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Professor Georgia Kremmyda appointed Chair of new QAA Subject Benchmark Statement
Professor Georgia Kremmyda has been appointed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) as Chair of the new Subject Benchmark Statement for Disasters, Risks and Humanitarian Studies, as part of the 2026–27 Subject Benchmark Statement reviews.
Subject Benchmark Statements play a significant role across UK higher education, supporting the design, delivery and review of academic programmes and articulating what students can reasonably be expected to know, understand and be able to do by the end of their studies.
As Chair, Georgia will work with the Deputy Chairs, Professor Stuart Gordon (London School of Economics and Political Science) and Professor Joanna Faure Walker (University College London), and an Advisory Group from across the UK higher education sector to develop the Statement. The work will consider the breadth and evolving nature of the field and its connections across disciplines, helping to establish a framework that can support the design, delivery and review of academic programmes across UK higher education.
Congratulations to Georgia on this new role!
The QAA is currently seeking members for the Advisory Group, providing an opportunity for colleagues working in Disasters, Risks, Humanitarian Studies and related disciplines to contribute to the development of this new national framework.
Applications to join the Advisory Group close on 25 September 2026.
Find out more and apply to join the Advisory Group: https://www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/news/three-new-subject-benchmark-statements