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Operation of the Senate
- Role and Terms of Reference of Senate
- Statute II The Senate (functions of the Senate)
- Standing Orders
- Nolan Seven Principles of Public Life
- Current Membership (until December 2025)
- Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations
- Senate: Delegated Authority Framework
Senate dates - 25/26 Academic Year
All Senate meetings take place from 2pm to 4.30pm via the Videoconferencing suites on each campus.
- Wednesday 24 September
- Wednesday 3 December
- Wednesday 11 February
- Wednesday 15 April
- Wednesday 24 June
If you have any queries about the operation of Senate, please contact Kevin McStravock, Centre for Quality Enhancement on k.mcstravock@ulster.ac.uk
Senate Membership (January 2026 - December 2029)
Ex-Officio Members
Professor Paul Bartholomew
Vice-Chancellor
Professor Paul Seawright
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Professor Cathy Gormley-Heenan
University Provost
Professor Liam Maguire
PVC (Research)
Professor Odette Hutchinson
PVC - Academic Quality & Student Experience
Professor Christopher Wigginton
Pro Vice Chancellor/Exec. Dean of Global Partnerships
Professor Paul Connolly
Pro Vice Chancellor & Executive Dean of Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Professor Colin Turner
Pro Vice Chancellor & Executive Dean of Faculty of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Professor Victor Gault
Pro-Vice- Chancellor & Executive Dean of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
Professor Gillian Armstrong
Pro Vice Chancellor & Executive Dean of The Ulster Business School
Professor Ruth Fee
Dean of Flexible Education & Widening Participation
Professor Mary Hannon-Fletcher
Dean of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Professor Sonja McIlfatrick
Dean of the Ulster Doctoral College
Professor Ian Montgomery
Dean of Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
Professor Alex Owen
Dean of Learning Enhancement
Co-Opted Members
Professor Jan Jedrzejewski
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Professor Malachy O'Neill
Director of Regional Engagement
Elected Members - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Adrian Hickey
Deputy Head of School of Communication & Media
Professor Barbara Skinner
Professor of TESOL and Education
Dr Claire Woods
Head of School of Education
Elected Members - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Elected Members - Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment
Professor Michaela Black
Professor of Artificial Intelligence
Dr Bryan Gardiner
Deputy Head of the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems
Dr Rashid Kamal
Lecturer in Computer Science
Professor Girijesh Prasad
Professor of Intelligent Systems
Elected Members - Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
Professor Neal Cook
Head of School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Professor Daniel Kerr
Head Of School Of Health Sciences
Dr Pamela Magee
Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition
Dr Dominic McSherry
Reader in Psychology
Elected Members - Ulster University Business School
Professor Joan Ballantine
Professor of Accounting
Professor Danielle McWall
Associate Dean, Partnership & Student Recruitment
Professor Sandra Moffett
Professor in Business Analytics
Dr Ian Smyth
Senior Lecturer/Manager of UUBS Centre for Sustainable Family Enterprise
Elected Student Members
Emily Roberts
Students' Union President
Elected Student Members
Elected Student Members
Daniella Ezenwi
Postgraduate Taught/Research Student Representative
Olaitan Kamal Babilola
International Students Representative
Ruth Ilesanmi
Part-Time/Distance Learner Student Representative
In Attendance
Shaun Bisheswar
Associate Dean Academic Quality and Student Experience (Overseas)
Professor Heather Farley
Associate Dean (Academic Quality & Student Experience)
Professor Michaela Keenan
Associate Dean (Academic Quality & Student Experience)
Professor Aine McKillop
Associate Dean (Academic Quality and Student Experience)
Louise O'Boyle
Associate Dean (Academic Quality & Student Experience)
Clare Jamison
University Secretary
Janet Peden
Director of Library Services and University Librarian
Grainne Dooher
Head of Centre for Quality Monitoring & Enhancement
Kevin McStravock
Quality Enhancement Manager
