Senate Membership
Senate Membership 20/21
Ex Officiis Members
Prof. Pamela Gillies, (Chair), Principal and Vice Chancellor
Prof. James Miller, (Vice Chair), Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy)
Prof. Valerie Webster, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Learning, Teaching and Student Experience)
Prof. Cam Donaldson, Vice Principal and PVC Research and Enterprise
Ms Jan Hulme, Vice-Principal, Governance
Prof. Bonita Steves, Director, Caledonian Graduate School
Prof. Alastair Robertson, Director of Academic Development and Student Learning
Deans of School
Prof. Mike Mannion, School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Prof. Andrea Nelson, School of Health and Life Sciences
Prof. John Lennon, Glasgow School for Business and Society
Heads of Department
School of Computing, Engineering & Built Environment
Mr Tony Kilpatrick, Dept. of Civil Engineering and Environmental Management
Dr Jackie Riley, Dept. of Cyber Security and Networks
Mr Alan Nesbit, Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Glasgow School for Business & Society
Ms Jane Burt, Dept. of Finance, Accounting and Risk
Miss Linda Shearer, Dept. of Fashion Marketing, Tourism and Events
Ms Rachel Russell, Dept. of Social Sciences
School of Health & Life Sciences
Dr Gunter Loffler, Dept. of Vision Sciences
Dr Kerri McPherson Dept. of Psychology
Dr Katrina Bannigan, Dept. of Occupational Therapy & Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Elected Members
Glasgow School for Business & Society (5)
Dr Catriona Miller, until 31 July 2022
Mrs Wendy Mazzucci, unit 31 July 2023
Dr Angela O'Hagan, until 31 July 2024
Dr Karen Fryer, until 31 July 2024
Mr Naveed Kayani, until 31 July 2024
School of Health and Life Sciences (7)
Prof. Jacqueline McCallum, until 31 July 2021
Mr Tom McAlear, until 31 July 2022
Dr Karen Thomson, until 31 July 2022
Dr Catriona Khamisha, until 31 July 2023
Dr Adrian Pierotti, until 31 July 2024
Dr Lyle Gray, until 31 July 2024
Dr Valerie Ness, until 31 July 2024
School of Engineering and Built Environment (6)
Dr Morag Ferguson, until 31 July 2022
Dr Tuleen Boutaleb, until 31 July 2024
Prof. Mohamed Emad Farrag, until 31 July 2024
Mr Steven Latta, until 31 July 2024
Prof. Ole Pahl, until 31 July 2024
Dr Omair Uthmani, until 31 July 2024
GCU London (1)
Dr Bipasha Ahmed, until 31 July 2024
One member elected by academic staff not in Schools (1)
Mr Brian Smith (U2B), until 31 July 2021
Elected Student Members (6)
Six students elected by the Students’ Association, to include the President of the Students’ Association, and elected students who the Association considers represent the interests of all students.
Susan Docherty, President of the Students’ Association
Eilidh Fulton
Jonnie England
Kathinka Mumme
River Gowans
Vincent Waters
Non Voting Advisors
Ms Jackie Main, Director of Student Life
Ms Fiona Campbell, Director of People
Mrs Claire Hulsen, Director of Strategy and Planning
Mr Robert Ruthven , Director of Library Services
Mr Mark Anderson, Director of Research and Innovation
*, University Secretary
Mrs Susan Mitchell, Cheif Operating Officer
Mr Stephen Lopez, Academic Registrar
Prof. Alison Britton, Chair of Senate Disciplinary Committee
* 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 as Senate Secretary