Current members of the Senate
The Senate is made up of members of the Senior Management Team, Deans, Heads of Schools, Senate Assessors on Court, a number of elected members of academic staff and six student members.
A list of all current members of the Senate can be found below.
Principal (Convener)
Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE
Deputy Principal
Professor Brad MacKay
Vice-Principal Education (Proctor)
Professor Clare Peddie
Vice-Principal (Research, Collections and Innovation)
Professor Tom Brown
Deans of Faculty
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Assistant Vice-Principal (Dean of Arts and Divinity)
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Professor Catherine O'Leary |
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Assistant Vice-Principal (Dean of Science)
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Professor Gareth Miles |
| Dean of Medicine | Professor Deborah Williamson |
Heads of school
| Art History | Dr Luke Gartlan | until 31 July 2029 |
| Biology | Dr Gerald Prescott | until 31 July 2028 |
| Business School (Dean) | Professor Mark Brewer | |
| Chemistry | Professor Sharon Ashbrook | until 31 July 2029 |
| Classics | Professor Myles Lavan | until 31 July 2030 |
| Computer Science | Professor Ian Miguel | until 31 July 2027 |
| Divinity | Professor William Tooman | until 31 July 2028 |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Professor Robert Wilson | until 31 July 2029 |
| English | Professor Rhiannon Purdie | until 31 July 2028 |
| Georgraphy and Sustainable Development | Dr Matthew Sothern | until 31 July 2029 |
| History | Professor Caroline Humfress | until 31 July 2029 |
| International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute | Professor Eoin Jordan | until 31 July 2029 |
| Mathematics and Statistics | Professor Antonia Wilmot-Smith | until 31 July 2027 |
| Medicine | Professor Deborah Williamson | |
| Modern Languages | Professor Nicki HItchcott | until 31 July 2028 |
| Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies | Professor Adam Reed | until 31 July 2030 |
| Physics and Astronomy | Professor Jonathan Keeling | until 31 July 2028 |
| Psychology and Neuroscience | Professor James Ainge | until 31 July 2027 |
Due to the formation of the Business School, there are no longer Heads of School for the Schools of Economics and Finance, and Management. The Dean of the Business School is also Head of School (currently Professor Mark Brewer), and there are Heads of Department for Economics, Finance, and Management.
Senate Assessors on University Court
| Professor Margaret Connolly | until 31 July 2027 |
| Dr Stephen Tyre | until 31 July 2030 |
| Dr Antonis Vradis | until 31 July 2029 |
| Professor Allan Watson | until 31 July 2028 |
Student members
| President of Union Affairs, Students’ Association | Amy Elvins |
| President of Education, Students’ Association | Emily Bannister |
| President of Wellbeing and Community, Students’ Association | Bartosz Rogala |
| Arts and Divinity Faculty President, Students’ Association | Ingrid Yeung |
| Science/Medicine Faculty President, Students’ Association | Alex Wiseman |
| Postgraduate Taught President | Vacancy (election October 2026) |
| Postgraduate Research President (until October 2026) | Amy Hopkins |
Direct electees
Arts
| Dr Ted Bergman | until 31 July 2030 |
| Dr Mattia Fumanti | until 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Rebekah Lamb | until 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Stephanie O'Rourke | until 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Sophie Schoess | until 31 July 2030 |
| Casual vacancy | until 31 July 2028 |
Life Sciences
| Dr Tracey Gloster | until 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Jane Illès | until 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Samantha Pitt | until 31 July 2030 |
Physical Sciences
| Dr Paul Cruickshank | until 31 July 2030 |
| Dr Ife Okafor-Yarwood | until 31 July 2030 |
| Professor Douglas Philp | until 31 July 2030 |
| Professor Graham Turnbull | until 31 July 2028 |
| Dr Michael Young | until 31 July 2028 |
Social Sciences
| Professor Anna Bratström | until 31 July 2030 |
| Dr Malaka Shwaikh | until 31 July 2028 |
| Professor Luca Savorelli | until 31 July 2028 |
| Casual vacancy | until 31 July 2030 |
In regular attendance
| Vice-Principal (Strategy) and Chief Operating Officer | Ester Ruskuc |
| Vice-Principal (People and Governance) | Dr Rebekah Widdowfield |
| Vice-Principal (Digital Education, Research and Environment) | Professor Monique MacKenzie |
| Vice-Principal (Communications) | Niall Scott |
| Master | Professor Ineke de Moortel |
| Provost of St Leonard's College | Professor Morven Shearer |
| Director of Music | Dr Michael Downes |
| Director of Libraries and Museums | Dr Katie Eagleton |
| Executive Officer to Senate (Clerk) | Margaret Sinclair |