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The Programme Design and Quality Enhancement (PDQE) Team offer expert guidance on the entire lifecycle of programme development, enhancement, and closure activities. Working closely with other services in the Learning Experiences and Innovation (LXI) Service, PDQE combines portfolio development and design with quality enhancement to deliver high quality, market-aligned, and efficient taught portfolios. The team work in partnership with Faculties to optimise the development, review, and revision of programmes and modules.

To discuss a revision to an existing programme or module, please contact the relevant Faculty QE team using one of the drop downs below.

To discuss a new taught programme proposal please contact us at programmedesign@exeter.ac.uk.

We provide support for core quality enhancement functions for undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes and students in the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy. This includes: the approval and amendment of programmes and modules, internal student surveys, annual quality review of teaching, and policy development.

Name Role

Team email address

Helen Preston Senior Quality Enhancement Advisor

ESE-quality@exeter.ac.uk

Lauren Wonnacott Quality Enhancement Advisor (0.6 FTE)
David Hancock Quality Enhancement Advisor (0.4 FTE)
Diana Henry Associate Quality Enhancement Advisor
James Lee

Associate Quality Enhancement Advisor
(Post holder currently deployed elsewhere to internal secondment)

Melony Nevill

Associate Quality Enhancement Advisor
(Post holder covering above secondment)

We provide support for core quality enhancement functions for undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes and students in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. This includes: the approval and amendment of programmes and modules, internal student surveys, annual quality review of teaching, and policy development.

Name Role

Team email address

Simeon Paskell Senior Quality Enhancement Advisor

HLS-quality@exeter.ac.uk

Peter Ashby Quality Enhancement Advisor
Geordan Craig Associate Quality Enhancement Advisor

We provide support for core quality enhancement functions for undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes and students in the Faculty of Humanity, Arts and Social Sciences. This includes: the approval and amendment of programmes and modules, internal student surveys, annual quality review of teaching, and policy development.

Name Role

Team email address

Nick Hall
Senior Quality Enhancement Advisor

HASS-quality@exeter.ac.uk

Tim Seelig Quality Enhancement Advisor
Julia Worwood Associate Quality Enhancement Advisor 

The Programme Design team works with key stakeholders to coordinate the processes of new programme creation, programme review and revision, and sunsetting. The team manages multiple development projects in support of the University’s key strategic objectives.

The Senior Programme Designer can co-ordinate proposers through the relevant processes for programme creation, offering expert guidance in shaping market-led, efficient and high-quality products.

Name Role

Team email address

James Lee Programme Designer (Secondment)

programmedesign@exeter.ac.uk

Nicola Lord Senior Programme Designer
Jennifer Otter-Bickerdike Senior Programme Designer, Online Programmes
Kirstine Roberts Senior Programme Designer, Penryn Programmes
Simon Penny Senior Programme Designer
Mike Robertson Senior Programme Designer