Senate Members

Composition and Membership of Senate for 2024-25

Composition Senators
The Vice-Chancellor (Chair of Senate) Professor Jean-Noël Ezingeard
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Commercial) Professor Richard Keogh
Chief Operating Officer Tom Rowson
Director of Finance (Interim) Ian Pleace
 
The Pro Vice-Chancellors and Associate Vice-Chancellors:
Pro Vice-Chancellor (RKE, Academic Development and Transformation) Professor Laura Peters
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Education) Professor Leigh Robinson
Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Internationalisation and Global Engagement) Professor Sunitha Narendran
Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Portfolio Development) and Dean of School of Education Professor Peter Flew
 
The Deans of the Academic Schools and Faculties:
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Professor Melanie Gray
Business and Law Professor Dan Nunan
Education (see above)
Life and Health Sciences Dr Sally Akehurst
Psychology Dr Yannis Fronimos
SETEC Professor Stephen Pretlove
 
Four Members of Academic Staff elected by the Academic Staff:
Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security Dr Charles Clarke (1st term until May 2026)
Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Paul Faulkner (1st term until May 2026)
  2 x Vacancies
The Head of each College:
Digby Stuart College (Interim) Professor Marilyn Holness
Froebel College Simon Dorman
Southlands College Dr Christopher Stephens
Whitelands College Dr Nick Mayhew-Smith
 
Directors of academic and professional services departments:
The Academic Registrar Ranjit Sahota
The University Librarian Anne Pietsch
Dean of Students Professor Marilyn Holness
Director of Continuing Education Charlotte Gorse
Director of Alumni, Development and Fundraising Eleanor Merrick
Director of Student Support and Success Dr Aleata Alstad-Calkins
The President of the Students' Union Amy Hopkins
 
Representatives nominated or elected by the Students' Union:
The President of the Students' Union Imran Shafiqi
Vice President (Education) Irene Roberts
Vice President (Community and Welfare Adam Fewster
 
Secretary:
University Secretary Dr George Turner
 
In attendance:
Other members of University staff, from time to time and by invitation in relation to specific items.

Updated: October 2024