BASES Committees and Advisory Groups

BASES operates a number of committees which help to manage the operations of the Association. Committees are made up of BASES members. Appointments to positions on the committees take place every year, with decisions announced at the BASES Annual Conference in November.

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If you are interested in joining a BASES committee, more information about the roles and responsibilities of each committee can be found in the Terms of Reference document. 

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Members of a BASES Committee or Task Group receive 5 CPD credits per year.

The Board

The Board is responsible for the management of the Association's business in line with its Strategy, Articles of Association and legal requirements.

Name Position

Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES

Chair 
Ian Wilson

BASES Chief Executive Officer

Dr Andrew Mitchell FBASES Chair of Division of Biomechanics & Motor Behaviour
Dr Daniel Bailey FBASES Chair of Division of Physical Activity for Health
Dr Alan Ruddock FBASES Chair of Division of Physiology and Nutrition

Dr Amy Whitehead

Chair of Division of Psychology

Dr Mitchell Finlay Chair of Division of Sport and Performance
Susan Went Non-Exec Director
Chris Davison Non-Exec Director

James Tugwell

Non-Exec Director
Dr Helen Rippon  Non-Exec Director

Division Committee - Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the development of biomechanics and motor behaviour within sport and exercise science.

Name Position
Dr Andrew Mitchell FBASES Chair of Division of Biomechanics & 

Motor Behaviour

Prof Athanassios Bissas Deputy Chair
Rachel Mason CPD Representative
Dr Theodoros Bampouras Membership Representative
Diana Soares Student Representative (PG)
Julia Suchanecka Student Representative (UG)
Dr Romanda Dillon Co-opted
Dr Lauren ForsythCo-opted

Division Committee - Physical Activity for Health

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the understanding of the benefits of physical activity for health and helping people to move more.

Name Position
Dr Daniel Bailey FBASES Chair of Division of Physical Activity for Health
Dr Miranda Armstrong Deputy Chair
Hayley Mills CPD Representative

Sofie Power

Student Representative (PG)
Michael PenkethStudent Representative (UG)
Annabelle SkidmoreStudent Representative (PG)

Division Committee - Physiology and Nutrition

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the development of the physiological and nutrition processes underpinning sport and exercise science.

Name Position
Dr Alan Ruddock FBASES Chair of Division of Physiology and Nutrition
Dr Andy Galbraith Deputy Chair
Dr Laura Wilson CPD Representative
Dr Nicola Arjomandkhah Membership Representative
Victoria Tidmas Student Representative (PG)
Lily Matthias Student Representative (UG)

Division Committee – Psychology

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the development of psychology within sport and exercise science.

Name Position
Dr Amy Whitehead Chair of Division of Psychology 

Dr Patricia Jackman

Deputy Chair
Dr Patricia Jackman CPD Representative
William Donald Membership Representative
Richard Simpson Co-opted
Manisha Aggarwal Student Representative (PG)                                                                                      
Molly Banks Student Prepresentative (UG)

Division Committee - Sport and Performance

To provide a forum for sport and exercise scientists, devoted to furthering the development of sport and exercise science

Name Position
Dr Mitchell Finlay Chair of Division of Sport and Performance
Dr Ross Cloak Deputy
Chair
Dr Chris Kirk CPD
Representative
Matthew Ellis Membership
Representative
Josh Till Student
Representative (PG)
Patrick Mannix Student Representative (PG)

Human Resources, Remuneration and Appointments Committee

Responsible for recommending to the Board: Appointments to the BASES Divisions, Remuneration of BASES paid staff and Financial policies.

Name Position
Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES Committee Chair
Susan Went Non-Executive Director
Dr Mitch Finlay Division Chair

Finance & Risk Committee

To advise the Board on any action required to maintain the financial health of the Association; the adequacy and effectiveness of processes for overseeing risk management, control, and related governance; the development and review of financial policies; and non-financial risk matters such as reputational exposures.

Name Position
Chris Davison Board Member
James Tugwell  Board Member & Committee Chair
Dr Helen RipponBoard Member
Ian Wilson

Board Member


Governance Committee

To advise the Board on any action required to maintain the effective governance of the Association in line with statutory requirements.

Name Position
Susan Went Board Member & Committe Chair
Dr Helen Rippon Board Member
Dr Kotryna Fraser Chair of the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group

Learning and Development Committee

To develop, monitor, and promote excellence in lifelong learning processes and strategies for practising sport and exercise scientists.

