The Evaluation Advisory Group and Academic Advisory Panel provide TASO with guidance on methodology and approaches to evaluation.

The members play a vital role in shaping TASO’s work by producing timely, rigorous and appropriate evidence of what works to support young people’s journeys into and during higher education.

The Evaluation Advisory Group brings together sector representatives with experience in evaluation to build a comprehensive understanding of the current state of evaluation in the sector. The group recommends the most effective ways to disseminate evaluative findings to practitioners and assesses TASO’s research and evaluative output by prioritising accessibility, comprehensibility and applicability of findings for the wider sector.

The Academic Advisory Panel consists of nationally recognised experts in evaluation and methodology, particularly in the areas of education and higher education. The group provides peer review and guidance on TASO’s evaluations.

Evaluation Advisory Group Members

  • Fiona Cottrell, Evaluation and Data Manager, University of West of England
  • Dr Jemma Basham, Strategic Lead for Access and Participation, University of Cumbria
  • Jenny O’Hare, Programme Manager: Strategic Review of Mental Health Provision, University of Cambridge
  • Dr Julian Crockford, Student Experience Evaluator and Researcher, Sheffield Hallam University
  • Liz Hurley, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, University of Leeds
  • Naomi Clements, Senior Teaching Fellow in Academic Practice, University of Southampton
  • Naomi O’Brien, Research and Evaluation Coordinator, University of Bristol
  • Dr Simon Lewis, Director of Strategic Planning and Business Intelligence, University of Greenwich
  • Matthew Horton, Evaluation Manager, University of Wolverhampton
  • Jack Walker, Monitoring, Evaluation & Student Data Officer, University of Manchester

Research and Evaluation committee

  • Susannah Hume, King’s College London
  • Professor Simon Burgess, University of Bristol
  • Dr Sonia Ilie, University of Cambridge
  • Professor Dr Billy Wong, University of Reading
  • Professor Gabriella Cagliesi, University of Sussex
  • Professor Dr Anna Mountford-Zimdars, University of Exeter
  • Dr Nikki Shure, University College London
  • Professor Denise Hawkes, Anglia Ruskin University
  • Dr Susila Davis, University of Oxford
  • Associate Professor Dr Paul Campbell, University of Leicester