GRÁINNE MCGOWAN
Quality Enhancement Specialist
QAA

Gráinne McGowan is the Quality Enhancement Specialist for the Nations at the QAA.  Having worked across the public, private, and voluntary sectors, she brings extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, project leadership, and sector collaboration. She has over 18 years of experience in quality assurance, academic standards, quality enhancement, and institutional improvement across higher and further education in the UK.

In her current role Gráinne works with higher education providers to support high-quality learning, teaching, and student outcomes. Being part of the Assuring Standards in the Age of AI project enables her to promote a culture of continuous enhancement in terms of curriculum and assessment design, and support the development of authentic assessment approaches in response to the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence.