Meet the group

The Senior Management Group (SMG) comprises the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors and administrative officers within the University.

Members

 NamePortfolio 
Professor Brian Cantor
Vice-Chancellor
  • Chief executive officer of the University
Dr Jane Grenville
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Students
  • Students
Professor John Robinson 
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
  • Teaching, learning and information
Elizabeth Heaps
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
  • Estates and strategic projects
Professor John Local
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
  • Research
Professor Colin Mellors
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
  • Business and community
Dr David Duncan
Registrar and Secretary
  • Overall coordination of support services

Graham Gilbert
Director of Finance

  • Financial affairs of the University and its subsidiary companies
Pat Lofthouse
Director of Human Resources
  • Human resources and professional development
Joan Concannon
Director of External Relations
  • Communications, student recruitment, development, alumni relations, international office and the centre for lifelong learning
David Muckersie
Director of Corporate Planning and Deputy Registrar
  • Academic planning, statistical information, research policy, interface between the University and HEFCE

Mark Ormrod
Academic Coordinator for Arts and Humanities

  • Oversight of a wide range of activities relating to teaching and research developments across the Arts and Humanities Departments
Brian Fulton
Academic Coordinator for Science
  • Oversight of a wide range of activities relating to teaching and research developments across the Science Departments
Andrew Webster
Academic Coordinator for Social Sciences
  • Oversight of a wide range of activities relating to teaching and research developments across the Social Science Departments

In attendance

Name Portfolio 
Hannah Brian
Executive Officer to the Vice-Chancellor  
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Officer