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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 20 June at midday, votes were counted by CIVICA, who independently manage our elections. We can now report the outcome, set out below and on the elections webpage. Tenure for all members starts on 1 August 2025.

Professional Services staff

• Professional Services Representative to Senate: Helen Basterra
• Professional Services Representative to Council: Gemma Harman

Academic staff

• Business School Representative to Senate: Dr Maria Holgado Granados
• Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities Representative to Senate: Dr Daniel Molto
• Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine Representatives to Senate: Dr Kathryn Lester and Professor Andy Philippides
• Faculty of Social Science Representatives to Senate: Paul Eden, Dr Birgul Kutan and Dr Kamran Matin
• Academic Representative to Council: Dr Jackie Grant
• Postgraduate Researchers Representative to Council: Tago Amiani