Constituency and membership of Senate

The Acting Vice-Chancellor & President
- Professor Saul Tendler
The Pro-Vice-Chancellors
- Professor Deborah Smith
  Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
- Professor John Robinson
  Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching, Learning and Students)
- Professor Jon Timmis
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships & Knowledge Exchange)
- Professor Tracey Lightfoot
- Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching, Learning and Students)

The Director of Corporate and Information Services
- Mrs Heidi Fraser-Krauss

The Faculty Deans (ex officio)
- Professor Brian Fulton (Sciences)
- Professor Ambrose Field (until February 2019) (Arts and Humanities)
- Professor Stuart Bell (Social Sciences)
The Dean of the Graduate Research School
- Professor Tom Stoneham
The head (or named alternate) of each academic department
- Professor Nicky Milner (until 30 September 2020)
  alternate:
  Archaeology
- Professor Jennifer Potts (until 30 September 2022)
  alternate: Professor James Moir
  Biology
- Professor Duncan Bruce (until 30 September 2019)
  alternate: Dr Martin Cockett
  Chemistry
- Professor Neil Audsley (until 30 October 2021)
  alternate: Dr Paul Cairns
  Computer Science
- Professor Jo Swaffield (until 30 September 2019)
  alternate: Mr John Bone
  Economics and Related Studies
- Professor Paul Wakeling (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Professor Vanita Sundaram
  Education
- Professor Andy Tyrrell (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Professor Steve Smith
  Electronic Engineering
- Professor Helen Smith (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Dt Matt Townend
  English and Related Literature
- Professor Mark Hodson (until 30 September 2019)
  alternate: Dr Roman Ashauer
  Environment and Geography
- Professor Maria Goddard (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Ms Helen Weatherly
  Centre for Health Economics
- Professor Karl Atkin (until 30 September 2019)
  alternate: Professor Patrick Doherty
  Health Sciences
- Professor Lawrence Black (until 30 September 2020)
  alternate: Professor Laura Stewart
  History
- Professor Michael White (until 31 August 2020)
  alternate: Professor Liz Prettejohn
  History of Art
- Professor Dunstan Brown (until 30 September 2020)
  alternate: Dr Sam Hellmuth
  Language and Linguistic Science
- Professor Mark Freeman
  alternate: Professor Philip Linsley
  The York Management School
- Professor Niall Mackay (until 30 September 2019)
  alternate: Professor Chris Fewster
  Mathematics
- Professor Ambrose Field (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Dr Aine Sheil
  Music
- Professor Alan Thomas (until 30 September 2020)
  alternate: Professor Matthew Ratcliffe
  Philosophy
- Professor Kieran Gibson (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Dr Phil Lightfoot
  Physics
- Professor Neil Carter (until 30 September 2019)
  alternate:
  Politics
- Professor Mike Burton (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Professor Tim Andrews
  Psychology
- Professor Lesley Stewart
  alternate: Professor Amanda Sowden
  Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
- Professor John Hudson (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate : Dr Lisa O'Malley
  Social Policy and Social Work
- Professor Paul Johnson (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Dr Laurie Hanquinet
  Sociology
- Professor Duncan Petrie (until 30 September 2022)
  alternate: Dr Tom Cantrell
  Theatre, Film and Television
- Professor Caroline Hunter (until 30 September 2021)
  alternate: Mr Ben Fitzpatrick
  The York Law School
The Dean of Hull York Medical School
- Professor Una Macleod (until 31 December 2020)
  alternate: Professor Barry Wright
  Hull York Medical School
Not more than fifteen persons as may be elected from amongst themselves by all members of the academic staff of the University whose terms of appointment are limited in duration only by the provision of Statutes 24 and 25
- Dr Simon O'Keefe (until 31 July 2019)
- Computer Science
- Professor Yvonne Birks (until 31 July 2019)
  Social Policy Research Unit
- Professor Sanju Velani (until 31 July 2019)
  Mathematics
- Dr Jan Hardman (until 31 July 2019)
  Education
- Professor Nia Bryant (until 31 July 2019)
  Biology
- Dr Thomas Cantrell (until 31 July 2020)
  Theatre, Film and Television
- Dr Stephen King (until 31 July 2020)
  Computer Science
- Dr Mark Roodhouse (until 31 July 2020)
  History
- Dr Jessica Wardman (until 31 July 2020)
  York Management School
- Ms Helen Weatherly (until 31 July 2020)
  Centre for Health Economics
- Dr Joanna de Groot (until 31 July 2021)
- History
- Dr Oleg Lisagor (until 31 July 2021)
  Computer Science
- Vacancy
  Arts and Humanities
- Dr Danijela Trenkic (until 31 July 2021)
  Education
- Professor Geoffrey Wall (until 31 July 2021)
  English and Related Literature
Not more than three other persons elected from amongst themselves by all those members of the academic staff of the University who are not entitled to elect members of the Senate under the preceding provisions of this Statute
- Vacancy
- vacancy
- vacancy
The Director of Colleges
- Dr Rob Aitken (Constantine College)
Director of the International Pathways College
- Dr Matthew Perry
Two Heads of Colleges elected from amongst the Heads of Colleges
- Dr Eleanor Brown
  Head of Derwent College
- TBC
  Head of College
The President of the Students' Union
- Mr James Durcan (until 31 July 2019)
  University of York Students' Union (YUSU)
The Academic Officer of the Students' Union
- Mr James Hare (until 31 July 2019)
The President of the Graduate Students' Association
- Sehrish Shafi (until 31 July 2019)
  Graduate Students' Association (GSA)
Not more than three undergraduates elected from amongst themselves by all registered students of the University
- Lea Marrazzo (Faculty Rep for Arts and Humanities)
- Zoe Disley (Faculty Rep for Sciences)
- Rifah Khalil (Faculty Rep for Social Sciences)
One graduate elected from amongst themselves by the members of the Graduate Students' Association
- Charlotte Chamberlain

In attendance

The Registrar and Secretary
- Ms Jo Horsburgh
The Academic Registrar
- Dr Wayne Campbell
The University Governance Officer
- Dr Philip Evans

University Senate chair

Professor Saul Tendler
Acting Vice-Chancellor
vc@york.ac.uk

Contacts

Ms Jo Horsburgh
jo.horsburgh@york.ac.uk
01904 322130

Dr Philip Evans
for agendas and minutes
philip.evans@york.ac.uk
01904 324031

Meeting dates

Tuesday 16 October 2018
2.15pm in Bowland Lecture Theatre, Berrick Saul Building

Tuesday 29 January 2019
2.15pm in Bowland Lecture Theatre, Berrick Saul Building

Tuesday 7 May 2019
2.15pm in Bowland Lecture Theatre, Berrick Saul Building

Tuesday 9 July 2019
2.15pm in Bowland Lecture Theatre, Berrick Saul Building