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We will review 11 Subject Benchmark Statements in 2023-24. We will also publish 2 final Statements from our 2022-23 review (Anthropology, and Osteopathy).


To ensure that the SBS reviews take into account a diverse and broad spectrum of ideas, opinion and experience, each subject area has its own advisory group, comprising members of the academic community, employers, professional, statutory and regulatory bodies (PSRBs), and students. We have appointed Chairs and Deputy Chairs to lead these reviews.


Those appointed have been drawn from QAA Member institutions across the UK, following a call for expressions of interest.


Advisory Group

  • Chair: Rosie Scott-Ward, Hartpury University
  • Deputy Chair: Dr Susan Doherty, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Dr Sarah Broadberry, Nottingham Trent University
  • Dr Louise Bulmer, SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College)
  • Dr Miriam Clegg, University of Reading
  • Mr David Dowd, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)
  • Professor Basma Ellahi, University of Chester
  • Dr Carol Hall, National Equine Welfare Council
  • Dr Kieran Higgins, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Dr Alex Hilton, SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College)
  • Ms Liz Lawrenson, Landex
  • Dr Adilia Lemos, Abertay University
  • Dr Andrew Leslie, University of Cumbria
  • Dr Wanda McCormick, Hartpury University
  • Ms Natasha Medhurst, Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)
  • Dr Rana Parween, Askham Bryan College
  • Mrs Jenny Paxman, Association for Nutrition
  • Miss Opal Rowe, SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College)
  • Dr Christina Siettou, University of Nottingham
  • Miss Alysha Thompson, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Mr Paul Ward, Duchy College
  • Dr Andrew Wilcox, Harper Adams University
  • Dr Hefin Williams, Aberystwyth University
  • Dr Bethan Wood, University of Glasgow
  • Dr Qian Yang, University of Nottingham

Please note that the work on this Statement was undertaken as part of our 2022-23 review.

 

Advisory Group

  • Professor Tim Thompson (Chair), Teesside University
  • Professor Simon Underdown (Deputy Chair), Oxford Brookes University
  • Dr Tatiana Argounova-Low, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr Luci Attala, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
  • Dr Fiona Coward, Bournemouth University
  • Katie Faillace, Cardiff University
  • Dr Shalini Grover, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Vanessa Mabonso Nzolo, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr Martin A Mills, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Northumbria University
  • Dr David Shankland, Royal Anthropological Institute
  • Dr Nivien Speith, Cranfield University
  • Dr Jo Vergunst, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr Martin Webb, Goldsmiths, University of London

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Professor Nick Selby, University of East Anglia
  • Deputy Chair: Professor Zahia Smail Salhi, University of Manchester
  • Professor Tony Chafer, University of Portsmouth
  • Dr Rosa Maria Fernandez Martin, University of Warwick
  • Dr Derek Hird, Lancaster University
  • Prof. El Mustapha Lahlali, University of Leeds
  • Dr Sojin Lim, University of Central Lancashire
  • Dr Christina Maags, University of Sheffield
  • Dr Niall Majury, Queen's University Belfast
  • Dr Tony McCulloch, British Association for Canadian Studies
  • Elliot Neal, The University of Manchester
  • Dr Jessica Northey, Coventry University
  • Professor Thea Pitman, Society for Latin American Studies
  • Dr Lydia Plath, British Association for American Studies
  • Dr Lloyd Ridgeon, University of Glasgow
  • Professor Simon Usherwood, The Open University
  • Dr. Shasha Wang, Bangor University
  • Dr Tom Woerner-Powell, The University of Manchester

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Professor Einar Thorsen, Bournemouth University
  • Deputy Chair: Professor Jamie Medhurst, Aberystwyth University
  • Deputy Chair: Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Toluwa Atilade, Bournemouth University
  • Associate Professor Lucy Brown, London South Bank University
  • Dr Vincent Campbell, University of Leicester
  • Dr Ruth Deller, Sheffield Hallam University
  • Professor Agnes Gulyas, Canterbury Christ Church University
  • Associate Professor (Dr) Roy Hanney, Solent University
  • Alan Hook, Ulster University
  • Dr Margaret Hughes, University of the West of Scotland
  • Kate Ironside, University of Northampton
  • Professor Sarah Jones, University of Gloucestershire
  • Professor Emily Keightley, Loughborough University
  • Claire Lockwood, Nottingham Trent University
  • Katy McDonald, Newcastle University
  • Professor Graham Meikle, University of Westminster
  • Professor Catriona Miller, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Dr Chris Nunn, University of Birmingham
  • Professor Elizabeth Poole, Keele University
  • Professor Kate Taylor-Jones, University of Sheffield
  • Dr Kerry Traynor, University of Liverpool
  • Dr Victoria Grace Walden, University of Sussex

