Senate membership

Senate membership 2025/2026

Ex-officiis members (22)

  • Professor Mairi Watson, (Chair), Principal and Vice-Chancellor
  • Professor Craig Gaskell, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Vacant, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Professor Louise Dixon, PVC Education
  • Professor John Connolly and Professor Sharron Dolan, PVC Research (Interim)
  • Professor Dawn Anderson, PVC International
  • Professor Caroline Bysh, PVC Engagement
  • Jan Hulme, Vice-Principal Governance
  • Fiona Campbell, Vice-Principal, People and Student Well-being
  • Claire Hulsen, Vice-Principal, Strategy and Planning

Deans of school

  • Professor Joanna Lumsden, School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  • Professor Anita Simmers, School of Health and Life Sciences
  • Professor Shirley Rate, Glasgow School for Business and Society

Heads of department

School of Science and Engineering

  • Dr Geraint Bevan, Department of Engineering
  • Dr Anand Philip, Department of Computer Science
  • Dr Nigel Craig, Department of Construction and Built Environment

Glasgow School for Business and Society

  • Professor Simon McKerrell, Department of Media and Journalism
  • Dr Rob Kivits, Department of Management
  • Dr Andrew Tickell, Department of Economics and Law

School of Health and Life Sciences

  • Dr Alexandra Mavroeidi, Department of Occupational Therapy, and Human Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Dr Sharon Jackson, Department of Social Work
  • Dr Kareena McAloney-Kocaman, Department of Psychology

Elected members

Glasgow School for Business and Society (5)

  • Dr Ruth Lightbody (until 31 July 2028)
  • Dr Karen Fryer (until 31 July 2028)
  • Naveed Kayani (until 31 July 2028)
  • Samantha MacLean (until 31 July 2026)
  • Wendy Mazzucco (until 31 July 2027)

School of Health and Life Sciences (7)

  • Jamie McDermott (until 31 July 2028)
  • Dr Lyle Gray (until 31 July 2028)
  • Dr Valerie Ness (until 31 July 2028)
  • Tom McAlear (until 31 July 2026)
  • Dr Karen Thomson (until 31 July 2026)
  • Dr Laura Sweeney  (until 31 July 2027)
  • Anika Volkert (until 31 July 2027)

School of Science and Engineering (6)

  • Dr Muditha Kulatunga (until 31 July 2028)
  • Dr George Loumakis (until 31 July 2028)
  • Dr Sinan Sinanovic (until 31 July 2028)
  • Dr Mary Maclachlan (until 31 July 2028)
  • Dr Omair Uthmani (until 31 July 2028)
  • Professor Iain Cameron (until 31 July 2026)

GCU London (1)

  • Charlotte Rutter (until 31 July 2028)

One member elected by academic staff not in schools (1)

  • Dr Linda Fenocchi, Yunus Centre (until 31 July 2029)

Elected student members (6)

Six students elected by the Students’ Association, including the President of the Students’ Association, and elected students who the Association considers to represent the interests of all students.

  • Oluwatomisin Osinubi, President of the Students’ Association
  • Hamza Siddiqi
  • Chinenye Ugo
  • Eilidh Stewart
  • Dylan Welsh
  • Emma Lennox

Non-voting advisors

  • Avril Williams, Director of Student Life
  • Gary Steele, Director of Library Services
  • Prof. Peter Jones, Director of GCU London
  • *, University Secretary
  • Karen Varty, Academic Registrar
  • Prof. John Connolly, Chair of Senate Disciplinary Committee
  • Prof. Andrea Nelson, Pro Vice-Chancellor
  • Dr Fiona Kennedy,  Director of Education (Interim)
  • Dr Alison McIntosh, Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange Services

* Where the role holder is a full member of Senate in another capacity their name has been removed from the advisory role.

Representative from Department of Governance and Legal Services as Senate Secretary