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BASES Committees

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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.

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 manages the general affairs and policies of the Association.

Name	Position
Prof Richard Tong FBASES	Chair
Ian Wilson	BASES Executive Director
Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES	Chair Elect
Dr Andrew Mitchell	Chair of Division of Biomechanics & Motor Behaviour
Prof David Broom FBASES	Chair of Division of Physical Activity for Health
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASES	Chair of Division of Psychology
Dr Mike Price FBASES	Chair of Division of Physiology and Nutrition
Dr Ibrahim Akubat	Chair of Division of Sport and Performance
Susan Went	Non-Exec Director
Satvinder (Vinney) Leach	Non-Exec Director
Gregory Koral	Non-Exec Director
James Tugwell	Non-Exec Director

Division Committee - Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour

Name	Position
Dr Andrew Mitchell	Chair
Dr Athanassios Bissas	Deputy Chair
Idrees Afzal	CPD Representative
Dr Theodoros M. Bampouras	Membership Representative
Francesca Collings	Student Representative

Division Committee - Physical Activity for Health

Name	Position
Prof David Broom FBASES	Chair
Dr Lindsay Bottoms	Deputy Chair
Dr Miranda Armstrong	CPD Representative
Dr Daniel Bailey	Membership Representative
Jordan Bell	Student Representative
David Osborne	Co-opted member

Division Committee - Physiology and Nutrition

Name	Position
Dr Mike Price FBASES	Chair
Dr Mark Faghy	Deputy Chair
Dr Alan Ruddock	CPD Representative
Dr Pradeep Singh Chahar	Membership Representative
Emily Pratt	Student Representative
Greg Townson	Co-opted member

Division Committee – Psychology

Name	Position
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASES	Chair
Dr Denise Hill	Deputy Chair
Assoc Prof Dr Mustafa Sarkar	CPD Representative
Sam Kirk	Membership Representative
Callum O'Malley	Student Representative
Richard Simpson	Co-opted Member

Division Committee - Sport and Performance

Name	Position
Dr Ibrahim Akubat	Chair
Joshua Wass	Deputy Chair
Dr Ross Cloak	CPD Representative
James Mallone	Membership Representative
Hayley Noblett	Student Representative
Laura Needham	Co-opted Member
Dr Adam Grainger FBASES	Co-opted Member

Appointments and Remuneration Committee

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

Name	Position
Prof Richard Tong FBASES	Chair
Dr Lance Doggart FBASES	Fellow Representative
Prof Dominic Micklewright FBASES	Fellow Representative
Prof Louis Passfield FBASES	Fellow Representative
Susan Went	Non-Exec Director

Accreditation Committee

The Accreditation Committee manages the BASES Accreditation Scheme.

Name	Position
Ian Wilson	BASES Executive Director
Dr Sarah Gilchrist	Chair / Physiology Representative
Sue Watson	Professional Development and Partnerships Manager
Dr Gary Brickley FBASES	High Performance/Physiology Representative
Chris Barnes FBASES	Physiology Representative
Prof John Saxton FBASES	Physiology Representative
Dr Mary Margaret Meade	Psychology Representative
TBC	Psychology Representative
Dr Paul Jones	Biomechanics Representative
Dr Ian Sadler	Pedagogy Representative
Dr Tom Clifford	Nutrition Representative
Dr Matthew Wright	Strength & Conditioning Representative

Lab Accreditation Review Group

The Committee reviews physiology accredited/re-accredited laboratories and directors.

Name	Position
Prof Glyn Howatson FBASES	Chair
Dr Charles Pedlar FBASES	Reviewer
Prof Andy Jones FBASES	Reviewer
Dr Jamie Pringle	Reviewer
Dr Rhys Thatcher FBASES	Reviewer
Dr Sarah Gilchrist	Reviewer
Dr David Green	Reviewer

The Sport and Exercise Scientist Editorial Advisory Board

The Editorial Advisory Board helps to shape the coverage and content of each issue of The Sport and Exercise Scientist.

