Kayleigh Renberg-Fawcett

Programmes Team Lead (Place) Vice Chair She/Her

Kayleigh is is Programmes Team Lead (Place) for UPEN, leading the academic policy engagement team’s programme of work for the Place area of work. With over 7 years experience, she has worked on collaborations between universities, local & combined authorities and national policy bodies to bridge research, knowledge and decision-making.

Drawing on her experience as Y-PERN senior programme manager, CAPE project coordinator and UPEN network manager, Kayleigh’s expertise spans, fellowships & secondments, knowledge exchange & co-production, project & governance design, programme management, strategic planning and cross-institutional collaborations. Passionate about inclusive growth, democracy and evidenced-informed policy making, Kayleigh works to ensure academic insight translates into real world impact.

Outside of work, Kayleigh is a qualified Mountain Leader and keen (but not necessarily proficient!) linguist, speaking Mandarin, Swedish and a little bit of French.