SRA board member
Elizabeth Smart
Elizabeth Smart is Professor of Legal Education: Birmingham City University Executive in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, a principal and national teaching fellow of the higher education academy and a practising solicitor with 28 years' experience.
She has previously worked as Professor and Head of the Law School at St Mary's University, Twickenham and Head of Law at Sheffield Hallam University. She was a member of the Office for Students Teaching and Excellence Framework Business and Law Panel and was appointed by the Lord Chancellor to the Civil Justice Forum in 2024 and sits as Interim Chair of the Futures Group.
She has worked in both higher education and as a consultant for a range of UK police forces, promoting equality and diversity, and is currently a member of the Independent Ethics Panel for the South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority.
Committee memberships
Registered interests
- Member of the Independent Ethics Panel, Police and Crime Commissioner, South Yorkshire