Mike Mercer FAHEP

Mike has worked in Higher Education for almost thirty years, following a career in the Royal Navy. He is currently the Director of Students and Registrar at the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, having previously been the Deputy Academic Registrar at UCLAN and the Head of Student Services Delivery at the University of Manchester, where he worked for 18 years. Mike is currently leading LIPA through the degree awarding powers process at his Institute.

Mike strives to develop and enable the people that work for him to deliver their best and encourages all his team to connect through AHEP.  A passionate campaigner for equality Mike fills his spare time looking after his three elderly rescue dogs!