Name Position
Dr Daniel Bailey FBASES Board Member & Committee Chair
Dr Adam Grainger FBASES Chair of the BASES Conference Planning Group
Rachel Mason Chair of the CPD Advisory Group
Prof Lindsay Bottoms FBASES Chair of the BASES Expert Statement Advisory Group
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASES Editor of The Sport and Exercise Scientist Editorial Advisory Group

Professional Standards Committee

To provide the strategic overview for professional standards matters relating to sport and exercise sciences.

Name Position
Dr Amy Whitehead Board Chair & Committee Chair
Dr Mitch Finlay Division Chair

Dr James Newman

Chair of the Integrity Advisory Group
Dr Paul Jones FBASES Chair of the Accreditation Advisory Group
Dr Robert Morris Chair of the Sport & Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route Advisory Group
Dr Matthew Timmis FBASES Co-Chair of the HE Endorsement Scheme Advisory Group
Dr Ian SadlerCo-Chair of the HE Endorsement Scheme Advisory Group
Dr David Green  Chair of the Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Group

Stakeholder Committee

To ensure that the quality of the Association’s membership is maintained; To be responsible for the development of the Association’s membership at large; To collect, analyse and monitor member data; and To monitor and advise that an appropriate strategy is in place to manage the overall relationship between BASES and its key stakeholders.

Name Position
James Tugwell Board Member & Committee Chair
Dr Alan Ruddock FBASES

Division Chair


Ian Wilson

Board Member


Victoria Tidmas Chair of the Student Advisory Group
Dr Martyn Morris Chair of the HoD Advisory Group

Public and External Affairs Advisory Panel

To ensure the Board can respond to consultations through a unified voice when informing Government and other agencies.

Name Position
Dr Andy Smith MBE FBASES Member
Prof David Broom FBASES Member
Dr Rita de Oliveira Member
Prof John Dickinson FBASES Member
Dr Mark Faghy Member
Dr Mark Ross Member
Dr Lauren Struszczak Member
Prof Kiara Lewis FBASESMember
Ian Wilson Administrative Support

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group

Responsible for the development and implementation of an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, ensuring that there is an integrated, proactive approach to equity, diversity and inclusion that is informed by sector best practice.

Name Position
Dr Kotryna Fraser  Member and Chair
Dr Romanda Dillon Member
Dr Laura JohnsonMember
Dr John Fernandes Member
Dr Richard Buscombe Member
Dr Tori Sprung Member
Emily Hansell PG Student Representative
Nia EvansUG Student Representative
Dr Sanjoy DebMember
Ian Wilson Chief Executive Officer (ex-offcio)
Dr Helen Rippon Board Diversity Champion
Alex WindwoodProfessional Standards Officer (Admin Support)

Integrity Advisory Group

Responsible for advising the Board on matters relating to Safeguarding, Welfare, Duty of Care, Ethics, Clean Sport, Whistleblowing and SEPAR candidate pre-application stage checks.

Name Position
Dr James NewmanMember & Chair
Dr Emma Kavanagh FBASES Member
Dr Neil Chester Member
James Platt Member
Jack Sharkey Member
Dr Andy Miles FBASES Member
Dr Kristen McGinty-Minister Member
Prof Sue Backhouse FBASES Member
Dr Daniel Rhind Member
Dr Phil ClarkeMember
Ian Wilson

Chief Executive Officer


Alex WindwoodProfessional Standards Officer (Admin Support)

Accreditation Advisory Group

Responsible for all aspects of the Accreditation and Supervised Experience (SE) scheme including quality assurance, marketing, and communications, and reviewing. NOTE - Chair position is a rotational role every 6 months.

Name                         Position
Dr Paul JonesChair & Biomechanics Representative (Physiology)
Dr Sarah Gilchrist FBASES                    Physiology Representative (Performance)                                                                                                             
Chris Barnes FBASES

Physiology Representative (Performance) 

Prof John Saxton FBASES

Physiology Representative (Physical Activity & Clinical)

Jonathan Taylor SE Reviewer
Thomas CraigSE Reviewer
Dr Mary Margaret Meade Psychology Representative
Dr Ian Sadler Pedagogy Representative
Dr Gary Brickley FBASES High Performance Sport Representative
Dr Tom Clifford Nutrition Representative
Dr Matthew Wright S&C Representative

Alex Windwood

Professional Standards Officer (Admin Support)

Sport & Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route Advisory Group

Responsible for all aspects of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) including quality assurance, marketing, and communications, assessing, alignment to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Education and Training, and Standards of Proficiency.

