QAA Membership is for higher education institutions in the UK and around the world that want to secure academic standards, demonstrate excellence in quality of education, and enhance the student learning experience.
QAA Membership enables senior leaders, academics and quality teams to share best practice, discuss challenges, develop knowledge and keep up to date with the latest developments affecting the higher education sector.
Membership themes for 2025-26
In 2025-26, we will be focusing on providing guidance and resources on the following areas:
- Supporting high-quality teaching and learning
- Innovation in delivery
- Maintaining quality in challenging times.
Renew your membership
Renewing your membership is simple. You’ll receive an email in May with a link to your renewal form – just click on the link and submit your completed form by the end of July.
Contact us
If you would like to discuss QAA Membership, please contact our dedicated teams:
- UK: Email UKservices@qaa.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)1452 557000
- International: Email internationalmembership@qaa.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)1452 557000.
What to expect from your QAA Membership
QAA Membership is an investment in the quality and standards of your institution. Find out more about the benefits of being a QAA Member:
Amplifying your voice
We have close relationships with institutions, quality agencies and partner bodies in the UK and internationally, and with professional, statutory and regulatory bodies (PSRBs), sharing the expertise of QAA Members on a global stage.
Developing your skills & networks
We work in partnership with institutions to support you with enhancement while respecting your autonomy and the diversity of the sector. Collaborative by design, QAA Membership thrives on building effective relationships, creating meaningful opportunities to network and engage with the wider sector, and helping to develop skills and experience across your whole institution.
Enhancing your knowledge & practice
With nearly 30 years of expertise as a world-leading impartial, independent quality body, QAA has helped establish quality systems around the globe. We can confidently support you to make practices and processes more efficient and effective, to maximise the impact from using our toolkits, guidance documents and policy and strategy briefings, and even offer one-to-one support as needed.
Addressing your priorities
The overarching themes of QAA Membership are crafted to tackle significant sector challenges head on, ensuring you stay ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of higher and tertiary education. We engage with you and your colleagues to understand your unique position and to support you to achieve meaningful change.
Types of QAA Membership
Our current membership body includes a wide range of higher education providers of different types, sizes and specialties. See our members directory to find out which institutions are currently QAA Members.
QAA Membership provides access to a vital source of knowledge and support across the University that underpins our quality assurance and enhancement approach. Our departments value the sector insights captured in the Subject Benchmark Statements and make extensive use of them to evaluate and refine the design of our portfolios.
Professor Tim Quine, Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience), University of Exeter
