About the University of Leicester
Membership 2024-2025
The President and Vice-Chancellor (ex officio)
- Nishan Canagarajah (Chair)
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (ex officio)
- Henrietta O'Connor
The Pro-Vice-Chancellors (ex officio)
- Philip Baker (Research and Enterprise)
- Liz Jones (Education)
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Heads of College (ex officio)
- Thompson Robinson (Life Sciences)
- Teela Sanders (Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities)
- Sarah Davies (Science and Engineering)
- Daniel Ladley (Business)
Dean of the Doctoral College (ex officio)
- Richard Thomas
University Librarian (ex officio)
- Steve Williams
The Director, Research and Enterprise Division (ex officio)
- Rebecca Draper
Academic Registrar (ex officio)
- Nuala Devlin
Heads of School or Department (ex officio)
| Department/School | Name | Term ends |
| Accounting and Finance, School of | Hilary Coyle | 31/07/2028 |
| Archaeology and Ancient History | Ruth Young | 31/07/2025 |
| Arts, Media and Communication, School of | Catherine Morley | 06/12/2025 |
| Biological Sciences, School of | Alison Snape | 20/11/2026 |
| Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of | André Ng | 31/03/2025 |
| Chemistry, School of | Steven Bull | 15/01/2027 |
| Computing and Mathematical Sciences, School of | Leena Sodha | 12/03/2027 |
| Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, School of | Emma Sleath | 31/12/2025 |
| Economics, School of | Matthias Dahm | 31/07/2028 |
| Education, School of | Chris Wilkins | 31/10/2025 |
| Engineering, School of | Ljiliana Marjanovic-Halburd | 14/11/2026 |
| Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences, Department of | Jacqui Shaw* | 31/12/2024 |
| Geography, Geology and the Environment, School of | Stewart Fishwick | 29/11/2026 |
| Healthcare, School of | David Wright | 30/09/2025 |
| History, Politics and International Relations, School of | Krista Cowman | 31/07/2025 |
| Leicester Law School | Carlo Panaro | 31/07/2028 |
| Leicester Medical School | Simon Gay | 30/06/2027 |
| Management, School of | Deborah Price | 31/07/2028 |
| Marketing and Strategy, School of | Steven Conway | 31/07/2028 |
| Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of | John Challis | 31/01/2025 |
| Museum Studies, School of | Sandra Dudley | 31/07/2025 |
| Physics and Astronomy, School of | Simon Vaughan | 31/05/2027 |
| Population Health Sciences, Department of | Frank Dudbridge | 31/12/2024 |
| Psychology and Visions Sciences, School of | Kevin Paterson |
28/02/2027 |
| Respiratory Sciences, Department of | David Cousins | 30/06/2027 |
Professional Services member – elected by Professional Services community (max 1)
- Gemma Parker (2022-2025)
Nominated Members - nominated by Head of College (max 2 per college)
College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
- Claire Brock (2022-2025)
- Tracey Dodman (2022-2025)
College of Science and Engineering
- Sandeep Handa (2018-2026)
- Mark Purnell* (2020-2025)
College of Life Sciences
- Eamonn Mallon (2022-2025)
- Pranabashis Haldar (2022-2025)
College of Business
- Paul Baines (2024-2027)
- James Fitchett (2024-2027)
Other Nominated Members - nominated by Senate (max 2)
- Jayne Marshall (2022-2025)
- Linda Ralphs (2022-2025)
Other Nominated Members - elected by College academic community (max 1 per College)
- CLS - Geerten Vuister (2022-2025)
- CSE - Gabrielle Provan* (2022-2025)
- CSSAH -Zoe Groves (2022-2025)
- CoB - Nicola Bateman (2022-2025)
Student members
- President of the Students' Union: Joshitha Venkataraman
- A Sabbatical Officer of the Students' Union: Reed James, Wellbeing Officer
- Four current registered students of the University, appointed by the Students’ Union, as prescribed by Ordinance: Timi Joshua Soetan, Grace Lewis-Bettison, Ayomide Irene Akinsinmide, Isuri Dimasha Mannapperuma
Secretariat
- Secretary: Registrar and Secretary, Geoff Green
- Assistant Secretary: Governance Office
* Senate representative on Council (showing end of Council term of office)
- Gabrielle Provan (31 July 2026)
- Catherine Morley (31 July 2025)
- Linda Ralphs (31 July 2027)
- Stewart Fishwick (31 July 2027)