Current Senate membership
The general function and responsibility of Senate is that, ‘subject to the provisions of the Charter and the Statutes and to the general control and approval of Council, [Senate] shall be responsible for the academic standards and the direction and regulation of academic matters of the University.'
The composition of Senate is set out in the Charter, Statutes (Statute VI) and Regulation 4. Find out more about the role and function of Senate
Current membership (as of September 2021)
| Status | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Prof Sasha Roseneil |
| Elected (Academic: BSMS) | Dr Clio Berry |
| Elected (Academic: BSMS) | Dr Priyamvada Paudyal |
| Elected (Academic: Education and Social Work) | Dr Kristine Hickle |
| Elected (Academic: Education and Social Work) | Mr Matthew Westgarth |
| Elected (Academic: Engineering and Informatics) | Prof Ian Mackie |
| Elected (Academic: Engineering and Informatics) | Prof Andy Philippides |
| Elected (Academic: Global Studies) | Dr Ida Danewid |
| Elected (Academic: Global Studies) | Prof Ben Rogaly |
| Elected (Academic: Law, Politics and Sociology) | Dr Ben Fincham |
| Elected (Academic: Law, Politics and Sociology) | Dr Charlotte Skeet |
| Elected (Academic: Life Sciences) | Prof Richard Layfield |
| Elected (Academic: Life Sciences) | Prof Laurence Pearl |
| Elected (Academic: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) | Dr Jonathan Loveday |
| Elected (Academic: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) | Prof Michael Melgaard |
| Elected (Academic: Media, Arts and Humanities) | Prof Sara Crangle |
| Elected (Academic: Media, Arts and Humanities) | Dr William McEvoy |
| Elected (Academic: Psychology) | Dr Kathryn Lester |
| Elected (Academic: Psychology) | Dr Alexa Morcom |
| Elected (Academic:University of Sussex Business School) | Dr Maria Holgado Granados |
| Elected (Academic:University of Sussex Business School) | Prof Paul Nightingale |
| Elected (PG Student Rep: Member of Teaching and Learning Committee) | Ms Joanne Doherty |
| Elected (Professional Services) | Mr Kit Eves |
| Elected (Professional Services) | Mrs Gemma Harman |
| Elected (UG Student Rep: Arts) | Mr James Ely |
| Elected (UG Student Rep: Arts) | Ms Rebecca Roe-Jones |
| Elected (UG Student Rep: Science (including BSMS)) | Miss Josie Hardcastle |
| Elected (UG Student Rep: Social Sciences) | Mr Aj Warren |
| Ex-Officio (Convenor of the Foundation Year) | Prof Graeme Pedlingham |
| Ex-Officio (Dean of BSMS) | Prof Malcolm Reed |
| Ex-Officio (Dean of School: Media, Arts & Humanities) | Prof Kate O'Riordan |
| Ex-Officio (Dean: UoS Business School) | Prof Steven McGuire |
| Ex-Officio (Director of IT Services) | Mr Jason Oliver |
| Ex-Officio (Head of School: Education and Social Work) | Prof Simon Thompson |
| Ex-Officio (Head of School: Engineering and Informatics) | Prof Ian Wakeman |
| Ex-Officio (Head of School: Global Studies) | Prof Elizabeth Harrison |
| Ex-Officio (Head of School: Law, Politics and Sociology) | Prof Jo Moran-Ellis |
| Ex-Officio (Head of School: Life Sciences) | Prof Sarah Guthrie |
| Ex-Officio (Head of School: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) | Prof Vanessa Styles |
| Ex-Officio (Head of School: Psychology) | Prof Robin Banerjee |
| Ex-Officio (Interim Provost) | Prof Keith Jones |
| Ex-Officio (Librarian) | Ms Jane Harvell |
| Ex-Officio (Pro-Vice-Chancellor) | Prof Kelly Coate |
| Ex-Officio (Pro-Vice-Chancellor) | Prof David Ruebain |
| Ex-Officio (USSU Education Officer) | Miss Rose Linehan |
| Ex-Officio (USSU International Officer) | Ms Riko Kunisue |
| In Attendance | Ms Jayne Aldridge |
| In Attendance | Ms Vanessa Cuthill |
| In Attendance | Mr Peter Mitchell |
| In Attendance | Mrs Emma Potts |
| In Attendance | Miss Sally Priddle |
| In Attendance | Mr Allan Spencer |
| In Attendance | Mrs Emily Tofield |
| In Attendance | Dr Tim Westlake |
| Observer (UCU) | Dr Jackie Grant |
| Observer (UNISON) | Ms Leonie Griffiths |
| Observer (UNITE) | Ms Eleanor Ferguson |
| Secretary | Miss Sally Priddle |