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Professor Bambo Soyinka, Bath Spa University
  • Deputy Chair: Professor David Morley, Warwick University
  • Dr Celia Brayfield, Bath Spa University
  • Dr Matthew Cheeseman, University of Derby
  • Dr Joanne Clement, Northumbria University
  • Dr David Devanny, Falmouth University
  • Dr Jane Goldman, University of Glasgow
  • Dr Claire Griffiths, Northeastern University London
  • Dr  Amanda Hodgkinson, University of Suffolk
  • Dr Marina Lambrou, Kingston University
  • Professor Gregory Leadbetter, Birmingham City University
  • Dr Jack McGowan, University of Worcester
  • Dr Jess Moriarty, University of Brighton
  • Dr  Sophie Nicholls, Teesside University
  • Joanna Nissel, University of Southampton
  • Dr Sonia Overall, Canterbury Christ Church University
  • Dr Colette Paul, Anglia Ruskin University
  • Dr Yvonne Reddick, University of Central Lancashire
  • Dr Iain Robinson, University of East Anglia
  • Dr Alison Taft, Leeds Beckett University
  • Dr Nicko Vaughan, Swansea University
  • Dr Jennifer Young, Falmouth University

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Professor Paul Johnson, University of Chester
  • Deputy Chair: Professor Trish Reid, University of Reading
  • Charlotte Baker, Winchester Student Union 
  • Dr Sam Beale, Middlesex University
  • Sally Doughty,  De Montfort University
  • Professor Stephen Farrier, Rose Bruford College
  • Professor Gill Foster, London South Bank University
  • Dr Michelle Groves, Royal Academy of Dance
  • Mark Hunter, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
  • Professor Adrian Kear, University of the Arts, London
  • Dr Stephen Langston, University of the West of Scotland
  • David Linton, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
  • Professor Tom Maguire, Ulster University
  • Professor Michael McKinnie, Queen Mary University of London
  • Robert Nicholson, University of East London
  • Professor Mary Oliver, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
  • Dr Tom Payne, Sheffield Hallam University
  • Dr Shelley Piasecka, University of Chester
  • Dr Charlotte Purkis, University of Winchester
  • Dr Louise Ritchie, Aberystwyth University
  • Kirsty Russell, University of Lincoln
  • Dr Amanda Stuart-Fisher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
  • Professor Andrew Westerside, University of Lincoln

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Dr Jennifer Egbunike, University College London
  • Deputy Chair: Dr Joanne Smith, University of Bolton
  • Nicola Bartholomew, Ulster University
  • Dr Lesley Halliday, University of Nottingham
  • Saiyonora Hemrom, Cardiff University
  • Dr Gemma Hurley, City, University of London 
  • Marilena Ioannou, De Montfort University
  • Ceri Anwen Jones, Liverpool John Moores University
  • Nayol Santos, University College London
  • Ash Sparkes, University of Bolton
  • Susan Strong, Kingston University
  • Dr Feisal Subhan, University of Plymouth
  • Dr Tricia Tikasingh, University of West London

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Dr Joanna Poon, University of Derby
  • Deputy Chair: Cathy Higgs, University College of Estate Management
  • Deputy Chair: Aled Williams, Council of Heads of the Built Environment
  • Mr Tony Cheetham, Sheffield Hallam University
  • Mr Steve Conopo, Chartered Institute of Building (CIOP)
  • Mr Gervase Cunningham, Ulster University
  • Professor Eamonn D’Arcy, University of Reading
  • Professor Mark Deakin, Edinburgh Napier University
  • Dr Barry Gledson, Northumbria University
  • Dr Debbie Hughes, University of Wales Trinity St David
  • Mr Paul LeMare, Assent Building Control
  • Mr William Leschallas, Royal Agricultural University
  • Ms Georgina Shaw, RICS
  • Dr Mark Shelbourn, Birmingham City University
  • Dr Mark Simcock, Harper Adams University
  • Mr Christopher Welch, Gardiner & Theobald LLP and Fellow of RICS

