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Quality Contacts

If you require further information, please contact: 

Dawn Martin Assistant Secretary, Governance and Quality Enhancement dmartin1@qmu.ac.uk

  • Co-ordination of activities in support of operational and strategic plans
  • Institutional review and audit
  • Quality assurance and enhancement related policies, regulations and procedures
  • Secretary to the Student Experience Committee and Portfolio Development Group

Taught Programmes and Graduate School    

Alison Basford-Thomson Graduate School Officer: AThomson@qmu.ac.uk

  • Oversight of all administration related to the Graduate School
  • Secretary to the Graduate School Academic Board
  • Maintenance of the Graduate School website
  • Enhancement activities in relation to GSAB                                                                                          

Lucy Hinds Quality Enhancement Officer: LHinds@qmu.ac.uk

  • Co-ordination of activities in relation to validation and review events
  • Oversight of Research Ethics and Secretary to the Research Ethics Panel
  • Tracking External Examiner reports and responses
  • Providing support and advice in relation to the Graduate School

Martyna Napierska Policy Officer (Quality Enhancement):MNapierska@qmu.ac.uk

  • Co-ordination of activities in relation to validation and review events
  • Secretary to the Learning and Teaching Panel
    Tracking External Examiner reports and responses
    Providing support and advice in relation to the Graduate School

Partnership Development

Sheila Adamson Partnership Development Manager: sadamson@qmu.ac.uk

  • Advice on setting up new collaborative programmes
  • Advice on the management of collaborative programmes, including regulations and procedures
  • Arrangements for overseas exam boards, joint boards of studies and validations
  • Arrangements for UK joint boards of studies
  • Memoranda of Agreement                                           

Kirsty Donnelly Senior Partnership Development Officer: kwilson@qmu.ac.uk

  • Advice on setting up new collaborative programmes
  • Advice on the management of collaborative programmes, including regulations and procedures
  • Arrangements for overseas exam boards, joint boards of studies and validations
  • Arrangements for UK joint boards of studies
  • Memoranda of Agreement
  • Setting up partner IT accounts     

Retention and Surveys

Heather Hartley Student Retention Data Insights Manager: hhartley@qmu.ac.uk

Co-ordination of activities to support the retention outcomes in the University’s Outcome Agreement

  • Support and advice for students who are deferring or thinking of leaving
  • National Student Survey
  • Internal surveys including the Entrants' Survey, QMU Student Survey and Partner Organisations' Student Survey 
  • Student representation                                                 

Martyna Brewczyk Student Experience Data Officer: mbrewczyk@qmu.ac.uk

  • Supporting the above tasks, namely survey administration, data analysis, and responding to e-mails regarding student deferrals and withdrawals.

Legal and Compliance

Cara Dickson Legal Adviser and Data Protection Officer: cdickson1@qmu.ac.uk

  • Student Appeals, Discipline and Fitness to Practice
  • Complaints and Disputes Handling
  • UKVI Compliance
  • Freedom of Information and Data Protection
  • Advice on contractual and IP matters
  • General governance and compliance advice

Policy Advisor (Governance and Compliance)

  • Assisting the University Secretary in governance and statutory compliance matters for the University
  • Co-ordinating the business of Court and its committees
  • Secretary to the Health and Safety Committee and the Equality and Diversity Committee
  • Freedom of Information and Data Protection
  • UKVI Compliance         

Postal address:

Division of Governance and Quality Enhancement
Queen Margaret University
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
East Lothian,
EH21 6UU
Tel. 0131 474 0000