Author
Vicki Stott
Senior Strategic Advisor
Vicki Stott is Senior Strategic Adviser to the Scottish Tertiary Alliance Framework, a project investigating deep collaboration opportunities for three universities in Edinburgh. She is also on the Board of Bath Spa University, and Director of Vicki Stott Ltd. Prior to this, she was Chief Executive of QAA between 2021 and April 2026. She has extensive experience of the higher education sector having previously worked in a number of institutions including St Hugh’s College Oxford, University of Birmingham and University of Warwick. Vicki is also a Board Member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
8 pieces
Newest first, since December 2021
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If Scotland’s university funding problem is systemic, the response must be too
The Future Framework has measured the pressure on Scottish universities. Vicki Stott sets out how one alliance is testing whether autonomy and system-scale collaboration can coexist
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A deep collaboration without a merger can rewrite the rules
Vicki Stott introduces a collaboration that will see three well-known Scottish providers explore the benefits of working together
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What external examiners do and why it matters
The external examiner system is respected, popular, and widespread. Vicki Stott asks how we can build on these strengths to improve the quality of provision further – across the UK and beyond
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Bringing international trust back into the English quality assurance system
The Behan report has a lot to say on quality and regulation. The QAA’s Vicki Stott asks whether it will be enough to restore international trust in England’s quality regime
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The sector’s own quality code
Vicki Stott reveals what’s new about the newly published 2024 edition of the UK Quality Code, the first new iteration since 2018
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The truth about the QAA Subject Benchmarks
The QAA’s chief executive, Vicki Stott, puts the record straight on Subject Benchmarks
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Life after the designated quality body
What does it mean that the Quality Assurance Agency will no longer be the designated quality body? Chief Executive Vicki Stott explains.
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The enduring strength of the UK Quality Code beyond the baseline
The Quality Code has an important role to play in ensuring quality provision is about more than minimum requirements, says Vicki Stott