Arts Committee
Composition and membership
Composition and membership 2025/26
2025/26
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate | Claire Warden |
| Representative of the Deans of School | Aiden McGarry |
| Visiting member | Joanne Jennings |
| Academic Representation SDCA | Avsar Gurpinar |
| Academic Representation SSH | Rachael Grew |
| Academic Representation London | Andrew Chitty |
| Facilities Management | Martin Channel |
| External organisation (Charnwood Arts) | Shirley Novak |
| Research and Innovation Office | Jo Barwick |
| Marketing and Advancement | Helen Pennack |
| Student Enterprise | Emma Bishop |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Hema Mistry |
| Secretary | Sophie Head |
Composition and membership 2024/25
2024/25
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate | Claire Warden |
| Representative of the Deans of School | Aiden McGarry |
| Director of LU Arts | Nick Slater |
| Visiting member | Joanne Jennings |
| Academic Representation SDCA | Avsar Gurpinar |
| Academic Representation SSH | Rachael Grew |
| Academic Representation London | Andrew Chitty |
| Facilities Management | Martin Channel |
| External organisation (Charnwood Arts) | Shirley Novak |
| Research and Innovation Office | Jo Barwick |
| Marketing and Advancement | Martyn Edwards |
| Student Enterprise | Emma Bishop |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Rakhee Patel |
| Secretary | Sophie Head |
Composition and membership 2023/24
2023/24
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate | Cees de Bont |
| Director of LU Arts | Nick Slater |
| Representative from Student Services | Helen Shaw |
| Representative from Employability and Enterprise | Emma Bishop |
| Representative from Facilities Management | Martin Channel |
| Representative from Marketing and Advancement | Martyn Edwards |
| Representative from EDI | Denise Coles |
| Three academic member from a different School | Rachael Grew Pandora Syperek Avsar Gurpinar |
| Visiting member | Joanne Jennings |
| Members of the Student Union Executive | Max Nervi Rachel Wan |
| Members external to the University | |
| Representative from Charnwood Arts | Shirley Novak |
| Secretary | Sophie Head |
Composition and membership 2022/23
2022/23
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate | Cees du Bont |
| Director of LU Arts | Nick Slater |
| Representative from Student Services | Diddy Elliott |
| Representative from Employability and Enterprise | Sophie Louise Hyde |
| Representative from Facilities Management | Martin Channel |
| Representative from Marketing and Advancement | Martyn Edwards |
| Four academic member from a different School | James Esson Sarogini Pease Pandora Syperek Claire Warden |
| Visiting member | Joanne Jennings |
| Members of the Student Union Executive | Seth Johnson Anouska Johnson |
| Members external to the University | |
| Representative from Charnwood Arts | Shirley Novak |
| Secretary | TBC |
Composition and membership 2021/22
2021/22
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate | Cees du Bont |
| Director of Arts | Nick Slater |
| Representative from Student Services | Diddy Elliott |
| Representative from Employability and Enterprise | Sophie Louise Hyde |
| Representative from Facilities Management | Peter Goldsworthy |
| Representative from Marketing and Advancement | Martyn Edwards |
| Four academic member from a different School | James Esson Sarogini Pease Patria Roman-Velazquez Claire Warden |
| Visiting member | Joanne Jennings |
| Members of the Student Union Executive | Seth Johnson Alex Marlowe |
| Members external to the University | |
| Representative from Charnwood Arts | Shirley Novak |
| Secretary | TBC |