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Position

Name

Rector

Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah

(April 2024 - March 2027)

Principal and Vice Chancellor

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli

(Estates Committee, Finance Committee, People & Organisational Development Committee, Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee)

(October 2009 - September 2025)

Chancellor's Assessor

Dr Bo Hu

(July 2023 - July  2027) 

Assessor of the City of Glasgow Council

Cllr Susan Aitken

 (June 2017 - May 2027)

Two General Council Assessors

The General Council is a statutory body comprising all the graduates of the University of Glasgow.

Dr Christine Middlemiss  

(July 2022 - July 2026)

Stuart Hoggan

(Estates Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, Finance Committee)

(July 2022 - July 2026)

Five Elected Academic Staff Members (Senate Assessors)

One Elected Professional Services (Support) Staff Member

Professor Sarah Armstrong

(Audit and Risk Committee, Student Experience Committee)

(1 August 2023 - 31 July 2027)

Professor Dan Haydon  

(Finance Committee, Nominations Committee)

(1 November 2022 - 31 October 2026)

Professor Simon Kennedy

(Estates Committee, Finance Committee)

(August 2017 - July 2025)

Professor Tara Brendle

(Estates Committee, People & Organisational Development Committee)

(January 2024 - December 2027)

Professor Bethan Wood 

(People & Organisational Development Committee, Remuneration Committee, Information Policy & Strategy Committee)

(September 2017 - July 2025)

Mr Christopher Kennedy  

(Estates Committee, Health Safety and Wellbeing Committee)

(August 2019 - July 2027) 

Two Trade Union Nominees

Professor Richard Reeve

(People & Organisational Development Committee)

(1 August 2023 - 31 July 2027)

Paula McKerrow 

(Nominations Committee, Health Safety and Wellbeing Committee)

(August 2021 - 31 August 2025)

President of Students’ Representative Council

Ms Hailie Pentleton-Owens

(Student Experience Committee, Estates Committee, Finance Committee, Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee)

(July 2023 - June 2024)

Assessor of Students’ Representative Council

Pablo Moran Ruiz

(October 2023 - October 2024)

Nine Co-opted members

Kerry Christie

(People & Organisational Development Committee, Remuneration Committee)

(October 2023 - September 2027)

Professor Nicola Dandridge

(Student Experience Committee, Nominations Committee)

(July 2022 - July 2026)

Mr David Finlayson

(Student Experience Committee, Nominations Committee) 

(October 2017 - October 2025) 

Laic Khalique

(Information Policy & Strategy Committee) 

(April 2021 - April 2025) 

Jonathan Loukes

(Finance Committee, Nominations Committee) 

(December 2021 - December 2025)  

Ms Elspeth Orcharton 

(Audit and Risk Committee, Finance Committee)‌

(October 2016 - September 2024) 

Ms Elizabeth Passey (Convener of Court)

(Finance Committee, Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee) 

(August 2016 - July 2024)

Shan Saba

(People and Organisational Development Committee, Remuneration Committee)

(April 2022 - April 2026)

Mr Gavin Stewart

(Finance Committee, Nominations Committee, Information Policy & Strategy Committee)

(April 2017 - March 2025)

Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary

Dr David Duncan