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We will review 14 Subject Benchmark Statements in 2022-23 and 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

  • 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

  • Professor Mary Hannon-Fletcher (Chair), Ulster University
  • Dr Sue Jones (Deputy Chair), York St John University
  • Carol Ainley, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Dr Avninder Singh Bhambra, De Montfort University, Leicester 
  • Victoria Bradley, Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • Daniel Kassahun, University College London 
  • Dr Sobia Kauser, University of Bradford
  • Dr Ian Locke, University of Westminster
  • Professor Stephen McClean, Ulster University
  • Dr Liz O'Gara, University of Wolverhampton
  • Lee Peters, Swansea Bay University Health Board
  • Dr Claire V.S. Pike, Anglia Ruskin University
  • Dr Sarah Pitt, University of Brighton
  • Nicola Richards, Nottingham Trent University
  • Aminul Schuster, University of Westminster
  • Andrew Usher, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Alan Wainwright, Institute of Biomedical Science
  • Dr Linda Walsh, Glasgow Caledonian University

Advisory Group

  • Dr Helen Watson (Chair), University of Plymouth
  • Professor Jonathan R Green (Deputy Chair), University of Birmingham
  • Dr Jacqueline Nairn (Deputy Chair), University of St Andrews
  • Salma Ali, University of St Andrews
  • Dr Maureen Berg, University of Brighton
  • Professor Michael Ginger, University of Huddersfield
  • Dr Kate Hammond, University of Liverpool
  • Professor Colin Hewitt, University of Leicester
  • Dr Janet Horrocks, Abertay University
  • Dr Katharine Hubbard, University of Hull
  • Jack Jones, Cabinet Office/Civil Service Fast Stream
  • Dr Aisling Keane, Queen's University Belfast
  • Dr Gillian Knight, Aston University 
  • Dr Georgina Manning, University of Wolverhampton
  • Dr Sara Marsham, Newcastle University
  • Professor Lesley Morrell, University of Hull
  • Dr Rana Parween, University Centre Askham Bryan
  • Professor Richard Reece, University of Kent
  • Dr Laura Roberts, Swansea University
  • Dr Andrew Shore, Cardiff University
  • Robert Watts, LabCorp

Advisory Group

  • Professor Liz Crolley (Chair), University of Liverpool
  • Dr Ian C Elliott (Deputy Chair), Northumbria University
  • Professor Marco Mongiello (Deputy Chair), University of Law
  • Professor David Boughey, University of Exeter
  • Dr Leanne de Main, De Montfort University
  • Professor Heather Farley, Ulster University
  • Dr Sainey Faye, Buckinghamshire New University
  • Kate Herbert, Local Government Association
  • Julia Hodgson, University of Liverpool
  • Dr Claire Hookham, University of Salford
  • Dr Louisa Huxtable-Thomas, Swansea University
  • Allison Jay, Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
  • Caroline Klaris, King's College London
  • Professor Petra Molthan-Hill, Nottingham Trent University
  • Dr Wai Mun Lim, University of Plymouth
  • Gillian Saieva, University of Southampton
  • Dr Tracy Scurry, Newcastle University
  • Professor Eleanor Shaw, University of Strathclyde
  • Dr Syed A Tarek, Arden University
  • David Taylor, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Dr Sigrun M. Wagner, Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Professor Helen Williams, Cardiff University

Advisory Group

  • Professor Parama Chaudhury (Chair), UCL
  • Professor Alvin Birdi (Deputy Chair), University of Bristol
  • Professor Susan Newman (Deputy Chair), Open University
  • Professor Fabio Riccardo Aricò, University of East Anglia
  • Professor Steve Cook, Swansea University
  • Dr Paul Cowell, University of Stirling
  • Dr Danielle Guizzo, University of Bristol
  • Mr Marco Gundermann, University of Northampton
  • Professor Denise Hawkes, Anglia Ruskin University
  • James Ingham, University of East Anglia
  • Professor W David McCausland, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr Andrew Mearman, University Of Leeds
  • Dr Stefania Paredes Fuentes, University of Warwick
  • Dr Dimitra Petropoulou, London School of Economics
  • Professor Sabine Spangenberg, Richmond, The American International University in London

