The QS Global Rankings Advisory Board is an independent panel whose remit is to advise QS on any aspect of university rankings, including the methods used to produce them, possible new rankings, and the effect and impact of rankings around the world. We look for regional and subject diversity, as well as specific expertise in areas.
It is convened by Dr. Alison Lloyd, Associate Provost (Institutional Data and Research) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Dr. Ludovic Highman, Associate Professor in Higher Education Management at the University of Bath acts as Secretary to the Board.
About our members
The Chair of our Advisory Board:
Dr. Alison Elizabeth Lloyd (Hong Kong), is the Associate Provost (Institutional Data and Research) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. With over 20 years of experience in higher education management consulting, Dr. Lloyd has an established track record in data analytics and institutional research expertise.
Dr. Lloyd has held leadership roles at Hong Kong Baptist University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, spearheading evidence-based decision-making and international affairs. Prior to academia, she worked in strategy, business process re-engineering, and change management across the Asia Pacific region.
The Secretary to the Advisory Board:
Dr. Ludovic Highman (United Kingdom), is Associate Professor in Higher Education Management at the University of Bath. His research interests lie in higher education policy, globalisation and internationalisation of higher education, university rankings and their impact on policymaking and institutional behaviour. His research has been published in English and French in journals including Contemporary Social Science and Higher Education and publicised in media outlets such as the BBC, The Guardian, University World News, Times Higher Education and QS Insights Magazine.
Dr. Highman previously worked for international and European organisations such as the European Commission and the Comité européen de normalisation (CEN) and at the universities of Glasgow, Oxford, the College of Europe and UCL. He holds a PhD in Higher Education Policy from Trinity College Dublin, and a Master’s in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.
The table below shows all members of the Advisory Board.
Full Name | Institution |
Alison Lloyd (Chair) | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK |
Ludovic Highman (Secretary) | University of Bath, UK |
Amilcar Falcao | University of Coimbra, Portugal |
Angel Calderon | RMIT University, Australia |
Angela Yung Chi Hou | National Chengchi University, Taiwan |
Anton Stroh | University of Pretoria, South Africa |
Christina Slade | Lincoln Institute of Higher Education, Australia |
Colin Campbell | Newcastle University, UK |
Daniela Seskar-Hencic | Waterloo University, Canada |
David Oswell | Goldsmiths, University of London, UK |
Francisco Javier Cantú Ortiz | Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico |
Jingwen Mu | Hong Kong Baptist University, HK |
John Molony | Deakin University, Australia |
John Traxler | University of Wolverhampton, UK |
Julio Durand | Austral University, Argentina |
Kabsung Kim | Yonsei University, South Korea |
Leandro Tessler | University of Campinas, Brazil |
Luz Longsworth | University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus (retired) |
Lydia Snover | MIT (retired, Staff Affiliate), & University of Minnesota, USA |
Martin Ince | Not affiliated |
Mirko Degli Esposti | University of Bologna, Italy |
Pankaj Mittal | Association of Indian Universities, India |
Paul Thurman | Columbia University, USA |
Raj Kumar | O.P. Jindal Global University, India |
Rory McGreal | University of Athabasca, Canada |
Salwan Abdulateef | University of Anbar, Iraq |
Santiago Iniguez de Onzono | IE Madrid, Spain |
Sebastian Kahlert | ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
Shuiyun Liu | Beijing Normal University, China |
Simon Pratt | University of Toronto, Canada |
Stefano Caselli | Bocconi University, Italy |
Stella Wernicke | Student representative |
Susanne Raeder | University of Bonn, Germany |
Yoram/Jerry Wind | Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA |
Yotaro Kanda | Waseda University, Japan |
Xu Liu | Southern University of Science and Technology, China |