Edward Venn is Professor of Music at the University of Leeds. Between 2016 and 2019, he served as Director of Student Education for the School of Music and Digital Education Academic Lead for the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures at Leeds. While in this roles, he co-ordinated and embedded a range of student engagement activities within various levels of the university structure, and co- authored publications on student engagement and academic literacies. He is currently a Fellow of the Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence, researching student belonging and digital pedagogies.