Senate
The 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.
The Senate's powers and constitution can be found in the University's Ordinances.
Current members
Membership of the Senate is made up of ex officio members whose role at the University means they sit on the Senate, elected members from academic staff, and student members. The secretary is Rhodri Evans, Head of Education Governance.
| Name | Role | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Wendy Larner | Chair: The Vice-Chancellor | 31 August 2028 |
| Professor Damian Walford Davies | The Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor | 31 July 2028 |
| Professor Urfan Khaliq | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31 August 2028 |
| Professor Stephen Riley | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31 December 2027 |
| Professor Gavin Shaddick | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 8 May 2028 |
| Professor Amanda Tonks | Pro Vice-Chancellor | Interim |
| Professor Roger Whitaker | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31 May 2030 |
| Michelle Deininger (Interim) | Director of Lifelong Learning | ex-officio |
| Steve Jorgensen-Corfield / Justin Edwards (Interim) | Director of English Language Programmes | ex-officio |
| Helen Spittle | Director for Cardiff Learning and Teaching Academy | ex-officio |
| Ruth Thornton / Gareth Owen (Interim) | Director of University Libraries and The University Librarian | ex officio |
| Dr Juliet Davis | Head of School, Architecture | 31 July 2029 |
| Professor Eshwar Mahenthiralingam | Head of School, Biosciences | 30 April 2028 |
| Professor Tim Edwards | Head of School, Business | 31 August 2029 |
| Professor Deborah Kays | Head of School, Chemistry | 31 May 2027 |
| Dr Kathryn Jones | Head of School, Computer Science and Informatics | 22 May 2027 |
| Vacant | Head of School, Dentistry | |
| Professor Jenny Pike | Head of School, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 17 August 2027 |
| Professor Mark Llewellyn | Head of School, English, Communications and Philosophy | 31 January 2029 |
| Professor Jianzhong Wu | Head of School, Engineering | 31 August 2026 |
| Professor Gill Bristow | Head of School, Geography and Planning | 31 August 2026 |
| Professor Kate Button | Head of School, Healthcare Sciences | 30 November 2029 |
| Professor Vicki Cummings | Head of School, History, Archaeology and Religion | 31 August 2028 |
| Dr Matt Walsh | Head of School, Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies | 31 January 2026 |
| Professor Stuart Allan (Interim) | Head of School, Law and Politics | |
| Dr Jonathan Thompson | Head of School, Mathematics | 31 July 2027 |
| Professor Rachel Errington | Head of School, Medicine | 30 September 2029 |
| Professor David Clarke | Head of School, Modern Languages | 30 April 2026 |
| Dr Nicholas Jones | Head of School, Music | 31 July 2028 |
| Professor Joy Myint | Head of School, Optometry and Vision Sciences | 9 February 2030 |
| Professor Andrew Westwell | Head of School, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 28 February 2031 |
| Professor Haley Gomez | Head of School, Physics and Astronomy | 30 November 2028 |
| Professor Katherine Shelton | Head of School, Psychology | 31 May 2028 |
| Professor Luke Sloan | Head of School, Social Sciences | 31 March 2030 |
| Professor Dylan Foster Evans | Head of School, Welsh | 31 July 2026 |
Fifteen professors elected by and from the Professors of the University.
| Name | School | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Aseem Inam | Architecture | 31 July 2025 |
| Professor Julian Gould-Williams | Business | 31 July 2026 |
| Professor Simon Pope | Chemistry | 31 July 2026 |
| Professor Andrew Kerr | Earth and Environmental Sciences | 31 July 2026 |
| Professor Anthony Bennett | Engineering | 31 July 2026 |
| Professor Gerard O'Grady | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31 July 2026 |
| Professor Clare Griffiths | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31 July 2027 |
| Professor Edwin Egede | Law and Politics | 31 July 2026 |
| Professor Karl Michael Schmidt | Mathematics | 31 July 2027 |
| Professor Michal Tombs | Medicine | 31 July 2028 |
| Professor Monika Hennemann | Music | 31 July 2028 |
| Professor Patrick Sutton | Physics and Astronomy | 31 July 2027 |
| Professor Dominic Dwyer | Psychology | 31 July 2026 |
| Professor Adam Hedgecoe | Social Sciences | 31 July 2027 |
| One vacancy |
Twenty-five members elected by and from the academic staff of the Schools:
| Name | School | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Emma Yhnell | Biosciences | 31 July 2027 |
| Dr Xuesheng You | Business | 31 July 2027 |
| Dr Olaya Moldes Andres | Business | 31 July 2027 |
| Dr Martin Caminada | Computer Sciences and Informatics | 31 July 2026 |
| Dr Wayne Nishio | Dental School | 31 July 2026 |
| Dr Riccardo Maddalena | Engineering | 31 July 2026 |
| Dr Mohammad Al-Amri | Healthcare Sciences | 31 July 2028 |
| Kate Richards | Biosciences | 31 July 2027 |
| Suzanne Hughes | Healthcare Sciences | 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Jan Machielsen | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Diana Garrisi | Journalism, Media and Culture | 31 July 2028 |
| Greg Mothersdale | Journalism, Media and Culture | 31 July 2027 |
| Dr Natasha Hammond-Browning | Law and Politics | 31 July 2026 |
| Dr Oliver Pierce | Law and Politics | 31 July 2026 |
| Dr Robert Wilson | Mathematics | 31 July 2027 |
| Dr Yasemin Sengul Tezel | Mathematics | 31 July 2026 |
| Lauren Cockayne | Medicine | 31 July 2026 |
| Dr Katja Umla-Runge | Medicine | 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Christie Margrave | Modern Languages | 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Juan Pereiro Viterbo | Physics and Astronomy | 31 July 2027 |
| Kate Richards | Psychology | 31 July 2027 |
| Dr Vassiliki Papatsiba | Social Sciences | 31 July 2026 |
| Gemma Robinson | Social Sciences | 31 July 2027 |
| Cadi Rhys Thomas | Welsh | 31 July 2027 |
| Two vacancies |
Five members elected by and from the academic staff of the Professional Services group:
| Name | Department | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Jenkins | Academic and Student Support Services | 31 July 2028 |
| Fflur Evans | Communications and Marketing | 31 July 2026 |
| Luke Jehu | Estates | 31 July 2027 |
| Dr Lisa Clayton | The Research Service | 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Andy Skyrme | University IT | 31 July 2026 |
| Name | End of current term of office |
|---|---|
| Maria Pollard | 30 June 2026 |
| Sean Strong | 30 June 2026 |
| Joshua Tandy | 30 June 2026 |
| Cynwal ap Myrddin | 30 June 2026 |
| Hanan Haliru | 30 June 2026 |
| Molly Elliott | 30 June 2026 |
| Eve Chamberlain | 30 June 2026 |