Information about the responsibilities of the President and Provost, Vice-Presidents and Vice-Provosts, and Deans of Faculties
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The President and Provost
The President and Provost is the principal academic and administrative officer of ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳, and is ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳'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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ operates; that all ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s activities, across the full range of academic disciplines in which it conducts teaching and research, are properly resourced; and that ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s system of governance. The President and Provost has crucial external roles to play in representing ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ both nationally and internationally, interacting with Government, seeking to influence the development of UK higher education, and developing ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s sources of funding, within the UK and abroad, and in seeking philanthropic support for ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳.
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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Professional Services
Vice-President (Strategy)
Find out more about the Office of the Vice-President (Strategy)
Deans of Faculties
The Deans of ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’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:Â
- 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
- ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Institute of Education