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Senate Nominations Panel

The Senate Nominations Panel has oversight of the composition and diversity of the Senate, its committees and its panels.

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Membership 2024/25

Chair
Appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the Provost, Pro-Vice-Chancellors and Vice-Provosts

 Professor Emma Flynn

Deputy Chair
Appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the Provost, Pro-Vice-Chancellors and Vice-Provosts

 Professor Rachel Moseley

One Head of Academic Department
Appointed by the Senate from amongst the Heads of Academic Departments on Senate

 Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence (2026)

One elected academic staff member of the Senate
Appointed by the Senate from amongst the academic Assembly representatives to the Senate

 Dr Elisabeth Blagrove (2026)

One elected student member of the Senate
Students’ Union President or nominee

 Enaya Nihal (2025)
A member of University staff with expertise in social inclusion
Director of Social Inclusion or nominee		 Kulbir Shergill
Secretary to the Senate
Director of Education Policy and Quality		 Dan Derricott

The year after a member’s name indicates that their term of office expires on 31 July of that year.

In Attendance

Secretary to the Panel
Appointed by the Director of Education Policy and Quality		 Phil Griffiths, Education Projects & Academic Governance Officer (Education Policy and Quality)

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Terms of Reference

To approve:

  1. The appointment and periods of appointment of individuals to membership of the Senate, its committees and its panels, within the parameters set by the Senate when approving terms of reference and appointment processes.
  2. The development and implementation of initiatives that promote inclusive and diverse membership of the Senate and its sub-committees.

To recommend to the Senate:

  1. The process for open calls, nominations and appointments to the membership of the Senate, its committees and its panels.
  2. Proposals to revise the constitution of the Senate, its committees and its panels where such changes may help to further embed the Senate’s approved Principles of Good Academic Governance.
  3. Advice on other matters relating to academic governance, as requested by the Senate.

To receive:

  1. Reports on the proactive steps to attract nominations, applications and suggestions for appointment to membership of the Senate and its Sub-Committees from within the University.
  2. Reports on matters relating to academic governance referred to it by the Senate, its committees and its panels.

To report:

  1. To provide an annual report to the Senate on the Panel’s activities and the extent to which the membership of the Senate and its Sub-Committees is diverse, representative of the University community and appropriate to the interests of the University.

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Reporting Structure

The Senate Nominations Panel reports to the Senate

Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.

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Secretariat

Secretary: Phil Griffiths, Education Projects & Academic Governance Officer (Education Policy and Quality)
Assistant Secretary: Lyudmyla Demchuk, Operations Administrator (Education Policy and Quality)

Please use the following email address to communicate with the Senate Nominations Panel secretariat nominations dot senate at warwick dot ac dot uk

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Meetings

Click here to access minutes of previous meetings.

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