Senate
Senate is the senior forum for academic staff to shape academic strategy, as well as examine plans and raise issues of importance to the University.
Senate's powers and constitution can be found in the University's Ordinances.
Current members
Membership of Senate is made up of ex officio members whose role at the University means they sit on Senate, elected members from academic staff, and student members. The secretary is Simon Wright, Academic Registrar.
| Name | Role | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Colin Riordan | Chair: The Vice-Chancellor | 31/08/2023 |
| Professor Karen Holford | The Deputy Vice-Chancellor | 31/03/2023 |
| Professor Rudolf Allemann | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 02/04/2023 |
| Professor Damian Walford Davies | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/07/2021 |
| Professor Ian Weeks | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/08/2023 |
| Claire Morgan | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/10/2023 |
| Professor Kim Graham | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/08/2021 |
| Dr Zbig Sobiesierski | Director of Continuing and Professional Education | |
| Helen Evans | Director, English Language Programmes | |
| Vacant | Director for Centre for Education Support and Innovation (CESI) | |
| Professor Chris Tweed | Head of School, Architecture | 31/07/2021 |
| Professor Jim Murray | Head of School, Biosciences | 30/04/2023 |
| Professor Rachel Ashworth | Head of School, Business | 31/08/2023 |
| Professor Damien Murphy | Head of School, Chemistry | 30/06/2022 |
| Dr Stuart Allen | Head of School, Computer Science and Informatics | 31/08/2023 |
| Professor Nicola Innes | Head of School, Dentistry | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Ian Hall | Head of School, Earth and Ocean Sciences | 17/08/2024 |
| Professor Martin Willis | Head of School, English, Communications and Philosophy | 20/01/2024 |
| Professor Jianzhong Wu | Head of School, Engineering | 31/08/2025 |
| Professor Paul Milbourne | Head of School, Geography and Planning | 28/01/2021 |
| Professor David Whitaker | Head of School, Healthcare Sciences | 28/02/2023 |
| Professor James Hegarty | Head of School, History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/08/2023 |
| Professor Stuart Allan | Head of School, Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies | 31/01/2021 |
| Professor Urfan Khaliq | Head of School, Law and Politics | 09/06/2022 |
| Professor Tim Phillips | Head of School, Mathematics | 30/11/2021 |
| Professor Stephen Riley | Head of School, Medicine | 31/12/2025 |
| Professor Kate Griffiths | Head of School, Modern Languages | 31/08/2024 |
| Professor Kenneth Hamilton | Head of School, Music | 31/07/2021 |
| Professor John Wild | Head of School, Optometry and Vision Sciences | 01/06/2021 |
| Professor Mark Gumbleton | Head of School, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 31/08/2022 |
| Professor Peter Smowton | Head of School, Physics and Astronomy | 30/11/2021 |
| Professor Petroc Sumner | Head of School, Psychology | 31/05/2023 |
| Dr Thomas Hall | Head of School, Social Sciences | 02/04/2022 |
| Professor Dylan Foster Evans | Head of School, Welsh | 31/07/2022 |
| Tracey Stanley | The University Librarian |
Fifteen professors elected by and from the Professors of the University.
| Name | School | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Trevor Dale | Biosciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Keith Whitfield | Business | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Morgana Vianna | Dentistry | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor Wolfgang Maier | Earth and Ocean Sciences | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor Ceri Sullivan | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Alan Kwan | Engineering | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Ben Hannigan | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor Joanne Hunt | Law and Politics | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Ian Weeks | Medicine | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor Dai John | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Marc Buehner | Psychology | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Mary Heimann | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/07/2023 |
| plus 3 vacancies |
Twenty-five members elected by and from the academic staff of the Schools:
| Name | School | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Jo Patterson | Architecture | 31/07/2023 |
| Larissa Nelson | Biosciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Hannah Shaw | Biosciences | 31/07/2021 |
| Rhys Denton | Business | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Onur Tosun | Business | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Emma Richards | Chemistry | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Jamie Platts | Chemistry | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Catherine Teehan | Computer Sciences and Informatics | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Catherine Laing | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Josh Robinson | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2022 |
| Kersty Hobson | Geography and Planning | 31/07/2021 |
| Dr Jane Davies | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2021 |
| Dr Alexander Harmer | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Laurence Totelin | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/07/2023 |
| Graham Getheridge | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/07/2022 |
| Natasha Hammond-Browning | Law and Politics | 31/07/2023 |
| Mrs Sarah Saunders | Law and Politics | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Athanasios Hassoulas | Medicine | 31/07/2021 |
| Dr Monika Hennemann | Music | 31/07/2023 |
| Joanne Pagett | Modern Languages | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Christoph Teufel | Psychology | 31/07/2021 |
| Ms Emmajane Milton | Social Sciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Alexandra Williams | Social Sciences | 31/07/2021 |
| plus two vacancies |
Five members elected by and from the academic staff of the Professional Services group:
| Name | Department | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Harvey-Cooke | Human Resources | 31/07/2021 |
| Kelsey Coward | Academic and Student Support Services | 31/07/2022 |
| Gail Thomas | University Secretary's Office | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Andy Skyrme | University IT | 31/07/2023 |
| John Groves | Strategic Planning | 31/07/2023 |
| Name | End of current term of office |
|---|---|
| Tomos Evans | 30/06/2021 |
| Jane Chukwu | 30/06/2021 |
| Hannah Doe | 30/06/2021 |
| Georgina East | 30/06/2021 |
| Luke Evans | 30/06/2021 |
| Jude Pickett | 30/06/2021 |
| Sebastian Ripley | 30/06/2021 |