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 2022-23 academic year are listed below. Click on the names to find out more about each individual:
Dr Freeha Azmat
Professor Charlotte Heath-Kelly
Professor Gabrielle Lynch
Dr Naomi Waltham-Smith
Clare Watters
Jenny Wheeler
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.
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.
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):
Dr Naomi Waltham-Smith
Dept.: Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM)
Job: Associate Professor, Director of Postgraduate Teaching in CIM, Chair of the Faculty Social Sciences Education Committee
Email: naomi.waltham-smith@warwick.ac.uk
Term on Senate: 2020 - 2023
Interests (in terms of Senate business): I’m particularly interested in issues relating to workers who have traditionally been marginalized in the academy, Assembly representation in governance, academic freedom, and the evolving UK education policy landscape. Assembly members are encouraged to get in touch about these or any other issues.
Clare Watters
Dept.: Centre for Lifelong Learning
Job: Academic Administrator
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 decisionmaking, 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.
Jenny Wheeler
Dept.: Estates
Job: Accessibility Officer. Also Co-Chair of Disabled Staff Network
Email: j.wheeler.1@warwick.ac.uk
Term on Senate: 2022-25
Interests (in terms of Senate business): I regularly highlight matters relating to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on Senate and any areas which may require further discussion or Equality Impact Assessments. As a Warwick Alumni I also bring a unique perspective having seen the University from both the student and staff sides. I also focus on issues relating to professional services staff on grades 6+. Assembly members are encouraged to get in touch about these or any other issues.
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