Committee members
The Quality Council for UK HE draws on expertise from across the higher education sector.
The council includes the UK higher education funding bodies, regulators, sector body representatives, academics and students. Universities Scotland and Universities Wales are core members of the council and are represented by their nominated sector representatives.
The current membership of the council is:
Chair
Professor Nic Beech, Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford
Deputy Chair
Professor Clare Peddie, Vice Principal Education (Proctor), University of St Andrews
Secretariat
Beth Cooper, Universities UK
Association of Colleges (AoC) representative
Dr Arti Saraswat, Senior Policy Manager HE, AoC
GuildHE representative
Dr Kate Wicklow, Director of Policy and Strategy, GuildHE
Universities UK representative
Dr Charlotte Snelling, Policy Manager, UUK
Universities Scotland representative (observer)
Kirsty Conlon, Head of Learning and Teaching and Widening Access Policy, Universities Scotland
Universities Wales representative (observer)
Chris Laity, Policy Officer - Learning and Teaching, Universities Wales
Committee of University Chairs (CUC) representative
Amanda Oliver, Interim Executive Director, CUC
Department for the Economy Northern Ireland (DfENI) representative
David Rooney, Head of Quality and Governance, Higher Education Division, Department for the Economy
Office for Students (OfS) representative
Nicholas Holland, Head of Quality and Standards, OfS
Medr representative
Dr Cliona O’Neill, Head of Quality and Continuous Improvement, Medr
Independent Higher Education (Independent HE) representative
Alexander Proudfoot, Chief Executive, Independent HE
Scottish Funding Council (SFC) representative
Karen Gray, Assistant Director (Teaching & Quality), SFC
National Union of Students (NUS) representative
Alex Stanley, Vice-President (Higher Education), NUS
Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) representative
Ben Elger, Chief Executive, OIA
Professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) member
Professor Mary Bishop, Director of Learning, Royal Society of Medicine
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) representative
Vicki Stott, Chief Executive Officer, QAA
Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA) representative
Jim Irving, Pro-Vice Chancellor Students and Governance, Southampton Solent University
Sector member
Professor Claire Morgan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education and Student Experience, Cardiff University
Sector member
Professor Nichola Callow, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education), Bangor University
Sector member
Professor Judy Williams, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students), Queen’s University Belfast
Sector member
Professor Brian Green, Deputy Associate Principal (Academic Quality and Student Experience), University of Strathclyde
Sector member
Jon Renyard, University Secretary, Arts University Bournemouth
Sector member
Professor Edward Dimsdale, Head of the Graduate School, Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts
Colleges Scotland representative
James McKean, Policy Officer, Colleges Scotland
Colleges Wales representative
Kelly Edwards, Interim Chief Executive, Colleges Wales
Student member
Adelayo Adebayo, Vice President Education, Stirling Students’ Union
Student member
Morrigan McEvoy, Vice President Accessible Education, Queen’s Students’ Union
Student member
Lucy Hart, University of Leeds
