The Advisory Committee on Degree Awarding Powers (ACDAP)

ACDAP is responsible for overseeing the current degree awarding powers and university title criteria and associated scrutiny processes, and to make periodic recommendations on their development to the QAA Board, as appropriate. They also consider institutional applications seeking degree awarding powers and/or university title.

ACDAP dates

ACDAP normally meets at quarterly intervals in mid to late March, June, September and December each year. In 2010-11, ACDAP will meet on the following dates:

30 September 2010
14 December 2010
17 March 2011
10 June 2011

Membership

ACDAP comprises 13 members, with at least three who are also members the QAA Board. The Chair of ACDAP is the Chair of the QAA Board. Membership of ACDAP is structured to ensure that it includes three Vice-Chancellors, including at least one head of a pre-1992 university and at least one head of a post-1992 university; one head of a non-university higher education institution; three senior members of higher education institutions (Pro Vice-Chancellors or equivalent); and two other persons (other than the Chair of the Committee) with experience of sectors of employment that are significant recruiters of graduates.

In addition, ACDAP will invite appropriate observers from:

the Department for Business Innovation and Skills
the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland
the Welsh Assembly Government Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
the Scottish Government, Education and Lifelong Learning Department Directorate
QAA (normally the Director of Reviews).

The Secretary to ACDAP will be the Head of Degree Awarding Powers and University Title.

Current members

Sir Rodney Brooke CBE	Chair
Professor Freda Bridge	Principal and Chief Executive, Leeds Trinity University College
Professor Chris Brink	Vice-Chancellor, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr John Cater	Vice-Chancellor, Edge Hill University
Professor Mark Cleary	Vice-Chancellor, University of Bradford
Professor David Green	Vice-Chancellor, University of Worcester
Mr Chris Jelley	Chair, Open College of the Arts
Professor Kenneth Miller	Vice Principal, University of Strathclyde
Professor Gill Nicholls	Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Surrey
Dr Alexander Scott	Director General, The Chartered Insurance Institute
Professor Alan Speight	Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Swansea University
Professor Elaine Thomas	Vice-Chancellor, University for the Creative Arts
Mr Anthony McClaran	Chief Executive, QAA (ex officio)

Observers
Ms Gudrun Gilson and Mr Phil Vine, Department for Business Innovation and Skills
Mr Dominic McCullough, Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland
Mr Stephen Kerr, The Scottish Government, Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate
Mr Peter McAllister and Julie Wyn Jones, Welsh Assembly Government Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills

QAA Observers
Dr Stephen Jackson, Director of the Reviews Group
Dr Irene Ainsworth, Secretary to the Committee, and Mr Nick Pack, Administrator

Appointment to ACDAP

Members are invited to serve on ACDAP for three years in the first instance, and may be re-appointed for a further period of three years. All appointments and re-appointments are made by the QAA Board.