BASES Committees
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. Listed below are the committee positions that are due for appointment at the next BASES AGM. Contact the BASES office (enquiries@bases.org.uk) to find out more.
We are currently inviting applications for the following BASES roles:
Members of a BASES Committee or Task Group will receive 5 CPD credits per year.
The Board
The Board manages the general affairs and policies of the Association.
| Name | Position | |
| Dr Keith Tolfrey FBASES | Chair | k.tolfrey@lboro.ac.uk |
| Prof Richard Tong FBASES | Chair Elect | richard.tong@nptcgroup.ac.uk |
| Tom Holden | BASES Executive Director | tholden@bases.org.uk |
| Adam Hawkey |
Chair
of Division of Biomechanics and
Motor Behaviour |
adam.hawkey@solent.ac.uk |
| Prof Michael Duncan FBASES | Chair of Division of Physical Activity for Health | aa8396@coventry.ac.uk |
| Prof Chris Harwood FBASES | Chair of Division of Psychology | c.g.harwood@lboro.ac.uk |
| Dr Mike Price FBASES | Chair of Division of Physiology and Nutrition | aa5969@coventry.ac.uk |
| Dr Adam Grainger | Chair of Division of Sport and Performance | adam.grainger@hockey.ie |
| Ruth Brougham | Non-Exec Director | ruth.brougham@gmail.com |
| Paul Scott | Non-Exec Director | scott.p.a@btinternet.com |
Division Committee - Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour
| Name | Position | ||
| Adam Hawkey | Chair | adam.hawkey@solent.ac.uk | |
| Dan Robbins | Deputy Chair | d.w.e.robbins@gmail.com | |
| Franky Mulloy | CPD Representative |
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| Dr Theodoros Bampouras | Membership Representative | t.bampouras@lancaster.ac.uk | |
| Sean Hudson | Student Representative |
s.hudson@leedstrinity.ac.uk |
Division Committee - Physical Activity for Health
| Name | Position | |
| Prof Mike Duncan FBASES | Chair | Aa8396@coventrry.ac.uk |
| Dr Valerie Gladwell | Deputy Chair | vglad@essex.ac.uk |
| Dr Miranda Armstrong | CPD Representative |
miranda.armstrong@bristol.ac.uk |
| Position available | Membership Representative |
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| Chris Kite | Student Representative | kitec@aston.ac.uk |
Division Committee - Physiology and Nutrition
| Name | Position | |
| Dr Mike Price FBASES | Chair | Aa5969@coventry.ac.uk |
| Dr Neil Clarke | Deputy Chair | Neil.clarke@coventry.ac.uk |
| Dr James Gavin | CPD Representative | jgavin@bournemouth.ac.uk |
| Mark Tabrett | Membership Representative | mtabrett@glos.ac.uk |
| Jennifer Barrett | Student Representative | Jenni365@hotmail.co.uk |
Division Committee – Psychology
| Name | Position | |
| Prof Chris Harwood FBASES | Chair | c.g.harwood@lboro.ac.uk |
| Prof Richard Thelwell FBASES | Deputy Chair | Richard.thelwell@port.ac.uk |
| Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES | CPD Representative | z.r.knowles@ljmu.ac.uk |
| Rachel Cunningham | Membership Representative | Rachel.cunningham787@yahoo.co.uk |
| Liz Carlin | Student Representative | carlin-l4@ulster.ac.uk |
Division Committee - Sport and Performance
| Name | Position | |
| Dr Adam Grainger | Chair | adam.grainger@hockey.ie |
| Dr James Hopker | Deputy Chair | j.g.hopker@kent.ac.uk |
| Ibrahim Akubat | CPD Representative | Ibrahim.akubat@newman.ac.uk |
| Position available | Membership Representative | |
| Daniel Rothwell | Student Representative | danielrothwell@hotmail.co.uk |
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 | |
| Dr Keith Tolfrey FBASES | Chair | k.tolfrey@lboro.ac.uk |
| Prof Richard Tong FBASES | Representative | richard.tong@nptcgroup.ac.uk |
| Dr Aki Salo FBASES | Representative | a.salo@bath.ac.uk |
| Dr Lance Doggart FBASES | Representative | ldoggart@marjon.ac.uk |
| Ruth Brougham | Representative | ruthbrougham@googlemail.com |
Accreditation Committee
The Accreditation Committee manages the BASES Accreditation Scheme.
| Name | Position | |
| Kate Mills | Education Officer/Chair | kmills@bases.org.uk |
| Neil Gibson | Physiology Representative | n.gibson@oriam.hw.ac.uk |
| Chris Barnes | Physiology Representative | Chrisbarnes60@googlemail.com |
| Prof John Saxton FBASES | Physiology Representative | John.saxton@northumbria.ac.uk |
| Sarah Gilchrist | Physiology Representative | sarah@gilchristperformance.co.uk |
| Dr Mary-Margaret Meade | Psychology Representative | mm.meade@ulster.ac.uk |
| Dr Denise Hill | Psychology Representative | Denise.hill@swansea.ac.uk |
| Prof Joanna Wakefield-Scurr FBASES | Biomechanics Representative | Joanna.wakefield-scurr@port.ac.uk |
Lab Accreditation Review Group
The Committee reviews physiology accredited/re-accredited laboratories and directors.
