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