1pm – 1.15pm BST, 1 July 2026 ‐ 15 mins
Room: Gateshead suite
Presentation
Conference leads and AMOSSHE Executive Members Keith Houghton and Sally Lambah welcome you to our event and set the context for the day.


Director of Student Support and Wellbeing, The University of Law
Keith is the Director of Student Support & Wellbeing at The University of Law (ULaw) where he heads up a number of multi-disciplinary teams all dedicated to providing integrated and holistic support to students. Keith is also a current member of the AMOSSHE Executive.
In his current role, Keith leads the Disability & Inclusion, Student Wellbeing, Mental Health & Counselling, Advice, Funding & Accommodation and Safe Inclusive Campuses teams and engages with a number of external partner suppliers to remove barriers to learning, enable student success and ensure that services are delivered with the student at the centre of delivery.
He has extensive experience in higher education student support gained in a number of roles prior to ULaw including in Students' Unions and a post-92 university and was Chair of the National Association of Student Money Advisors (NASMA) from 2002 to 2006.
Keith is particularly interested in the use of technology as an enabler in student support and the influence that Student Services can have in wider institutional practices.
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https://www.amosshe.org.uk/about/our-team.html
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Head of Student Support and Wellbeing, Wrexham University
Sally is an AMOSSHE Executive Member and Head of Student Support and Wellbeing at Wrexham University.