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 | 02/04/2023 |
| 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 Kim Graham | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 01/09/2023 |
| 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 | 31/07/2024 |
| 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 Environmental 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 Gill Bristow | Head of School, Geography and Planning | 31/01/2026 |
| Professor David Whitaker | Head of School, Healthcare Sciences | 28/02/2023 |
| 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 |
| Professors Peter Sutch and Stewart Field | Acting Head of School, Law and Politics | 30/06/2022 |
| Dr Jonathan Thompson | Head of School, Mathematics | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor Stephen Riley | Head of School, Medicine | 31/12/2025 |
| Professor David Clarke | Head of School, Modern Languages | 31/08/2024 |
| Professor Kenneth Hamilton | Head of School, Music | 31/07/2023 |
| 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 | 30/11/2023 |
| 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 | 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 Trevor Dale | Biosciences | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Keith Whitfield | Business | 31/07/2023 |
| Professor Wolfgang Maier | Earth and Environmental 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 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 | 31/07/2022 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Kate Richards | Biosciences | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Onur Tosun | Business | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Emma Richards | Chemistry | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Jamie Platts | Chemistry | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr James Osborne | Computer Sciences and Informatics | 31/07/2024 |
| Dr Catherine Teehan | Computer Sciences and Informatics | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Josh Robinson | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2022 |
| 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 |
| Dr Cindy Carter | Journalism, Media and Culture | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Catherine Walsh | Journalism, Media and Culture | 31/07/2024 |
| Natasha Hammond-Browning | Law and Politics | 31/07/2023 |
| Mrs Sarah Saunders | Law and Politics | 31/07/2023 |
| Dr Paul Brennan | Medicine | 31/07/2024 |
| Rhys Denton | Medicine | 31/07/2023 |
| 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 | 31/07/2022 |
| 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 |
Five members elected by and from the academic staff of the Professional Services group:
| Name | Department | End of current term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Tine Blomme | Human Resources | 31/07/2024 |
| 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 |
| Dr John Groves | Strategic Planning | 31/07/2023 |
| Name | End of current term of office |
|---|---|
| Hannah Doe | 30/06/2022 |
| Gina Dunn | 30/06/2022 |
| Chris Grieve | 30/06/2022 |
| Sebastian Ripley | 30/06/2022 |
| Megan Somerville | 30/06/2022 |
| Charlotte Towlson | 30/06/2022 |
| Orla Tarn | 30/06/2022 |