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Council members

Council is made up of a majority of independent members as well as staff and student members.

Ex officio

NameRole End of current term of office
Patrick Younge Chair 31/12/2029
John Shakeshaft Vice-Chair 31/07/2027
Professor Wendy Larner Vice-Chancellor 31/08/2028
Professor Damian Walford DaviesThe Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor 31/07/2028

Lay members

NameRole End of current term of office
Patrick Younge Lay member/Chair of Council 31/12/2029
John Shakeshaft Lay member/Vice-Chair of Council 31/07/2027
Beth ButtonLay member31/12/2027
Louise CasellaLay member03/03/2029
Dr Mario Gualano Lay member 31/07/2029
Stephen MannLay member31/12/2027
Liz McKenzieLay member31/07/2029
Dr Ana OliveiraLay member31/07/2029
Suzanne Rankin Lay member 27/04/2030
Dr Siân ReesLay member31/12/2027
Craig WatkinsLay member 31/07/2029
Dr Robert WeaverLay member23/07/2027
Jennifer Wood Lay member 31/07/2030

College Pro Vice-Chancellor

NameDepartment End of current term of office
Professor Urfan Khaliq College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences31/07/2026

Head of School

NameDepartment End of current term of office
Professor Katherine SheltonCollege of Biomedical and Life Sciences31/07/2026

Member of Academic Staff (excluding those from the Professional Services)

NameDepartment End of current term of office
Dr Juan Pereiro ViterboCollege of Physical Sciences and Engineering31/07/2026

Members of Professional Services staff

NameDepartment End of current term of office
Dr Andrew Glanfield Cardiff Business School 31/07/2028
Dr Catrin WoodComputer Sciences and Informatics31/07/2026

Student members

NameRole End of current term of office
Maria Pollard President of the Students' Union 30/06/2026
Sean Strong Vice President Postgraduate 30/06/2026

Secretary

NameRole
Dr Paula SandersonChief Operating Officer and University Secretary