Advisory Group

  • Professor Alistair Greig (Chair), UCL
  • Dr Vaibhav Gandhi (Deputy Chair), Middlesex University
  • Professor Claire Lucas (Deputy Chair), King’s College London
  • Professor Gill Cooke, University of Warwick
  • Dr Timothy John Coole, University Centre Newbury
  • Dr Karin Ennser, Swansea University
  • Dr James Flint, Loughborough University/Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • Professor Kelum Gamage, University of Glasgow
  • Professor Frank Haddleton, University of Hertfordshire
  • Professor Georgina Harris, Arden University
  • Dr Roger Penlington, Northumbria University
  • Representative, Engineering Council
  • Professor Colin Turner, Ulster University
  • Dr Patricia Xavier, Swansea University

We are currently consulting on the draft Subject Benchmark Statement for English.

 

Advisory Group

  • Professor Robert Eaglestone (Chair), Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Professor Susan Bruce (Deputy Chair), Keele University
  • Dr Alex Thomson (Deputy Chair), University of Edinburgh
  • Dr Zoe Hope Bulaitis, University of Birmingham
  • Dr Antonella Castelvedere, University of Suffolk
  • Dr Alexandra da Costa, University of Cambridge
  • Dr Delia da Sousa Correa, Open University
  • Sara D'Jilali, Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Dr Marcello Giovanelli, Aston University
  • Dr Louise Holmwood Marshall, Aberystwyth University
  • Dr Clare Hutton, Loughborough University
  • Professor Daljit Nagra, Brunel University London
  • Dr Timothy Jarvis, University of Bedfordshire
  • Professor Jan Jedrzejewski, Ulster University
  • Dr Andrea Macrae, Oxford Brookes University
  • Professor Anshuman Mondal, University of East Anglia
  • Dr Aditi Nafde, Newcastle University
  • Professor Ruth Robbins, Leeds Beckett University

Advisory Group

  • Professor Nigel Harkness (Chair), Newcastle University
  • Professor Edward Welch (Deputy Chair), University of Aberdeen
  • Daniela Carboni, University of Essex
  • Tia Caswell, University of Nottingham
  • Professor Emma Cayley, University Council of Modern Languages
  • Olga Gomez, University of Lancaster
  • Dr David Lees, University of Warwick
  • Professor Nicola McLelland, University of Nottingham
  • Dr Gearóid Ó Domagáin, Ulster University
  • Dr Marco Paoli, University of Liverpool
  • Representative, GCHQ
  • Dr Carlos A. Sanz Mingo, Cardiff University
  • Dr Rasha Soliman, University of Leeds
  • Dr Elodie Vialleton, Open University
  • Dr Martin Ward, University of Leeds
  • Dr Steve Wharton, University of Bath
  • Dr Claire Whitehead, University of St Andrews
  • Dr Rachel Wicaksono, York St John University
  • John Worne, Chartered Institute of Linguists
  • Professor Sarah Wright, Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Professor Vicky Wright, University of Southampton

Advisory Group

  • Professor Chris Ashford (Chair), Northumbria University
  • Professor Deveral Capps (Deputy Chair), Leeds Beckett University
  • Professor Caroline Strevens (Deputy Chair), University of Portsmouth
  • Dr Foluke Adebisi, University of Bristol
  • Professor Warren Barr, University of Liverpool
  • Craig Burton, Employer representative
  • Penny Carey, University of Hertfordshire
  • Professor Heather Conway, Queen's University Belfast
  • Professor Michael Draper, Swansea University
  • Emma Flint, Aston Law School, Aston University
  • Dr Thomas Giddens, University of Dundee
  • Dr Elisabeth Griffiths, Northumbria University
  • Dr Jessica Guth, Birmingham City University
  • Dr Emma Jones, University of Sheffield
  • Omar Madhloom, University of Bristol
  • Professor Ryan Murphy, Swansea University
  • Mark O'Brien, City, University of London
  • Dr Senthorun Raj, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Amisha Ramdut, University of Portsmouth
  • Professor Colin T Reid, University of Dundee
  • Dr Victoria Stec, Bar Standards Board
  • James Sweeney, Queen's University Belfast
  • Dr Ann Thanaraj, Teesside University
  • Robert White, Northumbria University