| Name | Position | |
| Prof Glyn Howatson FBASES | Chair | Glyn.howatson@northumbria.ac.uk |
| Dr Charles Pedlar FBASES | Reviewer | Charles.pedlar@smuc.ac.uk |
| Prof Andy Jones FBASES | Reviewer | a.m.jones@exeter.ac.uk |
| Dr Jamie Pringle | Reviewer | jpringle@uka.org.uk |
| Dr Rhys Thatcher FBASES | Reviewer | ryt@aber.ac.uk |
| Sarah Gilchrist | Reviewer | sarah@gilchristperformance.co.uk |
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 | editor@bases.org.uk |
| Nick Adkin | Book and Resource Review Editor | nickadkin@gmail.com |
| Dr Bryna Chrismas | Physical Activity for Health | bchrismas@qu.edu.qa |
| Dr Paul Gorczynski | Psychology | Paul.gorczynski@port.ac.uk |
| Claire Rossato | Psychology | C_rossato@hotmail.com |
| Dr Neil Clarke | Physiology and Nutrition | Neil.clarke@coventry.ac.uk |
| Prof Craig Sale | Nutrition | Craig.sale@ntu.ac.uk |
| Rianne Costello | Nutrition | invictusperformancenutrition@gmail.com |
| Neil Gibson | Sport and Performance | n.gibson@hw.ac.uk |
| Dr Andrew Scott | Physical Activity for Health | Andrew.scott@port.ac.uk |
| Dr Kiara Lewis | Physical Activity for Health | Kiara.lewis@hud.ac.uk |
| Dr James Gavin | Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour | jgavin@bournemouth.ac.uk |
BASES Undergraduate Endorsement Scheme Committee (BUES)
The BUES Committee manages the BUES scheme and reviewing of BUES applications.
| Name | Position | |
| Kevin Robertson | Chair |
kevin.robertson@northumbria.ac.uk |
| Dr Lisa Board FBASES | Representative |
Lisa.board@sunderland.ac.uk |
| Dr Helen Matthews | Representative | helen.matthews@salford.ac.uk |
| Dr Ian Sadler | Representative | i.sadler@ljmu.ac.uk |
| Adam Gledhill | Representative | adam.gledhill@leedsbeckett.ac.uk |
| Dr Elizabeth Pummell | Representative | e.pummell@kingston.ac.uk |
Awards Committee
The Awards Committee reviews all applications for awards and international conference grants.
| Name | Position | |
| Prof Joanna Wakefield-Scurr FBASES | Chair | Joanna.wakefield-scurr@port.ac.uk |
| Dr Val Cox FBASES | Conference Representative | v.cox@coventry.ac.uk |
| Prof Edward Winter FBASES | Representative | e.m.winter@shu.ac.uk |
| Prof Lars McNaughton FBASES | Representative | mcnaughl@edgehill.ac.uk |
| Dr Mark Goss-Sampson | Representative | m.a.goss-sampson@greenwick.ac.uk |
| Dr Anne-Marie Knowles | Representative | Annmarie.knowles@strath.ac.uk |
| Prof Ian Swaine | Representative | i.l.swaine@greenwich.ac.uk |
| Prof Andy Lane FBASES | Representative | a.m.lane2@wlv.ac.uk |
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 | |
| Kate Mills | Chair | kmills@bases.org.uk |
| Franky Mulloy | Biomechanics Representative |
fmulloy@lincoln.ac.uk |
| Dr Miranda Armstrong | Physical Activity for Health Representative | Miranda.armstrong@bristol.ac.uk |
| Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES | Psychology Representative | z.r.knowles@ljmu.ac.uk |
| Dr Ibrahim Akubat | Sport and Performance Representative | Ibrahim.akubat@newman.ac.uk |
| Dr James Gavin | Physiology and Nutrition Representative | jgavin@bournemouth.ac.uk |
| Dr Andy Miles FBASES | Co-opted | apmiles@cardiffmet.ac.uk |
Safeguarding Advisory Group
The Safeguarding Advisory Group sets and reviews BASES Safeguarding and Welfare policies.
| Name | Position | |
| Dr Andy Miles FBASES | Chair | apmiles@cardiffmet.ac.uk |
| Clive Cook | Representative | Cook_clive@yahoo.ac.uk |
| Dr Emma Kavanagh | Representative | Emma.kavanagh@bournemouth.ac.uk |
| Dr Zoe Knowles FBASES | Representative | z.r.knowles@ljmu.ac.uk |
| Katie Richards | Representative | Katie_richards@hotmail.com |
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 | John.saxton@northumbria.ac.uk |
| Dr Keith Stokes FBASES | Deputy Chair | k.stokes@bath.ac.uk |
| Dr Florentina Hettinga | Representative | fjhett@essex.ac.uk |
| Prof David Stensel | Representative | d.j.stensel@lboro.ac.uk |
| Prof Craig Twist FBASES | Representative | c.twist@chester.ac.uk |
| Dr David Broom FBASES | Representative | d.r.broom@shu.ac.uk |
| Prof Lars McNaughton FBASES | Representative | mcnaughl@edgehill.ac.uk |
| Dr Stuart Beattie FBASES | Representative |
s.j.beattie@bangor.ac.uk |