Elections recently took place for Professional Services and academic vacancies on both the University’s Council and Senate.
Following the close of ballots on Friday 29 May at midday, votes have been counted by CIVICA who independently manage our elections, and we can now report the outcome of our 2026 Elections, as set out below and on our governance webpages. Tenure for all members starts on 1 August 2026.
Professional Services staff
- Professional Services Representative to Senate: Sonya Picott
Academic staff
- Business School Representative to Senate: Professor Paul Nightingale
- Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities Representative to Senate: Professor Sara Crangle
- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine Representatives to Senate: Dr Alessandro Bianchi, Christian Byrnes, and Dr Mei Trueba
- Faculty of Social Science Representatives to Senate: Professor Grace Carswell and Dr Dominic Kniveton
- Postgraduate Researchers Representative to Council: Yeoki Zhou