Advisory Group

  • Dr Khawla Badwan (Chair), Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Dr Sebastian Rasinger (Deputy Chair), Anglia Ruskin University
  • Professor Natalie Braber, Nottingham Trent University
  • Professor Phil Cardew, Leeds Beckett University
  • Jennifer Cowell, University of St Andrews
  • Roy Cross, British Council
  • Dr Glyn Hicks, University of Southampton
  • Dr Maria Grazia Imperiale, University of Glasgow
  • Professor Suganthi John, University of Birmingham
  • Dr Dawn Knight, Cardiff University
  • Dr Mario Moya, University of East London
  • Dr Lisa-Maria Muller, Chartered College of Teaching
  • Dr Diane Nelson, University of Leeds
  • Dr Pia Pichler, Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Dr Sultan Turkan, Queen's University Belfast

 

Advisory Group

  • Professor Duncan Lawson (Chair), Coventry University
  • Dr Peter Rowlett (Deputy Chair), Sheffield Hallam University
  • Bradley Ashley, University of Sheffield
  • Professor Noel-Ann Bradshaw, University of Greenwich
  • Dr Chris Brignell , University of Nottingham
  • Dr Ben Dias, EasyJet
  • Dr Jonathan Gillard, Cardiff University
  • Robyn Goldsmith, Lancaster University
  • Professor Rachel Hilliam, Open University
  • Dr Kevin Houston, University of Leeds
  • Holly Justice, University of Nottingham
  • Tony Mann, University of Greenwich
  • Professor Mary McAlinden, Nottingham Trent University
  • Dr Martyn Parker, University of Warwick
  • Dr Ewan Russell, University of Liverpool
  • Professor Chris Sangwin, University of Edinburgh
  • Dr Calvin James Smith, University of Reading
  • Dr Antonia Wilmot-Smith, University of St Andrews

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

  • Professor John Craig (Chair), Kingston University
  • Dr Ross Bellaby (Deputy Chair), University of Sheffield
  • Lucy Adams, Leeds Beckett University
  • Professor Alasdair Blair, De Montfort University
  • Steven Curtis, London Metropolitan University
  • Dr Patrick English, YouGov
  • Dr Jasmine K Gani, St Andrews University
  • Dr Rose Gann, Nottingham Trent University
  • Dr Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds
  • Dr Jamie Johnson, University of Leicester
  • Amna Kaleem, University of Sheffield
  • Dr Manjeet Kaur Ramgotra, SOAS, University of London
  • Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Loughborough University
  • Dr Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, University of Exeter
  • Dr Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University
  • Dr Jonathan Parker, Keele University
  • Professor Andrew Russell, University of Liverpool
  • Professor Thomas Scotto, University of Glasgow
  • Dr Alison Statham, New College of the Humanities
  • Professor Claire Sutherland, Northumbria University

 

Advisory Group

  • Dr Simon Goodson (Chair), Nottingham Trent University
  • Dr Gail Steptoe-Warren (Deputy Chair), Arden University
  • Dr Sofia Barbosa Boucas, Brunel University London
  • Dr Lizann Bonnar, University of Strathclyde
  • Dr Gayle Brewer, University of Liverpool
  • Dr Stephen Dunne, Northumbria University
  • Dr Gareth Hall, Aberystwyth University
  • Dr Patrick Hylton, University of Lincoln
  • Aiko Leung, The British Psychological Society
  • Patricia Lyons, The British Psychological Society
  • Dr Emma McDonald, Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • Dr Regina Pauli, University of Roehampton
  • Dr Helen St Clair-Thompson, Newcastle University
  • Associate Professor Jacqui Taylor, Bournemouth University
  • Dr Paul Wilson, Queen's University Belfast