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Composition and Membership of Senate for 2025-26
| Composition | Senators |
| The Vice-Chancellor (Chair of Senate) | Professor Jean-Noël Ezingeard |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Commercial) | Professor Richard Keogh |
| Chief Operating Officer | Dr George Turner |
| Chief Financial Officer | Karry Tymieniecka |
| The Pro Vice-Chancellors and Associate Vice-Chancellors: | |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Education) | Professor Leigh Robinson |
| Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Partnerships) | Stephen Driver |
| Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Internationalisation and Global Engagement) | Professor Sunitha Narendran |
| The Deans of the Academic Schools and Faculties: | |
| Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Professor Jane Kingsley-Smith (Interim) |
| Business and Law | Professor Dan Nunan |
| Education | Professor Philippa Velija (Interim) |
| Life and Health Sciences | Dr Sally Akehurst |
| Psychology | Dr Yannis Fronimos |
| Research & Doctoral Study | Professor Edward Vallance |
| CEBE | 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 Education | Dr Arif Mahmud(1st term until February 2028) |
| Senior Lecturer in Psychology | Dr Carla Startin(1st term until May 2028) |
| 1 x Vacancy | |
| The Head of each College: | |
| Digby Stuart College (Interim) | Professor Marilyn Holness |
| Froebel College | Simon Dorman |
| Southlands College | Lewis Redfern (Interim) |
| Whitelands College | Dr Nick Mayhew-Smith |
| Directors of academic and professional services departments: | |
| The Academic Registrar | Ranjit Sahota |
| Director, Library & eLearning Services | Anne Pietsch |
| Dean of Continuing Education | Gianina Harvey-Brewin |
| Dean of Students | Professor Marilyn Holness |
| Director of Research Culture, Impact and Early Career Development | Professor Melissa Jogie |
| Director of Student Support & Success | Dr Aleata Alstad-Calkins |
| Representatives nominated or elected by the Students' Union: | |
| The President of the Students' Union | Joshua Kayode |
| Vice President (Education) | Irene Roberts |
| Vice President (Community and Welfare) | Vacancy |
| Secretary: | |
| Interim University Secretary | Alison Blackburn |
| In attendance: | |
| Other members of University staff, from time to time and by invitation in relation to specific items. | |
Updated: January 2026