QAA has a separate Scottish office, known as QAA Scotland, to develop and operate quality assurance and enhancement arrangements that reflect the needs of higher education in Scotland. The QAA Scotland Committee has overall responsibility for our work.
This committee includes the following Board members, whose register of interests are listed on the
Board page; Professor Philip Winn (Chair), Chris Banks, Chris Jelley and Professor Petra Wend. The remaining committee members' interests are listed below.
Ms Jean Blair
Present
position: SQA (Director of Operations)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): UHI: Chair of SQA/College Quality Focus Group
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: College Quality Working Group (member), SCQF Quality Committee (member), Scottish Police College Quality (external observer)
Connections with other
bodies: Prince's Trust (panel member)
Fergus Boden
Present position: Queen Margaret University Students' Union (President)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): None
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: None
Connections with other
bodies: None
Professor Grant Jarvie
Present
position: University of Edinburgh Senior Management (Chair of Sport), Strategy and External Relations (Advisor)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): University of Toronto Senior Management Team 2012-13, University of Warsaw (Honorary Professor), National Taiwan University (Honorary Doctorate), Curriculum for Excellence Management Board
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: General Teaching Council for Scotland (member), David Hume Institute
Connections with other
bodies: Sportscotland National Sports Agency (Board member), UNESCO (Advisor), Sportscotland Trust Company (Director and Chair), Commonwealth Ministers Advisory Board (various), Taylor Foundation, Prince Albert Foundation, IONA Community
Dr Helka Kekalainen
Present
position: Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (FINHEEC) (Secretary-General)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): None
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: None
Connections with other
bodies: ENQA (European Association for QA in Higher Education) (Vice-President)
Ms Eve Lewis
Present
position: sparqs (student participation in quality Scotland) (Head)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): None
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: None
Connections with other
bodies: None
Dr James More
Present
position: Balwearie High School, Fife (Rector)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): None
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: School Leaders Scotland Council (member)
Connections with other
bodies: None
Professor Andrea Nolan
Present
position: Edinburgh Napier University (Principal and Vice-Chancellor)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): None
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (member), European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia (Diplomate), European College of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology (Diplomate), British Veterinary Association (member), Veterinary Teachers & Research Workers (Life member), Royal Society of Edinburgh (Fellow), Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) (Board member)
Connections with other
bodies: Universities Federation Animal Welfare / Humane Slaughter Association charities (Trusteeships), UK International and Europe Unit Board (member), Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) (Board member), the Moredun Foundation (Board member), HEFCE Higher Education Public Information Steering Group (member), UK HE International Unit, International Strategic Advisory Board (member)
Professor RoseMarie Parr
Present
position: NHS Education for Scotland (Director of Pharmacy)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): Strathcylde University School of Pharmacy and Robert Gordon University School of Pharmacy (Honorary Professorships)
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: Scottish Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) (past Chair), RPSGB (Designated Fellow and Faculty Fellow), Scottish Medicines Committee (SMC) (member)
Connections with other
bodies: None
Professor Alistair Sambell
Present
position: Edinburgh Napier University (Vice-Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): None
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: Institution of Engineering and Technology (Fellow), IET Academic Accreditation Committee (member), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (member), Chartered Engineer (CEng), Higher Education Academy (Fellow)
Connections with other
bodies: QAA Engineering benchmarking review group (member)
Mr Rob Wallen
Present
position: North East Scotland College (Principal and Chief Executive)
Current connections with HE institutions (other than employment): North East Scotland College is an Associate College of Robert Gordon University
Connections with other professional and subject-based bodies: SQA Qualifications Committee (member)
Connections with other
bodies: Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce (Board member), Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Future (Board member)
Much of our work is part of the quality enhancement framework and we support and make use of the UK-wide Academic Infrastructure while developing it specifically for the Scottish sector.
A strong feature of our work is 'partnership'. We work closely with staff and students throughout the higher education sector, along with the following organisations (all links open in new windows):
For information about our development and enhancement work, please contact the QAA Scotland office on 0141 572 3420.