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 Wendy Larner | Chair: The Vice-Chancellor | |
| Professor Damian Walford Davies | The Deputy Vice-Chancellor | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Rudolf Allemann | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/12/2023 |
| Professor Urfan Khaliq | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/08/2024 |
| Professor Ian Weeks | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/12/2023 |
| Claire Morgan | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/10/2026 |
| Professor Roger Whitaker | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/05/2025 |
| Zbog Sobierski | Director of Continuing and Professional Education | ex-officio |
| Helen Evans | Director of English Language Programmes | ex-officio |
| Helen Spittle | Director for Cardiff Learning and Teaching Academy | ex-officio |
| 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 John Pickett | Head of School, Chemistry | |
| Dr Stuart Allen | Head of School, Computer Science and Informatics | 22/05/2024 |
| 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 Vicki Cummings | Head of School, History, Archaeology and Religion | |
| Matt Walsh | Head of School, Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies | 31/01/2026 |
| Professor Dave Cowan (Interim) | Head of School, Law and Politics | |
| 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 |
| Dr Nicholas Jones | Head of School, Music | 31/07/2028 |
| 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 Haley Gomez | Head of School, Physics and Astronomy | 30/11/2028 |
| Professor Katherine Shelton | Head of School, Psychology | 31/05/2028 |
| 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 | ex officio |
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 Dafydd Jones | Biosciences | 31/07/2026 |
| Professor Julian Gould-Williams | Business | 31/07/2026 |
| Professor Andrew Kerr | Earth and Environmental Sciences | 31/07/2026 |
| Professor Anthony Bennett | Engineering | 31/07/2026 |
| Professor Gerard O'Grady | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2026 |
| Professor Lina Dencik | Journalism | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Edwin Egede | Law and Politics | 31/07/2026 |
| Professor Roger Behrend | Mathematics | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Kate Brain | Medicine | 31/07/2025 |
| Professor Patrick Sutton | Physics and Astronomy | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Dominic Dwyer | Psychology | 31/07/2026 |
| Professor Adam Hedgecoe | Social Sciences | 31/07/2024 |
| Professor Christine Bundy | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2025 |
| One vacancy |
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 |
| Dr Tahl Kaminer | Architecture | 31/07/2026 |
| Kate Richards | Biosciences | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Emma Blain | Biosciences | 31/07/2026 |
| Dr James Osborne | Computer Sciences and Informatics | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Catherine Teehan | Computer Sciences and Informatics | 31/07/2025 |
| Dr Andreas Buerki | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2025 |
| Dr Derek Dunne | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2025 |
| Dr Thomas Beach | Engineering | 31/07/2026 |
| Dr Hesam Kamalipour | Geography and Planning | 31/07/2026 |
| Dr Dominic Roche | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2025 |
| Grace Thomas | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2026 |
| Dr Cindy Carter | Journalism, Media and Culture | 31/07/2026 |
| Dr Catherine Walsh | Journalism, Media and Culture | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Natasha Hammond-Browning | Law and Politics | 31/07/2026 |
| Lauren Cockayne | Medicine | 31/07/2026 |
| 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 |
| Abyd Quinn-Aziz | Social Sciences | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr David Doddington | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/07/2025 |
| One vacancy |
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 |
| Fflur Evans | Communications and Marketing | 31/07/2026 |
| Dr Andy Skyrme | University IT | 31/07/2026 |
| Susan Cousins | University Secretary's Office | 31/07/2024 |
| Emma Heady | Vice-Chancellor's Office | 31/07/2025 |
| Name | End of current term of office |
|---|---|
| Angie Flores Acuña | 30/06/2024 |
| Alex Meers | 30/06/2024 |
| Michaela Panes | 30/06/2024 |
| Madison Hutchinson | 30/06/2024 |
| Georgia Spry | 30/06/2024 |
| Noah Russell | 30/06/2024 |
| Deio Owen | 30/06/2024 |