Name Position
Dr Robert Morris Chair 
Dr Amy Whitehead Chair of Psychology (ex-officio)
Dr Patricia Jackman Div of Psychology CPD Representative (ex-officio)
Jane Gillott BASES SEPAR Officer (ex-officio)
Dr Mark Uphill External Examiner (ex-officio)
Rebecca Levett External Examiner (ex-officio)
Prof Chris Harwood FBASES Reviewer Representative
Dr Karen Howells Reviewer Representative 
Zach Hickmore Candidate Representative
Simon Crampton Alumni Representative
Dr Claire Rossato Alumni Representative
Dr Misia Gervis Supervisor Representative
Dr Paula Watson Supervisor Representative
Dr Nichola Kentzer Supervisor and Reviewer Training Representative
Dr Hayley McEwan Supervisor and Reviewer Training Representative
Dr Danielle Adams Norenberg End-User Representative

Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) Criminal Convictions and Applications Review Panel (CCARP)

Responsible for all aspects of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) including quality assurance, marketing, and communications, assessing, alignment to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Education and Training, and Standards of Proficiency.

Name Position
Dr James Newman                                                     Integrity Advisory Group Chair and Chair of the Panel                           
Dr Robert Morris  SEPAR Advisory Group Chair
Dr Amy WhiteheadPsychology Division Chair
Ian Wilson Chief Executive Officer

HE Endorsement Scheme Advisory Group

Responsible for all aspects of the BASES Undergraduate and Postgraduate Endorsement Schemes, including quality assurance, marketing, and communications, and reviewing.

NamePosition
Dr Ian SadlerCo-Chair & Reviewer
Dr Matthew Timmis FBASESCo-Chair & Reviewer
Dr Lisa Board FBASESReviewer                                                                                                                                          
Dr Helen MatthewsReviewer
Dr Katherine BurgessReviewer
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASESReviewer
Dr Kelly MarrinReviewer
Dr Charlotte ChandlerReviewer
Dr Katie DrayReviewer
Dr Mel LeggateReviewer
Dr Emma NeupertReviewer
Dr Sarah PowellReviewer
Dr Denise Hill FBASESCo-opted member
Alex WindwoodProfessional Standards Officer (Admin Support)

Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Group

Responsible for all aspects of the BASES Laboratory Accreditation scheme, including quality assurance and reviewing.

NamePosition
Dr David GreenChair and Reviewer
Prof Glyn Howatson FBASESReviewer
Dr Charles Pedlar FBASESReviewer
Prof Andy Jones FBASESReviewer
Dr Rhys Thatcher FBASESReviewer
Dr Sarah Gilchrist FBASESReviewer
Dr Jamie PringleReviewer
Dr Chelsea BattyReviewer
Romain DenisReviewer
Nicola RawlinsonReviewer
Alex WindwoodProfessional Standards Officer (Admin Support)

Student Advisory Group

To support the Board in their responsibilities for the quality of the BASES student experience; and to provide a regular opportunity for student members to raise issues of concern or importance as they relate to the BASES experience.

NamePosition (Chair to be appointed)                                                                                      
Victoria TidmasChair & Physiology and Nutrition Postgraduate Representative
Diana SoaresBiomechanics and Motor Behaviour Postgraduate Representative
Julia SuchaneckaBiomechanics and Motor Behaviour Undergraduate Representative
Michael PenkethPhysical Activity for Health Undergraduate Representative
Lily MatthiasPhysiology and Nutrition Undergraduate Representative
Manisha AggarwalPsychology Postgraduate Representative
Molly BanksPsychology Undergraduate Representative
Josh TillSport and Performance Postgraduate Representative
Patrick MannixSport and Performance Postgraduate Representative
Lucy DaviesBASES MarComms Manager (ex-officio)

Head of Department Advisory Group

Responsible for the technical content and planning of the annual Heads of Department event.

NamePosition                                                                                                                                                      
Dr Martyn MorrisMember and Chair
Steve HunterMember 
Dr Stewart Bruce-LowMember
Dr Jessica HillMember
Dr Clare PheaseyMember
Sue WatsonBASES Partnerships Manager
Angus BoyleBASES Administrator

The Sport and Exercise Science Editorial Group

To shape the coverage and content of each issue of The Sport and Exercise Scientist, and provide guidance on how The Sport and Exercise Scientist can best serve readers’ interests and contribute to CPD.

NamePosition
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASESEditor
Gavin ThomasBook and Resource Review Editor
Dr Paul GorczynskiPsychology
Dr Claire RossatoPsychology
Dr Neil Clarke FBASESPhysiology
Dr Lynne Boddy FBASESPhysical Activity for Health
Prof Kiara Lewis FBASESPhysical Activity for Health/Psychology
Dr Robert McCunnSport and Performance Columnist
Dr Shaun MclarenSport and Performance
Dr Kotryna FraserEDI
Dr Christopher KirkPhysiology and Nutrition
Dr Eddie BradleyLearning & Teaching
Dr Theodoros M. BampourasBiomechanics                                                                                                                               
Dr Lauren ForsythBiomechanics
Dr Jonathan TaylorExpert Statement Rep

BASES Conference Planning Group

Responsible for the technical content and planning of the annual BASES Conference.

