Academic management

Understand the academic management organisational structure and hierarchy at the University.

View who holds which management post, roles they report to, and roles they manage. 

Vice-Chancellor and President

Post-holder

Professor Evelyn Welch

Roles reporting to this person

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students

Post-holder

Professor Tansy Jessop

Roles that this person reports to

Thematic Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors

The following Thematic Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors report to the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students.

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching Enhancement

  • Post-holder: Dr Scott Abbott-Paterson

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Quality Assurance and Enhancement

  • Post-holder: Professor Kate Whittington

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Student Engagement, Skills and Success

  • Post-holder: Dr Michael Seery

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement

Post-holder

Michele Acuto

Roles that this person reports to

Thematic Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors

The following Thematic Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors report to the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement.

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for International Partnerships and Reputationt

  • Post-holder: Professor Oliver Quick

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation

  • Post-holder: Professor Liang-Fong Wong

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Reparative and Civic Futures

  • Post-holder: Professor Marie-Annick Gournet

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Post-holder

Professor Guy Poppy

Roles that this person reports to

Thematic Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors

The following Thematic Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors report to the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation.

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Innovation

  • Post-holder: Professor Michele Barbour

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Postgraduate Research

  • Post-holder: Professor Harry Mellor

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Environment and Culture

  • Post-holder: Professor Daniela Schmidt

Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Science

Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences

  • Post-holder: Professor Esther Dermott

Roles that this person reports to

Roles that report to this person

The Faculty Dean and the Faculty Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors report to the Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty.

Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences 

  • Post-holder: Professor Martyn Powell 

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students

  • Post holder: Dr James Freeman

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement

  • Post holder: Professor Melissa Allen

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation

  • Post holder: Professor Helen Simpson

Heads of Schools and Centres

Heads of schools and centres report to the Faculty Dean (unless otherwise specified). 

Centre for Academic Language and Development

  • Head: Mrs Maxine Gillway

Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • Head: Dr Tom Ellson

School of Arts

  • Head: Professor Tuomas Tahko

School of Economics

  • Head: Professor Árpád Abraham

School of Education

  • Head: Professor William Browne

School of Humanities

  • Head: Professor Kate Skinner

School of Modern Languages

  • Head: Professor Natalie Edwards

School for Policy Studies

  • Head: Professor Karen West

School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies

  • Head: Professor Timothy Edmunds

University of Bristol Business School 

  • Dean: Professor Brian Squire

University of Bristol Law School

  • Head: Professor Catherine Kelly

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

  • Post-holder: Professor Jereme Tavare

Roles that this person reports to

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The Faculty Dean and the Faculty Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors report to the Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty.

Dean of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

  • Post-holder: Professor Sarah George

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students

  • Post holder: Dr Peter Brennan

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement

  • Post holder: Dr Susanne Quadflieg

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation

  • Post holder: Professor Richard Martin

Heads of Schools

Heads of schools report to the Faculty Dean.

Bristol Dental School

  • Head: Dr Barry Main

Bristol Medical School

  • Head: Professor Chrissie Thirlwell

Bristol Veterinary School

  • Head: Professor Tim Parkin

School of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

  • Head: Professor Nigel Savery

School of Biological Sciences

  • Head: Professor Nicholas Roberts

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

  • Head: Professor Clea Warburton

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Faculty of Science and Engineering

Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Science and Engineering

  • Post-holder: Professor Ian Bond

Roles that this person reports to

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The Faculty Dean and the Faculty Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors report to the Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty.

Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering

  • Post-holder: Professor David Manley

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students

  • Post holder: Professor Kirsten Cater

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement

  • Post holder: Professor Chaul Faul

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation

  • Post holder: Professor Annela Seddon

Heads of Schools

Heads of schools report to the Faculty Dean.

School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering

  • Head: Professor Ian Craddock

School of Chemistry

  • Head: Professor Craig Butts

School of Computer Science

  • Head: Professor Mike Fraser

School of Earth Sciences

  • Head: Professor Alison Rust

School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

  • Head: Professor Aydin Nassehi

School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology

  • Head: Professor Anthony Mulholland

School of Geographical Sciences

  • Head: Professor Rachel Flecker

School of Mathematics

  • Head: Professor Oliver Johnson

School of Physics

  • Head: Professor Jennifer McManus

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