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Professor Helen Woolley, University of Sheffield
  • Deputy Chair: David Booth, University of Gloucestershire
  • Deputy Chair: Becky Sobell, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Ms Michelle Bolger, Michelle Bolger Expert Landscape Consultancy
  • Dr Sandra Costa, Birmingham City University
  • Mr Mark Cowell, Landscape Institute
  • Shereen Din, University of Gloucestershire
  • Miss Lauren Dutton, University of Gloucestershire
  • Imogen Glover, University of Sheffield
  • Ian Houlston, LDA Design Ltd
  • Mr Lucas Hughes, Birmingham City University
  • Mr Dai Lewis, The Environmental Dimension Partnership Ltd (EDP) 
  • Rowan Longhurst, Sheffield City Council
  • John O'Keeffe, Landscape Institute
  • Mrs Clare Penny, University of East London
  • Ross Wilkie, Brindley Associates Ltd
  • Zac Willitts, University of Sheffield

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Professor Joy Myint, University of Hertfordshire
  • Deputy Chair: Professor Irene Ctori, City, University of London
  • Deputy Chair: Will Holmes, The University of Manchester
  • Mr Thomas Bonfield, WIlkinson Eyewear Studio and Maidstone Hospital
  • Dr Christian French, Association for Independent Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (AIO)
  • Dr Kirsten Hamilton-Maxwell , Cardiff University
  • Dr Michelle Hennelly , City, University of London
  • Miss Laura Josephs , University of Manchester
  • Dr Graeme Kennedy , Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Professor John Lawrenson , City, University of London
  • Professor Gunter Loffler , Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Rupal Lovell-Patel , University of Central Lancashire
  • Dr Padraig Mulholland , Ulster University
  • Professor Lizzy Ostler , College of Optometrists
  • Ben Pearson , General Optical Council
  • Dr Catherine Porter , University of Manchester
  • Dr Hema Radhakrishnan , University of Manchester
  • Professor Kathryn Saunders , Ulster University
  • Professor James Wolffsohn, Aston University

 

Please note that the work on this Statement was undertaken as part of our 2022-23 review.

 

Advisory Group

  • Dr Jerry Draper-Rodi (Chair), University College of Osteopathy
  • Steven Bettles, General Osteopathic Council
  • Dr Philip Bright, Kent and East Sussex Osteopaths Regional Group
  • Fiona Brown, General Osteopathic Council
  • Taj Deoora, Osteopathic Alliance
  • Simon Devitt, Swansea University
  • Susan Farwell, Institute of Osteopathy
  • Dr Nikky Godfrey, Southampton University
  • Rebecca Goh, Osteopathic Alliance
  • Santosh Jassal, Osteopathic Alliance
  • Ceira Kinch, Council for Osteopathic Education Institutions
  • Andrew MacMillan, University College of Osteopathy
  • Nancy Nunn, Osteopathic Alliance
  • Romy Settbon, Moore Osteopathic Alliance
  • Francesca Wiggins, University College of Osteopathy
  • Nick Woodhead, Osteopathic Alliance

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Dr Neale Blair, Ulster University
  • Deputy Chair: Dr Ben Clifford, University College London
  • Mr John Blackburn, Cornwall College (Newquay University Centre)
  • Associate Professor Marvelle Brown, University of Hertfordshire
  • Mr Oliver Carr, UCL
  • Dr Sebastian Dembski, University of Liverpool
  • Dr Deepak Gopinath, University of the West of England
  • Dr Neil Harris, Cardiff University
  • Dr Andy Inch, University of Sheffield
  • Mr Mike Kiely, Planning Officers Society (POS)
  • Dr Taimaz Larimian, Loughborough University
  • Ms Amanda Lewis, Kingston University
  • Mrs Kirsty Macari, University of Dundee / A&DS
  • Dr Christopher Maidment, Henley Business School, University of Reading
  • Dr Katie McClymont, University of the West of England, Bristol
  • Mr Robert Stevens, Sheffield Hallam University
  • Professor Malcolm Tait, University of Sheffield
  • Dr Judith Taylor, Royal Town Planning Institute

Advisory Group

  • Chair: Catherine Phillips, Hartpury University
  • Deputy Chair: Susan Howarth, Harper Adams University
  • Mr George Aspey, Harper Adams/My Pets Vets Ltd
  • Miss Claire Bloor, Myerscough College / University Centre Myerscough
  • Miss Georgina Darnell, Plumpton College
  • Mrs Julie Dugmore, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
  • Lyndsay Hughes, The Drove Veterinary Hospital
  • Gemma Irwin Porter, University of Bristol - Veterinary School
  • Mrs Nicci Johnson, Nottingham Trent University
  • Ms Hilary Orpet, Royal Veterinary College
  • Mrs Sarah Reynolds-Golding, University Centre Askham Bryan
  • Mrs Izzy Riley, Hartpury University
  • Mrs Sarah Vivian, University of Bristol
  • Mrs Kirsty Young, SRUC (Scotland's Rural College)