Sprout Education was founded by three academics and practitioners who have built their careers in higher education - teaching, researching, and advocating for students.
We have worked within different institutions and roles across the UK and know what it takes to make lasting change.
Evidence first
We don't offer frameworks that sound good in a workshop but dissolve under scrutiny. Everything we do is grounded in research, policy, and practice - our own and the wider field.
Honest about complexity
Belonging is hard to measure and harder to mandate. We don't pretend otherwise. We help institutions understand what is actually happening for their students, and work from there.
Built for the long term
Quick wins are fine. But we are more interesting in helping institutions build capacity to keep improving - long after we've finished working with them.
Three practitioners. One Shared purpose
Professor Kelly Edmunds
Professor Kelly Edmunds
Professor Kelly Edmunds
Kelly specialises in belonging and inclusion in Higher Education. As a Professor of Biology Education and Student Experience, she has led multi-award-winning teams to transform the student experience. A widely published keynote speaker across the education sector, she brings extensive cross-sector reach in higher education.
Dr Jess Savage
Professor Kelly Edmunds
Professor Kelly Edmunds
Jess specialises in curriculum design and education policy in Higher Education internationally. As Reader in Global Sustainable Development, she is a recognised Sustainability and Education for Sustainable Development expert, with a distinct specialism in environmental management, policy, and the human dimension. Co-lead, QS Responsible AI Consortium.
Dr Tom Ritchie
Professor Kelly Edmunds
Dr Tom Ritchie
Tom specialises in AI ethics and belonging in Higher Education. As Reader and Director of Student Experience in Chemistry, he co-founded the Centre for Belonging in Education and chairs a university Responsible AI and Digital Services Action Group. Currently a US-UK Fulbright Scholar at Elon University and Visiting Lecturer at Duke Univer
Tom specialises in AI ethics and belonging in Higher Education. As Reader and Director of Student Experience in Chemistry, he co-founded the Centre for Belonging in Education and chairs a university Responsible AI and Digital Services Action Group. Currently a US-UK Fulbright Scholar at Elon University and Visiting Lecturer at Duke University. He co-chairs the QS Responsible AI Consortium Working Group on AI Equity and Sustainability, and hosts the AI Ethics Now podcast, reaching 30,000+ listeners across 110 countries.