Senate

For the 2025 - 2026 academic year, the membership of Senate is as follows:

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Chair

Professor Jon Timmis

Pro Vice-Chancellors

Dr Anwen Jones (until 31.07.2028)
Professor Angela Hatton (until 31.07.2027)
Dr Patrick Finney (until 31.07.2030)
Professor Iain Barber (until 31.07.2030)

Chair of Aberystwyth University Branch of Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

Mr Jonathan Fry

Head of Doctoral Academy

TBC

ELECTED MEMBERS

Academic Departmental Representatives

Dr Samuel Raybone, Art
Dr Aloysius Igboekwu, Business
Dr Otar Akanyeti, Computer Science
Dr Lucy Trotter, Education
Dr Louise Marshall, English and Creative Writing
Professor Sarah Davies, Geography and Earth Sciences
Professor Phillipp Schofield, History and Welsh History
Dr Julie Mathias, Information Management, Libraries and Archives
Professor Hazel Davey, Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Professor Iain Donnison, Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Dr Alistair Shepherd, International Politics
Ms Jen Phipps, Law and Criminology
Dr Alexander Pitchford, Mathematics
Dr Alex Mangold, Modern Languages
Professor Andrew Evans, Physics
Dr Hanna Binks, Psychology
Dr Ffion Jones, Theatre, Film and Television Studies
Professor Mererid Hopwood, Welsh and Celtic Studies

Student Members

Millie Hackett, Union President (until 30.06.2026)
Nanw Hampson, UMCA President (until 30.06.2026)
Esperanza Bizama Monnier, Academic Affairs Officer (until 30.06.2026)

Non-academic Representatives

Mr Tom Bates, Head of Facilities and Residential Operations (extended until 31.07.2026)
Ms Jackie Sayce, Project Co-ordinator and Business Development Officer (extended until 31.07.2026)

In attendance

Dr Gwawr Taylor, University Secretary and Director of Welsh Language
Mrs Jean Jones, Head of Vice-Chancellor's Officer
Mrs Kim Bradick, Deputy Registrar
Mr Ian Munton, Director of Student Services
Ms Lliwen Jones, Translator

Handbook

To assist members with their work on Aberystwyth University’s Senate, the committee clerk has produced a handbook bringing together key information from a number of sources. This document is continually updated as necessary, with the latest version always available via this web page.

Senate Member Handbook

The minutes of each Senate meeting are published on this page once they have been approved as a correct record of the meeting, usually at the next Senate meeting.

Session 2025/2026

Session 2024/2025

Session 2023/2024

Session 2022/2023

Session 2021/2022

Any queries or questions please contact the Senate clerk Kim Bradick by e-mailing aqrstaff@aber.ac.uk