New Academic Services Team

Posted 20 February 2024

Joseph Priestley building at BCU

We are pleased to tell you about the establishment of our new Academic Services Team which is part of the wider, newly formed Student and Academic Services. Academic Services is led by the Assistant Director Academic Services, Kirsty Tallis.

The team has responsibility for the quality and standards of the University’s courses, including those delivered by our academic partners. We assure the quality of our delivery partners through the provision of regular advice and guidance, institutional approval and review, course approval/re-approval and course monitoring processes.

We would like to introduce you to the team and give you our contact details:

  • Clare Portlock, Head of Academic Standards and governance: Responsible for oversight of the academic standards of the University’s academic partnerships
  • Karen Wilkinson, Academic Standards Officer: Management of academic standards of the University’s academic partnerships, International partnerships lead
  • Elly Statham, Academic Standards Officer: Management of academic standards of the University’s academic partnerships, UK partnerships lead
  • Rachel Bramwell, Licensing and Accreditation Officer: Management of in-country registration requirements and due diligence processes

For any queries you might have, please email: AcademicPartnerships@bcu.ac.uk the team monitor this inbox regularly and will ensure your query is responded to in a timely manner.