Name	Position
Dr Claire Hitchings FBASES	Editor
Gavin Thomas	Book and Resource Review Editor
Dr Bryna Chrismas	Physical Activity for Health
Dr Paul Gorczynski	Psychology
Dr Claire Rossato	Psychology
Dr Neil Clarke	Physiology and Nutrition
Prof Craig Sale	Nutrition
Dr Mayur Ranchordas	Nutrition
Dr Andrew Scott	Physical Activity for Health
Dr Kiara Lewis FBASES	Physical Activity for Health
Dr Robert McCunn	Sport and Performance columnist
Dr Shaun McLaren	Sport and Performance
Dr Theodoros M. Bampouras	Biomechanics

BASES Undergraduate Endorsement Scheme (BUES) Review Committee

The BUES Committee manages the BUES scheme and reviewing of BUES applications.

Name	Position
Kevin Robertson	Chair
Dr Lisa Board FBASES	Representative
Dr Helen Matthews	Representative
Dr Ian Sadler	Representative
Dr Adam Gledhill FBASES	Representative
Dr Elizabeth Pummell	Representative

Awards Committee

The Awards Committee reviews all applications for awards and international conference grants.

Name	Position
Dr Lee Taylor	Chair
Dr Val Cox FBASES	Conference Representative
Prof Lars McNaughton FBASES	Representative
Dr Mark Goss-Sampson	Representative
Prof Alan Barker	Representative
Prof Ian Swaine	Representative
Prof Andy Lane FBASES	Representative
Dr Anastasiya Khomutova	Representative

CPD Committee

The CPD Committee promotes and facilitates education, training and professional development for BASES members and organises BASES programme of high quality education workshops, webinars and events.

Name	Position
Ian Wilson	Chair
Sue Watson	Professional Development & Partnerships Manager
Idrees Afzal	Biomechanics Representative
Dr Miranda Armstrong	Physical Activity for Health Representative
Assoc Prof Dr Mustafa Sarkar	Psychology Representative
Dr Ross Cloak	Sport and Performance Representative
Dr Alan Ruddock	Physiology and Nutrition Representative
Dr Andy Miles FBASES	Co-opted

Safeguarding Advisory Group

The Safeguarding Advisory Group sets and reviews BASES Safeguarding and Welfare policies.

Name	Position
Dr Andy Miles FBASES	Chair
Clive Cook	Representative
Dr Emma Kavanagh	Representative
Katie Richards	Representative

Scientific Programme Committee

The Scientific Programme Committee co-ordinates the development and management of the Annual Conference programme.

Name	Position
Prof John Saxton FBASES	Chair
Dr Ian Taylor	Deputy Chair
Prof Craig Twist FBASES	Representative
Prof Lars McNaughton FBASES	Representative
Dr Stuart Beattie FBASES	Representative
Dr Lance Doggart FBASES	Representative
Prof Mike Duncan FBASES	Representative

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee is responsible for the development and implementation of the BASES Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy

Name	Position
Dr Kotryna Fraser	Chair
Dr Sharon Dixon	Representative
Dr John Fernandes	Representative
Dr Richard Buscombe	Representative
Helen Matthews	Representative
Dr Izzy Moore	Representative
Dr Emma Ross FBASES	Representative
Dr Tori Sprung	Representative
Ian Wilson	BASES Executive Director
Shameema Yousuf	Representative
Lucinda Abell	Student Representative
Savannah Sturridge	Student Representative

Heads of Department Advisory Board

The Heads of Department Advisory Board is responsible for the designing of the programme for the annual Heads of Department Forum

Name	Position
Dr Lance Doggart FBASES	Chair
Dr Kiara Lewis FBASES	Representative
Jocelyn Tantawy	Representative
Dr Martyn Morris	Representative
Dr Joanne Hudson FBASES	Representative