Deputy Chair for the QAA Architecture Subject Benchmark in 2025.

Subject Benchmark Statements, which have been drafted and published by QAA for more than two decades, describe the nature of study and the academic standards expected of graduates in specific subject areas.

They show what graduates can reasonably be expected to know, do and understand at the end of their studies.

Chairs and Deputy Chairs lead the development of Statements in their subject areas, alongside their Advisory Groups, to ensure these Statements serve as valuable resources for discipline communities and inform a range of key purposes – including as reference points in the design, delivery and review of academic courses. The process of creating and reviewing subject benchmarks is facilitated by QAA.