Senate members

It is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor.

Other members are the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, nominated heads of academic departments and schools, elected academic staff and student representatives.

The makeup of membership is periodically reviewed by Senate itself, factoring in gender balance and wider equality, diversity and inclusion considerations.

Ex officio members

• Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice-Chancellor and President (Chair)
• Professor Paul Wakeling, Dean of the Graduate Research School
• Professor Ken Badcock, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
• Tom Banham, Academic Registrar
• Professor Andy Dougill, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences
• Professor Ambrose Field, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Strategy)
• Professor Tracy Lightfoot, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching, Learning and Students)
• Kirsty Lingstadt, Director of Library, Learning, Archive and Wellbeing Services, and University Librarian
• Dr Matthew Perry, Director of the International Pathway College
• Professor Duncan Petrie, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• Professor Karen Rowlingson, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
• Professor Matthias Ruth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
• Professor Kiran Trehan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships and Engagement)
• Yannis Ververidis, President and Principal of City College (Europe Campus)
• Lewis Parrey, Union Affairs Officer, University of York Students' Union, until 30 June 2025
• Fenella Johnson, Academic Officer, University of York Students' Union, until 30 June 2025 

Nominated members

Fifteen Heads of Department nominated by Faculty Executive Groups (five from each)

Sciences

• Professor Martin Bees, Mathematics, until 31 July 2025
• Professor Caroline Dessent, Chemistry, until 31 July 2025
• Professor Kate Flemming, Health Sciences, until 31 July 2025
• Professor Roland Gehrels, Environment and Geography, until 31 July 2025
• Professor Stephen Smith, Physics, Engineering and Technology, until 31 July 2027

Social Sciences

• Professor TT Arvind, Law, until 31 July 2025
• Professor Nik Brown, Sociology, until 31 July 2025
• Professor Bob Doherty, Business and Society, until 31 July 2025
• Professor Tony Heron, Politics, until 31 July 2027
• Professor Mike Thornton, Economics, until 31 July 2025

Arts and Humanities

• Professor Keith Allen, Philosophy, until 31 July 2027
• Professor Jennie Batchelor, English, until 31 July 2026
• Professor Lorraine Farrelly, Architecture, until 31 July 2027
• Professor Nicky Milner, Archaeology, until 31 July 2025
• Professor Monika Schmid, Language and Linguistic Science, until 31 July 2025

One academic staff member nominated by the Staff Race Equality Forum:

• Professor Avtar Matharu, Chemistry, until 31 July 2025

One academic staff member nominated by the Rainbow Alliance staff network:

• Dr Derek Wann, Chemistry, until 31 July 2025

One academic staff member nominated by the Include network:

• Joanna Malefaki, International Pathway College, until 31 July 2025

Elected members

Not more than 18 persons elected from among themselves by all members of the academic staff of the University based in Faculties

• Dr Keith Anderson, School for Business and Society, until 31 July 2026
• Dr Sue Faulds, Health Sciences, until 31 July 2026
• Dr Peter Gardner, Sociology, until 31 July 2026
• Dr Ian Gray, Computer Science, until 31 December 2025
• Dr Jon Hill, Environment & Geography, until 31 July 2026
• Dr Ahmed Khaleel, Language and Linguistic Science, until 31 December 2025
• Dr Elia Lorena Lopez Ramirez, Department of Language and Linguistic Science, until 31 July 2026
• Dr Liz Matykiewicz, Business and Society, until 31 December 2025
• Dr Emilie Murphy, History, until 31 December 2025
• Ms Heather Niven, School of Arts and Creative Technologies, until 31 July 2026
• Dr Karen Parkhill, Environment and Geography, until 31 December 2025
• Dr Philip Roberts, Politics, until 31 December 2025
• Mr Sanjit Samaddar, School of Arts and Creative Technologies, until 31 July 2026
• Dr Claire Smith, Department of Politics and International Relations, until 31 July 2026
• Assistant Professor Dimitrios Stafylas, School for Business and Society, until 31 July 2027
• Professor Marian Ursu, School of Arts and Creative Technologies, until 31 July 2026 
• Dr Pegine Walrad, Biology, until 31 December 2025
• Dr Chris Wilkinson, Hull York Medical School, until 31 July 2027

One academic staff member elected from non-Faculty aligned departments

• Julia Lancaster, International Pathway College, until 31 December 2025

Student representatives

Not more than three undergraduates elected from among themselves by all registered students of the University

• Jack Billington, Faculty Representative for Arts and Humanities
• May Local, Faculty Representative for Sciences
• James Driver, Faculty Representative for Social Sciences

Nominated student representatives

• Ellaie McClean, postgraduate research student nominated by University of York Students' Union
• Sophie Williams, taught postgraduate student nominated by University of York Students' Union
• Aya Hammad, Student Expert Panel member nominated by the Student Expert Panel

In attendance

• Richard Harrison, Deputy Secretary