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Support Team

The support team in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office provides an efficient, effective and confidential service for the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellors, Dean of Strategic Futures and Interdisciplinary Studies, and Director of Business and Strategic Partnerships.

The support team handles all correspondence, emails, telephone calls and meetings for the Vice-Chancellor’s Office. A key element of their role is as a channel of communication to and from all sections of the University, and the dissemination of information from outside bodies.

Staff also arrange University dinners and events, including the keynote lectures sponsored by the Vice-Chancellor’s Office.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Office maintains the University’s files of, and schedule of contents for, communications from organisations including Universities UK, HEFCW, Higher Education Wales, and the Welsh Government.

Vice-Chancellor's Office

Mr Rhys Thomas
Head of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office

Provides high-level and broad-ranging advice and support to the Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor on operational and strategic issues, and undertakes special projects on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor.

 

Telephone:   029 20 870654
Address:

Main Building
Cathays Park campus

 

Mrs Sunita Farnham
PA to the Vice-Chancellor & Executive Officer

Provides high-level PA support to the Vice-Chancellor and co-ordinates administrative support in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office.

 

Telephone:   029 20 874835
Address:

Main Building
Cathays Park campus

 

Mrs Jane Boughton
Administrative Assistant, General Diary Enquiries

 

Telephone:   029 20 876507
Address:

Main Building
Cathays Park campus

 

Mrs Su Ballantine
Administrative Assistant, General and Financial Enquiries

 

Telephone:   029 20 870692
Address:

Main Building
Cathays Park campus

 

Strategic Futures and Interdisciplinary Support

Dr Alison Powell
Strategic Futures Officer

Provides support to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor on the Cardiff Futures project with specific responsibility for the provision of strategically-focused management information and data analysis.

 

Telephone:   029 20 870653 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)
Address:

Pro Vice-Chancellors' Office
Room 0.46
Main Building
Cathays Park campus

 

Ms Sue Dentten
PA to Professor Peter Halligan, Dean of Strategic Futures and Interdisciplinary Studies and PA to Professor Derek Jones, Director of Business and Strategic Partnerships

 

Telephone:   029 20 875356
Address:

Main Building
Cathays Park campus

 

Personal Assistants

Miss Siân Benwell
PA to Professor Elizabeth Treasure, Deputy Vice-Chancellor

 

Telephone:   029 20 874607
Address:

Main Building
Cathays Park campus

 

Mrs Gill Headland
PA to Professor Terry Threadgold, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Staff & Diversity, and Professor Hywel Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and International

 

Telephone:   029 20 870650
Address:

Pro Vice-Chancellor's Office
Room 0.46 
Main Building 
Cathays Park campus

 

Mrs Lisa Pearson
PA to Professor Graham Hutchings, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Professor Jonathan Osmond, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students, and Professor Tim Wess, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Estates,

 

Telephone:   029 20 870651
Address:

Pro Vice-Chancellor's Office
Room 0.46 
Main Building 
Cathays Park campus