Academic Standards Committee

Last updated 13 October 2025

Membership 2025/26

Ex-officio

Professor Ken Neil, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academic (Chair)
Sacchita Sriganapathiraju, Vice President, Students’ Union
Professor Zey Suka Bill, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education and Student Success

Co-opted

Professor Chantal Faust, Dean, School of Arts & Humanities
Professor Adrian Lahoud, Dean, School of Architecture
Professor Hala Mansour, Head of Doctoral Programmes
Dr Jonathan Boyd, Head of Programme, School of Arts and Humanities
Professor Sarah Cheang, Head of Programme, School of Arts and Humanities
Sandra Denicke-Polcher, Associate Dean, School of Architecture
Dr Ben Cranfield, Associate Dean, School of Arts and Humanities
Dr Barbara Brownie, Associate Dean, School of Communication
Anne Toomey, Associate Dean, School of Design
Dr Thandi Loewenson, Senior Tutor (Research), Architecture
Dr Elif Ozden Yenigun, Senior Tutor, MA Textiles

In attendance

Dr Lucy Dawkins, Academic Registrar (Interim)
Dr Jernej Mozic, Quality Manager (Interim) (Secretary)

Terms of office

Co-opted members of academic staff will serve on the committee for a maximum term of three years. An individual term of office may be extended by one year, by mutual agreement.

Quorum: Five members
Frequency of meetings: A minimum of seven times per annum

Terms of Reference

To advise the Senate on the definition, measurement, evaluation and management of the quality and standards of the College’s academic provision at all levels.
To develop and implement the College’s quality assurance systems.
To inform the Senior Management Team and make recommendations to the Senate about the feasibility and sustainability of proposals for new academic development, with reference to the academic, market and business cases.
To develop and implement procedures for the validation of programmes of study and collaborative provision on behalf of the Senate.
To develop and implement procedures for the review of College-wide provision and learning support, as the need arises, on behalf of the Senate.
To develop and implement procedures for the annual review of all academic programmes, and to consider the reports of such reviews.
To consider and act upon any quality management or enhancement matters arising from the Annual Programme Review and School Overview processes.
To monitor the development and annual review of policies and academic provision relating to research students, including the Doctoral Training Programme.
To monitor the development and annual review of the policies and academic provision relating to College-wide programmes.
To distribute the information received as part of the annual review of programmes to the relevant committees of the College such as School Leadership teams, the Senior Management Team, the Research Committee and the Senate.
To formulate and review all academic regulations, policies and procedures.
To recommend to the Senate the appointment of External Examiner and and Internal Moderators.
To monitor external assessments of the College’s provision, for example, External Examiners’ reports.
To direct the work of, and receive the minutes from the Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee.
To undertake such other responsibilities as may be delegated by the Senate.