Heather Fry joined HEFCE in 2008 becoming a Director in 2010 and assuming responsibility for HEFCE's learning and teaching, widening participation agendas, and since 2012, the collective student interest.

Other responsibilities include HEFCE’s links with JISC.

Having started her career teaching in Nigeria, Heather has also worked at the Centre for Higher Education Studies at the Institute of Education and the Bart’s and London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary, both at University of London, and at the Centre for Educational Development at Imperial College London.

She has published extensively in HE policy and teaching and learning in higher and professional education.