The 22-person Board has 16 members elected by the UUK membership. It includes the President; Vice-Presidents for Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland; Treasurer; five Policy Network chairs; and six other elected members. A further six members are appointed by the Board, on advice from the Governance and Nominations Committee (GNC), to help to bring a balance of diversity and skills.
The Board is our main decision-making body and meets five times a year. It focuses on UK-wide issues and those issues in the constituent nations of the UK that have UK-wide implications or interest.
Current Board members
Universities UK President and Chair
Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, Brunel University London to 31 July 2021
Vice-presidents
Professor Quintin McKellar CBE, University of Hertfordshire
– England and Northern Ireland to 31 July 2022
Professor Gerry McCormac, University of Sterling – Scotland to 31 July 2022
Professor Julie Lydon OBE, University of South Wales – Wales to 31 July 2021
Treasurer
Professor Paul Layzell, Royal Holloway, University of London to 31 July 2021
Elected members
Professor Chris Day, Newcastle University to 31 July 2022
Professor Sir Chris Husbands, Sheffield Hallam University to 31 July 2022
Professor Sally Mapstone, University of St Andrews to 31 July 2022
Professor Edward Peck, Nottingham Trent University to 31 July 2022
Professor Rama Thirunamachandran, Canterbury Christ Church University to 31 July 2022
Professor Colin Bailey CBE, Queen Mary University of London to 31 July 2023
Elected Policy Network Chairs
Professor Paul Boyle CBE, Swansea University – Research and Innovation to 31 July 2021
Professor Graham Galbraith, University of Portsmouth
– Longer Term Strategy to 31 July 2021
Professor Debra Humphris, University of Brighton – Student to 31 July 2021
Professor David Phoenix OBE, London South Bank University – Funding to 31 July 2021
Professor Dame Janet Beer DBE, University of Liverpool – International to 31 July 2023
Members appointed by the Board
Professor Jenny Higham, St. George's, University of London to 31 July 2022
Professor Adam Tickell, University of Sussex to 31 July 2022
Professor Shearer West, University of Nottingham to 31 July 2022
Professor Liz Barnes CBE, Staffordshire University to 31 July 2023
Dr Paul Thompson, Royal College of Art to 31 July 2023
Professor Wendy Thomson CBE, University of London to 31 July 2023
