Senate

Terms of reference

The powers and functions of the Senate are determined by Ordinance.

Constitution and membership
Membership (2024/25)
Name Role
Professor Ian Walmsley Provost as Chair
Professor Peter Haynes Vice-Provost (Education & Student Experience)
Professor Peter Lindstedt Assistant Provost  (Academic Promotions)
Hannah Bannister Director of Student Services
Professor Nigel Brandon Dean of the Faculty of Engineering
Professor Richard Craster Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences
Professor Deborah Ashby Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Professor Peter Todd Dean of Imperial College Business School
Dr Lorraine Craig Chair of the Faculty of Engineering Education Committee
Dr Mike Tennant Chair of the Faculty of Natural Sciences Education Committee
Martin Lupton Chair of the Faculty of Medicine Education Committee
Dr Cloda Jenkins Chair of the Imperial College Business School Education Committee
Dr Ana Costa-Pereira Chair of the CHERS-CLCC Education Committee
Professor Alan Spivey Assistant Provost (Learning and Teaching)
Professor George Constantinidis Director of the Graduate School
Professor Laki Buluwela Deputy Director of the Graduate School
Andrew Tebbutt Director of Student Recruitment and Outreach
Professor Jonathan Mestel Senior College Consul 
Professor Martyn Kingsbury Director of Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS)
Professor Omar Matar Representative Head of Department (Engineering)
Professor Oscar Ces Representative Head of Department (Natural Sciences)
Professor Neil Fergusson Representative Head of Department (Medicine)
Professor Wolfram Wiesemann Representative Head of Department (Business School)
Camille Boutrolle Imperial College Union Representative
Emina Hogas Imperial College Union Representative
TBC Imperial College Union Representative
TBC Imperial College Union Representative
Professor Tim Green Elected Member (Engineering)
Dr Michael Bluck Elected Member (Engineering)
Professor David Evans Elected Member (Natural Sciences)
Professor Hugh Brady Elected Member (Natural Sciences)
Dr Sophie Rutschmann Elected Member (Medicine)
Professor Karim Meeran Elected Member (Medicine)
Dr Namrata Malhotra Elected Member (Business School)
Professor Jose-Luis Peydro Elected Member (Business School)
David Ashton Academic Registrar (Secretary)
Judith Webster Head of Academic Services (Minute Secretary)
 
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Meeting dates and deadlines
 
Committee dates (Academic year 2024/25) Submission deadlines (Academic year 2024/25)
02 October 2024 18 September 2024
18 December 2024 04 December 2024
26 February 2025 12 February 2025
30 April 2025 16 April 2025
25 June 2025 11 June 2025
 
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Agenda items (including papers) should be submitted to the committee secretary two weeks prior to the committee meeting. Papers will normally be circulated to members one week prior to the committee meeting.

Minutes
Academic Year 2024/25
  • 02 October 2024
  • 18 December 2024
  • 26 February 2025
  • 30 April 2025
  • 25 June 2025
Academic Year 2023/24
  • 11 October 2023
  • 13 December 2023
  • 28 February 2024
  • 01 May 2024
  • 26 June 2024
Academic Year 2022/23
Academic Year 2021/22
Academic Year 2020/21
Academic Year 2019/20
Academic Year 2018/19
Academic Year 2017/18
Academic Year 2016/17
Academic Year 2015/16
Academic Year 2014/15
Academic Year 2013/14
Academic Year 2012/13
Academic Year 2011/12

For minutes prior to academic year 2011/12 please contact the committee secretary

Elections

The constitution of Senate provides for eight elected members (two from each of the Faculties of Engineering, Natural Sciences, Medicine and the Business School). One elected member from each Faculty and the Business School is to be non-professorial.

Following elections, the following staff have been elected to serve on Senate:

Faculty of Engineering

  • Professor Tim Green
  • Dr Michael Bluck

Faculty of Natural Sciences

  • Professor David Evans
  • Professor Hugh Brady

Faculty of Medicine

  • Dr Sophie Rutschmann
  • Professor Karim Meeran

Imperial College Business School

  • Dr Namrata Malhotra
  • Professor Jose-Luis Peydro

Committee Secretary

For more information please contact Judith Webster, Head of Academic Services.