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 | |
| Professor Damian Walford Davies | The Deputy Vice-Chancellor | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Rudolf Allemann | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 01/10/2023 |
| Professor Urfan Khaliq | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/08/2024 |
| Professor Ian Weeks | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/08/2023 |
| Claire Morgan | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/10/2023 |
| Professor Roger Whitaker | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/05/2025 |
| Dr Zbig Sobiesierski | Director of Continuing and Professional Education | |
| Helen Evans | Director, English Language Programmes | |
| Helen Spittle | Director for Cardiff Learning and Teaching Academy | |
| Dr Juliet Davis | Head of School, Architecture | 31/07/2026 |
| Professor Eshwar Mahenthiralingam | Head of School, Biosciences | 30/04/2028 |
| Professor Rachel Ashworth | Head of School, Business | 31/08/2025 |
| Professor Damien Murphy | Head of School, Chemistry | 30/06/2025 |
| Dr Stuart Allen | Head of School, Computer Science and Informatics | 31/08/2023 |
| Professor Nicola Innes | Head of School, Dentistry | 31/10/2025 |
| Dr Jenny Pike | Head of School, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 17/08/2027 |
| Professor Martin Willis | Head of School, English, Communications and Philosophy | 20/01/2024 |
| Professor Jianzhong Wu | Head of School, Engineering | 31/08/2025 |
| Professor Gill Bristow | Head of School, Geography and Planning | 31/01/2026 |
| Professor David Whitaker | Head of School, Healthcare Sciences | 28/02/2026 |
| Professor James Hegarty | Head of School, History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/08/2023 |
| Matt Walsh | Head of School, Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies | 31/01/2026 |
| Professor Warren Barr | Head of School, Law and Politics | 31/08/2027 |
| Dr Jonathan Thompson | Head of School, Mathematics | 31/07/2027 |
| Professor Stephen Riley | Head of School, Medicine | 31/12/2025 |
| Professor David Clarke | Head of School, Modern Languages | 30/04/2026 |
| Professor Kenneth Hamilton | Head of School, Music | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor John Wild | Head of School, Optometry and Vision Sciences | 31/12/2026 |
| Professor Mark Gumbleton | Head of School, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 31/08/2025 |
| Professor Peter Smowton | Head of School, Physics and Astronomy | 30/11/2023 |
| Dr Petroc Sumner | Head of School, Psychology | 31/05/2023 |
| Professor Thomas Hall | Head of School, Social Sciences | 02/04/2025 |
| Professor Dylan Foster Evans | Head of School, Welsh | 31/07/2025 |
| Tracey Stanley | Director of University Libraries and The University Librarian |
Fifteen professors elected by and from the Professors of the University.
| Name | School | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Aseem Inam | Architecture | 31/07/2025 |
| Professor Trevor Dale | Biosciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Keith Whitfield | Business | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Ceri Sullivan | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Alan Kwan | Engineering | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Lina Dencik | Journalism | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Joanne Hunt | Law and Politics | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Roger Behrend | Mathematics | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Kate Brain | Medicine | 31/07/2025 |
| Professor Dai John | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Marc Buehner | Psychology | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Patrick Sutton | Physics and Astronomy | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Mary Heimann | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Adam Hedgecoe | Social Sciences | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Christine Bundy | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2025 |
Twenty-five members elected by and from the academic staff of the Schools:
| Name | School | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Getheridge | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 31/07/2025 |
| Lisa Watkins | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Larissa Nelson | Biosciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Kate Richards | Biosciences | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Onur Tosun | Business | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr James Osborne | Computer Sciences and Informatics | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Catherine Teehan | Computer Sciences and Informatics | 31/07/2025 |
| Andreas Buerki | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2025 |
| Dr Derek Dunne | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2025 |
| Dominic Roche | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2022 |
| Grace Thomas | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Cindy Carter | Journalism, Media and Culture | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Catherine Walsh | Journalism, Media and Culture | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Natasha Hammond-Browning | Law and Politics | 31/07/2023 |
| Sarah Saunders | Law and Politics | 31/07/2023 |
| Rhys Denton | Medicine | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Jonathan Hewitt | Medicine | 31/07/2025 |
| Dr Monika Hennemann | Music | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Caroline Rae | Music | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Luzia Dominguez | Modern Languages | 31/07/2024 |
| Joanne Pagett | Modern Languages | 31/07/2025 |
| Dr Juan Pereiro Viterbo | Physics and Astronomy | 31/07/2024 |
| Ms Emmajane Milton | Social Sciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Abyd Quinn-Aziz | Social Sciences | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr David Doddington | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/07/2025 |
Five members elected by and from the academic staff of the Professional Services group:
| Name | Department | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Reade | Academic and Student Support Services | 31/07/2025 |
| Dr Andy Skyrme | University IT | 31/07/2023 |
| Susan Cousins | University Secretary's Office | 31/07/2024 |
| Rebecca Newsome | Vice-Chancellor's Office | 31/07/2025 |
| Plus 1 vacancy |
| Name | End of current term of office |
|---|---|
| Gina Dunn | 30/06/2023 |
| Noah Russell | 30/06/2023 |
| Ashly Alava Garcia | 30/06/2023 |
| Angie Flores Acuña | 30/06/2023 |
| Shreshth Goel | 30/06/2023 |
| Olivia Evans | 30/06/2023 |
| Rebecca Deverall | 30/06/2023 |