Membership 2023-2024
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)
- Lisa Smith (Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities)
- Sarah Davies (Science and Engineering)
Dean of the Doctoral College (ex officio)
- Richard Thomas
University Librarian (ex officio)
- Steve Williams
The Director, Research and Enterprise Division (ex officio)
- Ian Forristal
Academic Registrar (ex officio)
- Nuala Devlin
Heads of School or Department (ex officio)
| Department/School | Name | Term ends |
| Archaeology and Ancient History | Huw Barton | 31/07/2024 |
| Arts, School of | Catherine Morley | 01/03/2025 |
| Biological Sciences, School of | Alison Snape | 20/11/2026 |
| Business, School of | Dan Ladley | 31/07/2026 |
| Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of | André Ng | 31/03/2024 |
| Chemistry, School of | Steven Bull | 15/01/2027 |
| Computing and Mathematical Sciences, School of | Leena Sodha | 12/03/2027 |
| Criminology, School of | Emma Sleath | TBC |
| Education, School of | Chris Wilkins | 31/10/2024 |
| Engineering, School of | Ljiliana Marjanovic-Halburd | 14/11/2026 |
| Genetics and Genome Biology, 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 | Sally Kyd | 31/07/2024 |
| Leicester Medical School | Simon Gay | 30/06/2027 |
| Media, Communication and Sociology, School of | Catherine Morley | TBC |
| Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of | John Challiss | 31/08/2023 |
| Museum Studies, School of | Tilly Blyth | 31/12/2026 |
| 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
- Teela Sanders (2022-2025)
- Tracey Dodman (2022-2025)
College of Science and Engineering
- Sandeep Handa (2018-2023)
- Mark Purnell* (2020-2023)
College of Life Sciences
- Eamonn Mallon (2022-2025)
- Pranabashis Haldar (2022-2025)
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)
Student members
- President of the Students' Union: Archie Robinson
- A Sabbatical Officer of the Students' Union: Prachi Bhatt, Education Officer
- Three current registered students of the University, appointed by the Students’ Union, as prescribed by Ordinance: Iman Khokar, Caitlin Hanna and Vardy Pentakota
Secretariat
- Secretary: Registrar and Secretary, Geoff Green
- Assistant Secretary: Alison Benson, Governance Office
* Senate representative on Council (showing end of Council term of office)
- Gabrielle Provan (31 July 2026)
- Mark Purnell (31 July 2024)
- Jacqui Shaw (31 July 2024)
- Catherine Morley (31 July 2024)