Our Governing Body and Officers of the University for 2023-24
Governing Body
- Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the Governing Body: Judith Armitt, DL
- Vice-Chancellor: Professor Rama Thirunamachandran, OBE, DL
- Governor: Nadra Ahmed, CBE, DL
- Governor: Sue Appleby
- Governor: Steve Carey
- Governor: Professor Graeme Dewhurst
- Governor (Staff – Academic Board): Dr Ali Eyden
- Student Governor: Alice Lundy (to February 2024)
- Governor: Judith Harding
- Governor (Staff – Professional Services): Robin Higgins
- Senior Independent Governor: The Rt Revd Bishop Rose Hudson Wilkin, MBE
- Governor: Pam Jones, OBE
- Governor: Lady Angela Newey, DL
- Governor: Clive Stevens, DL
- Governor: Reverend Robert Stevenson
- Governor: Jeremy Stockwell
- Governor (Staff – Academic): Dr Kenneth Fox
- Governor: Professor John Wood, CBE
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Officers of Canterbury Christ Church University
- Chancellor: The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
- Vice-Chancellor: Professor Rama Thirunamachandran, OBE, DL
- Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the Governing Body: Judith Armitt, DL
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Professor Alison Honour
- Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Enterprise and Business Development): Professor Mike Weed
- Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education: Dr Lynnette Turner
- Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care: Professor Jane Perry (Interim)
- Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience): Professor Niamh Downing
- Pro Vice-Chancellor (STEM, Global Engagement and Internationalisation) and Dean of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Social Sciences: Professor Mohamed Abdel-Maguid
- Chief Finance and Operating Officer: David Leah
- Director of Digital Strategy and Information Technology: Sarah Cockrill
- Director of Estates and Facilities: Simon Gwynne
- Director of HR and Organisational Development: Margaret Ayers
- Director of Marketing and Communications: Marco Keir
- Dean of Chapel: Reverend Dr Jeremy Law
- University Solicitor and Clerk to the Governing Body: Alison Sear