Assembly Representatives on the Senate
As set out in Statute 9Link opens in a new window and Ordinance 6Link opens in a new window, the Assembly of the University has the power to appoint six members to the Senate, of whom: four should be academic staff, and two should be professional services staff, and make recommendations to the Council or to the Senate on any matter relating to the University, including any matters referred to it by the Council or by the Senate.
The six Assembly Representatives on Senate during the 2023-24 academic year are listed below. Click on the names to find out more about each individual:
Dr Freeha Azmat
Ali Collins
Professor Charlotte Heath-Kelly
Dr Bo Kelestyn
Professor Gabrielle Lynch
Clare Watters
Dr Freeha Azmat
Dept.: Warwick Manufacturing Group
Job: Associate Professor
Email: F.Azmat.1@warwick.ac.uk
Term on Senate: 2022 - 2025
Interests (in terms of Senate business): social inclusion & mobility; the role of University in global development.
Ali Collins
Dept.: Student Opportunity
Job: Head of Skills
Email: Ali.Collins@warwick.ac.uk
Term on Senate: 2023 - 2026
Interests (in terms of Senate business): TBC
Professor Charlotte Heath-Kelly
Dept.: Politics and International Studies
Job: Professor
Email: c.heath-kelly@warwick.ac.uk
Term on Senate: 2022 - 2025
Interests (in terms of Senate business): Disability Equality; neurodiversity accessibility; LGBTQ+ equality; the role of the University in a changing Higher Education policy landscape.
Dr Bo Kelestyn
Dept.: Warwick Business School
Job: Associate Professor
Email: Bo.Kelestyn@wbs.ac.uk
Term on Senate: 2023 - 2026
Interests (in terms of Senate business): TBC
Professor Gabrielle Lynch
Dept.: Politics and International Studies
Job: Professor
Email: G.Lynch@warwick.ac.uk
Term on Senate: 2021 - 2024
Interests (in terms of Senate business): TBC
Clare Watters
Dept.: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Job: Programmes Manager
Email: C.Watters@warwick.ac.uk
Term on Senate: 2021 - 2024
Interests (in terms of Senate business): I’m interested in student experience, staff wellbeing and quality assurance. I focus on the practical administrative implications of policy changes and decision-making, the implications of decisions for student experience and staff workload and wellbeing.
Please contact me on any issues around Senate business or departmental business that you feel is a Senate issue.
Senate Assembly Representative Drop-in Sessions
Dates of drop-in sessions/surgeries held by the Senate Assembly representatives and open to all members of the Assembly will be announced shortly.
Contact details:
Please feel free to email Assembly Reps on assemblyreps@warwick.ac.uk