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Responsibilities of the senior officers of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø

Information about the responsibilities of the President and Provost, Vice-Presidents and Vice-Provosts, and Deans of Faculties

On this page you will find the responsibilities for: 

See also details of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's Leadership team.


The President and Provost

The President and Provost is the principal academic and administrative officer of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, and is Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's accountable officer for the purposes of the Financial Memorandum with the Office for Students (OfS). The President and Provost is appointed by Council, on the recommendation of a joint committee of Council and the Academic Board; is responsible to the Council; and works closely with its members, and especially with the Chair of Council. The essential role of the President and Provost is to provide leadership which ensures: that Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s development is guided by a clear sense of mission and strategic direction which is sensitive to changes in the social, economic and political environment within which Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø operates; that all Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s activities, across the full range of academic disciplines in which it conducts teaching and research, are properly resourced; and that Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s staff and students feel genuinely part of a vibrant academic community. As chief executive, the President and Provost is also the driving force of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s system of governance. The President and Provost has crucial external roles to play in representing Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø both nationally and internationally, interacting with Government, seeking to influence the development of UK higher education, and developing Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s sources of funding, within the UK and abroad, and in seeking philanthropic support for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.


Vice-Presidents and Vice-Provosts

The Vice-Presidents and Vice-Provosts are appointed by the Council, on the recommendation of the Provost, to assist and advise the Provost as required. The Vice-Presidents and Vice-Provosts are members of the University Management Committee.

Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience)

Find out more about the Office of the Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience)

Vice-Provost (Faculties)

Find out more about the Vice-Provost (Faculties)

Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement)

Find out more about the Office of the Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement)

Vice-President (Advancement)

Find out more about the Office of the Vice-President (Advancement)

Vice-President (External Engagement)

Find out more about the Vice-President (External Engagement)

Vice-President (Operations)

Find out more about Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Professional Services

Vice-President (Strategy)

Find out more about the Office of the Vice-President (Strategy)


Deans of Faculties

The Deans of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s 11 faculties are members of the University Management Committee. The Deans’ principal duties include: to advise the Provost and Vice-Provosts concerned on academic strategy, staffing matters and resources for academic departments within their faculty (which includes monitoring and ensuring achievement of budgetary targets); to oversee quality assurance and enhancement in curricula and programme management at faculty level; to liaise with Faculty Tutors on undergraduate admissions and on student academic matters; to oversee examination matters at faculty level; and to co-ordinate faculty views on library, IT and other matters relating to education and information support.

There are currently Deans of the Faculty for the following: 

  • Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty of Brain Sciences
  • Faculty of the Built Environment
  • Faculty of Engineering Sciences
  • Faculty of Laws
  • Faculty of Life Sciences
  • Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Population Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
  • Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Education