Senate
The Senate is “the academic authority of the University and shall be responsible to the Council for the academic functions of the University in teaching and research and the regulation of the academic interests of the students”. The Senate’s constitution, powers and functions are provided by Ordinances.
Senate Membership
For the 2024 - 2025 academic year, the membership of Senate is as follows:
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Chair
Professor Jon Timmis
Pro Vice-Chancellors
Professor Neil Glasser (until 31.07.2025)
Professor Anwen Jones (until 31.07.2028)
Professor Qiang Shen (until 31.07.2025)
Professor Angela Hatton (until 31.07.2027)
Dr Patrick Finney (Interim)
Chair of Aberystwyth University Branch of Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
Mr Jonathan Fry
Head of Graduate School
Professor Reyer Zwiggelaar
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, Institute of Life Sciences
Professor Iain Donnison, Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Dr Alistair Shepherd, International Politics
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
Bayanda Vundamina, Union President (until 30.06.2025)
Elain Gwynedd, UMCA President (until 30.06.2025)
Will Parker, Academic Affairs Officer (until 30.06.2025)
Non-academic Representatives
Mr Tom Bates, Head of Facilities and Residential Operations (until 31.07.2025)
Ms Jackie Sayce, Project Co-ordinator and Business Development Officer (until 31.07.2025)
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 Minutes
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 2024/2025
| 18 June 2024 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 12 March 2025 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 13 November 2024 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 09 October 2024 | Agenda | Minutes |
Session 2023/2024
| 12 June 2024 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 24 April 2024 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 15 November 2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 18 October 2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
Session 2022/2023
| 21 June 2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 03 May 2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 02 February 2023 (Special Meeting) | Agenda | Minutes |
| 23 November 2022 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 20 September 2022 | Agenda | Minutes |
Session 2021/2022
| 22 June 2022 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 23 March 2022 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 12 January 2022 (Special Senate) | Agenda | Minutes |
| 17 November 2021 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 22 September 2021 | Agenda | Minutes |
Session 2020/2021
| 23 June 2021 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 10 March 2021 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 05 February 2021 (Special Senate) | Agenda | Minutes |
| 18 November 2020 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 30 September 2020 | Agenda | Minutes |
Contact details
Any queries or questions please contact the Senate clerk Kim Bradick by e-mailing aqrstaff@aber.ac.uk