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 Gary Baxter | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/08/2020 |
| Professor Damian Walford Davies | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/07/2021 |
| Claire Morgan | Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor | 30/10/2020 |
| Professor Kim Graham | Pro Vice-Chancellor | 31/08/2021 |
| Dr Zbig Sobiesierski | Director of Continuing and Professional Education | |
| Professor Chris Tweed | Head of School, Architecture | 31/07/2021 |
| Professor Jim Murray | Head of School, Biosciences | 30/04/2020 |
| 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 | 31/08/2020 |
| Professor Barbara Chadwick Professor Ivor Chestnutt | Acting Head of School, Dentistry | 31/07/2022 |
| 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 Sam Evans | Head of School, Engineering | 30/04/2021 |
| 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 | 31/07/2020 |
| 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 | Acting Head of School, Modern Languages | 31/08/2020 |
| 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 | 31/05/2020 |
| Dr Thomas Hall | Head of School, Social Sciences | 02/04/2022 |
| Professor Dylan Foster Evans | Head of School, Welsh | 31/07/2022 |
| Tracey Stanley (Acting) | 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 | 31/07/2020 |
| Professor Morgana Vianna | Dentistry | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor Wolfgang Maier | Earth and Ocean Sciences | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor Ceri Sullivan | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2020 |
| Professor Alan Kwan | Engineering | 31/07/2020 |
| Professor Ben Hannigan | Healthcare Sciences | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor Nicolas Dirr | Maths | 31/07/2020 |
| Professor Ian Weeks | Medicine | 31/07/2022 |
| Professor John O'Connell | Music | 31/07/2020 |
| Professor Keith Meek | Optometry and Vision Sciences | 31/07/2020 |
| Professor Marc Buehner | Psychology | 31/07/2020 |
| Professor Mary Heimann | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/07/2020 |
| 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 Wassim Jabi | Architecture | 31/07/2020 |
| Dr Jo Patterson | Architecture | 31/07/2020 |
| Dr Kirsty Richardson | Biosciences | 31/07/2020 |
| Dr Hannah Shaw | Biosciences | 31/07/2021 |
| 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 Andreas Buerki | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2020 |
| Dr Josh Robinson | English, Communication and Philosophy | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Rhys Pullin | Engineering | 31/07/2020 |
| 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 | 31/07/2020 |
| Graham Getheridge | History, Archaeology and Religion | 31/07/2022 |
| Mrs Sarah Saunders | Law and Politics | 31/07/2020 |
| Dr Jonathan Ben-Artzi | Maths | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Steve Riley | Medicine | 31/07/2020 |
| Dr Athanasios Hassoulas | Medicine | 31/07/2021 |
| Joanne Pagett | Modern Languages | 31/07/2022 |
| Dr Monika Hennemann | Modern Languages | 31/07/2021 |
| Dr Christoph Teufel | Psychology | 31/07/2021 |
| Dr Job van der Schalk | Psychology | 31/07/2021 |
| Ms Emmajane Milton | Social Sciences | 31/07/2020 |
| Alexandra Williams | Social Sciences | 31/07/2021 |
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 | Strategic Planning and Governance | 31/07/2022 |
| Ceri Davies | University IT | 31/07/2020 |
| Laura Williams | Research and Innovation Services | 31/07/2020 |
| Name | End of current term of office |
|---|---|
| Jackie Yip | 30/06/2020 |
| Tomos Evans | 30/06/2020 |
| Nick Fox | 30/06/2020 |
| James Wareham | 30/06/2020 |
| Shekina Ortom | 30/06/2020 |
| Jude Pickett | 30/06/2020 |
| Orla Tarn | 30/06/2020 |