NamePosition 
Dr Daniel BaileyMember and Chair
Dr Mike Price FBASESMember (Nutrition)
Prof John Dickinson FBASESMember (multi-disciplinary)
Dr Theodoros BampourasMember (Biomechanics)
Prof Lindsay Bottoms FBASESMember
Dr Tracy DonachieMember
Dr Richard BuscombeCo-opted member
Dr Adam Grainger FBASESMember                                                                                                                                            
Ian WilsonChief Executive Officer (ex-officio)  

CPD Advisory Group

To promote and facilitate good practice in all aspects of education, training, and professional development for BASES members; and to provide a Spring-Summer and Autumn-Winter workshop and webinar programme.

NamePosition 
Rachel MasonChair - Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour
Hayley Beniat MillsMember - Physical Activity for Health
Dr Laura WilsonMember - Physiology and Nutrition
Dr Christopher KirkMember - Sport and Performance
Dr Patricia JackmanMember - Psychology
Dr Andy Miles FBASES Co-opted
Alex WindwoodProfessional Standards Officer (Admin Support)


Expert Statement Advisory Group

Responsible for reviewing all Expert Statements and Position Stands which are submitted to BASES.

NamePosition (Chair to be appointed)
Prof Lindsay Bottoms FBASESChair - Member - PA for Health
Dr Matthew JewissMember - Psychology
Dr Daniel LowMember - Biomechanics & Motor Behaviour
Dr Valerie GladwellMember - Physiology & Nutrition
Prof Craig Twist FBASESMember - Sport & Performance                                                                                                                                      
Jane BairstowBASES Senior Admin Officer (Admin Support)

Awards Advisory Group

To advise on, or determine, such awards, grants, and honours as are referred, or delegated, to it by the BASES Board.

NamePosition
Dr Lee TaylorMember and Chair
Prof Lars McNaughton FBASESMember
Dr Andy GalbraithMember
Prof Alan Barker FBASESMember
Prof Andy Lane FBASESMember
Dr Anastasiya KhomutovaMember
Dr Sarah CoakleyMember
Jane BairstowBASES Senior Admin Officer (Admin Support)

BASES Climate Action and Sustainability Advisory Group 

NamePosition                          
Dr Ash WillmottMember and Chair         
Romain DenisMember
Louise EllisMember
Dr Andrew Garrett Member
Dr Lee GravesMember
Dr Stephen MearsMember
Dr Julia Zakrzewski-FruerMember
Dr Mia BurleighMember
Dr Bryna ChrismasMember
Dr Carl JamesMember
Dr Jessica MeeMember
Ian WilsonCEO

BASES Outreach Project Team 

NamePosition                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Prof John Dickinson            Member and Chair           
Mastveer GhatahoraMember
Richard Brennan                 Member
Dr James JohnstoneMember
Savannah SturridgeMember
Ian Wilson (CEO)Administrative Support                   

Clinical Exercise Physiology UK Advisory Group

NamePosition
Prof Helen JonesChair
Dr Gemma MillerChair Advocacy Subgroup
Dr Stefan BirkettCo-chair Advocacy Subgroup
Prof David Broom FBASES

CEP-Conference 2025 Committee Lead

Prof Keith George FBASES

Advocacy Group

Dr Lisa Board FBASESChair Standards and Education Subgroup

Prof Anna Campbell

Registered CEP AHCS Academic Representative

Dr Andrew Scott FBASES

Registered CEP AHCS Academic Representative

Dr Gordon McGregor

Registered RCCP CEP Rep 1

Prof John Buckley FBASES

Registered RCCP CEP Rep 2

Anthony Crozier

Co-chair Standards & Education Subgroup

Dr Amy Harwood

Chair Practitioners Subgroup


Matthew Annals

Co-chair Practitioners Subgroup


Joanna RycroftBASES Liaison/Practicioner Subgroup Support

Dr Chris Askew

CEP (or equivalent) International Rep 1 / Standards & Education Subgroup Support

Prof Daniel Green

CEP (or equivalent) International Rep 2

Prof Sandy Jack

Clinical Physiologist/healthcare Scientist

Lizanne Steenkamp

Member of the RCCP Executive Team

                                                                                                     
About BASES

BASES stands for the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. BASES is the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK.

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