We will review 7 Subject Benchmark Statements in 2026-27.
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 institutions, professional bodies and government representatives from across the UK, following a call for expressions of interest.
- Dr Siwan Rosser (Chair), Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
- Dr Miriam Elin Jones (Deputy Chair), Swansea University
- Dr Cathryn Charnell-White, Aberystwyth University
- Karen Chidley, QAA
- Jeremy Evans, Welsh Government
- Teleri Hughes, The Association of Welsh Translators
- Dr Aled Llion Jones, Bangor University
- Dr Alex Lovell, Medr
- Gwilym Morgan, Cardiff University
- Dr Johnathan Morris, Cardiff University
- Dr Ffion Eluned Owen, Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
- Rebecca Rees, Aberystwyth University
- Professor Sarah Illingworth (Chair), London Metropolitan University
- Dr Alyson Hill (Deputy Chair), Ulster University
- Dorothy Balhatchet, University of Reading
- Robert Davies, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Rosalind Fallaize, University of Hertfordshire
- Dr Vasiliki Iatridi, Oxford Brookes University
- Dr Stacey Jones, University of Worcester
- Dr Anna Julian, Greater Glasgow and Clyde and National Education Scotland
- Kevin Kendall, QAA
- Annemarie Knight, King's College London
- Carla Phillips, University College of Birmingham
- Menna Wyn-Wright, British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Professor Gary Kerr (Chair), Atlantic Technological University
- Zoe Adjey (Deputy Chair), University of East London
- Lisa Wyld (Deputy Chair), Buckinghamshire New University
- Alisha Ali, The Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME)
- Dr Libby Carter, Birmingham City University
- Dr James Edmunds, University of West London
- Professor Derrik Ferney, QAA
- Mrs Joanna Goodey, Association for Events Management Education (AEME)
- Dr Rong Huang, University of Plymouth
- Dr Alex Kay, Hartpury University
- Dr Emmet McLoughlin, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Dr Amanda Miller, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Dr Ben Moreland, Plymouth Marjon University
- Professor Brendan Paddison, York St John University
- Ms Ivna Reic, University of Northampton
- Dr Peter Robinson, The Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE)
- Simon Russell, Ulster University
- Dr Sarah Snell, Edinburgh Napier University
- Dr Jane Turner,Leeds Trinity University
- Dr Isabella Q. Ye, University of Greenwich
- Professor Stuart Lyon (Chair), University of Manchester
- Dr Simon Hogg (Deputy Chair), Loughborough University
- Dr Eral Bele, University College London
- Dr Jamieson Christie, Loughborough University
- Professor Sam Crutchley,University of Birmingham
- Kevin Kendall, QAA
- Dr Stephen Kukureka, Engineering Council (ECUK)
- Dr Louise Pick, Queen University Belfast
- Dr Jon Powell, University of Sussex
- Dr Neil Shearer, Edinburgh Napier University
- Paul Skerry, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
- Dr Andrew Spowage, Queen Mary University of London
- Dr Carl Webster (Chair), Nottingham Trent University
- Dr Vince Clarke (Deputy Chair, University of Hertfordshire
- Dr Sophie Willis (Deputy Chair, University of Lincoln
- Kevin Armstrong, Keele University
- Chantelle Bates, University of Hertfordshire
- James Brogan, Robert Gordon University
- Jon Dearnley-Lane, Edge Hill University
- Professor Derrik Ferney, QAA
- Daniel Finnerty, Wrexham University
- Pippa Furey, Nottingham Trent University
- Gary Gilkes, Buckinghamshire New University
- Kirsty Lowery-Richardson, College of Paramedics
- Samuel O'Brien, University of Staffordshire
- Dr Ursula Rolfe, Bournemouth University
- Jamie Scott, Ulster University
- Dr Kacper Sumera, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Allan Sunderland, University of Plymouth
- Hayley Ward, University of Surrey
- Professor Matthew Timmis (Chair), Anglia Ruskin University
- Professor Hanya Pielichaty (Deputy Chair), University of Lincoln
- Dr Ian Sadler (Deputy Chair), Liverpool John Moores University
- Dr Richard Blagrove, Loughborough University
- Dr Rachael Bullingham, University of Gloucestershire
- Simon Bullock, QAA
- Dr Katherine Burgess, Robert Gordon University
- Dr Charlotte Chandler, University of Derby
- Professor Paul Chesterton, Teesside University
- Dr Mia Cousins Burleigh, University of the West of Scotland
- Dr Katie Dray, Canterbury Christ Church University
- Luke Gilbert, Nottingham Trent University
- Professor Chris Headleand, University of Staffordshire
- Dr Olive Hooper, Loughborough University
- Dr Melanie Leggate, Edinburgh Napier University
- Professor Laura Mason, Swansea University
- Andy McGill, Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
- Dr Andrew Morrison, Anglia Ruskin University
- Dr Daniel Plumley, Sheffield Hallam University
- Dr Sarah Powell, Lancaster University
- Dr Mike Rayner, University of Portsmouth
- Dr Alan Ruddock, Sheffield Hallam University
- Dr Andrew Scott, Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
- Dr Laura Thompson, Liverpool John Moores University
- Sinead Gormally (Chair), University of Glasgow
- Christine Smith (Deputy Chair), University of Hull
- Simon Williams (Deputy Chair), University of Derby
- Alan Smith (Deputy Chair), Leeds Beckett University
- Dr Marion Allison, CLD Standards Council Scotland
- Dr Neil Casey, QAA
- Anna Clarke, All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training
- Louise Cook, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Dr Tracy Cowle, University of Cumbria
- Janette Devlin, University of Glasgow
- Steve Drowley, ETS Cymru Wales
- Sue Gill, England and Quality Standards Board for Community Development Learning
- Dr Tracy Hayes, Plymouth Marjon University
- Steven Maclennan, CLD Standards Council Scotland
- Dr Abigail Maguire, Moorlands College
- Ross Martin, CLD Standards Council Scotland
- Alia Pike, National Youth Agency (NYA)
- Olive Ring, North South Education and Training Standards Committee for Youth Work
- Julia Rooney, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Dr Alastair Scott-McKinley, Ulster University
- Professor Mike Seal, St Marys University Twickenham and Birmingham City University
- Dr Catherine Wilkinson, Liverpool John Moores University