University Leadership Group

The University Leadership Group (ULG) is a forum to bring senior leaders together from across the organisation in order to:

• discuss strategic priorities for the university (e.g., co-create strategic (core) plans)
• share details of, and advise on, major developments (e.g., cost of living response)
• share good practice (e.g., strategy engagement with teams)
• discuss and co-create innovative solutions to complex issues facing the organisation (e.g., how to increase international student recruitment, broad prioritisation of capital expenditure)
• provide opportunities for collective leadership development

ULG and UEB

• All members of UEB are also members of ULG.
• Items which have been discussed and approved in principle at ULG but need an executive decision will be passed to the UEB.
• The UEB may refer items to ULG for wider consultation or endorsement.

Senate and Council

• The Vice-Chancellor chairs ULG and will report key issues into Senate and Council via his regular updates.
• The powers reserved for Senate & Council, including those already delegated to other committees, are unaffected by the creation of the ULG.

Other governance groups

• The formal committee structure delivers governance and assurance and is unaffected by the creation of ULG.

Please find below the upcoming ULG meeting dates and their respective paper deadlines. Note that paper deadlines are one week before the meeting.

If you would like to request an item for the ULG agenda, please email Jenna Waters.

2025/26

• Prof Nick Jennings
  Vice-Chancellor and President
• Prof Rachel Thomson
  Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
• Alex Owen
  Chief Financial Officer
  
• Richard Taylor
  Chief Operating Officer
• Prof Sam Grogan
  Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)
• Prof Dan Parsons
  Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
• Prof Jo Maher
  Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sport)
  
• Veronica Moore 
  Executive Director of EDI
• Prof Rebecca Cain
  Dean of the School of Design and Creative Arts
• Prof Mark Lewis
  University Academic Lead for Strategic Partnerships
• Prof Jan Godsell
  Dean of Loughborough Business School
• Prof Justin Waring
  Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities
• Prof Claudia Eberlein
  Dean of the School of Science
• Prof Rajkumar Roy
  Dean of the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Prof Moataz Attallah
  Dean of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
• Prof Aidan McGarry
  Dean of Loughborough University in London
• Prof Malcolm Cook
  Dean of the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
• Prof Lauren Sherar
  Dean of the School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences
• Dr Jennifer Nutkins
  Academic Registrar
• Charlie Wheeldon
  Director of Student Services
• Jennifer Johnson
  Director of Research and Innovation
• Ffyona Baker
  Chief People Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer
• Miranda Routledge
  Director of Strategic Planning & Chief of Staff
• Vipin Ahlawat
  Director of IT Services
• Helen Pennack
  Director of Marketing and Advancement
• Louise Gear
  Director of Sport
• James Henry
  Director of Finance
• Graham Howard
  Director of Estates and Facilities Management
• Dr Sally Wilson
  Commercial Director
• Matt Hammonds
  Director of Human Resources
• Neil Budworth
  Director of Health, Safety and Wellbeing
• Sharon Platts
  Director of Organisational Development
• Sam McGinty
  General Counsel and Director of Legal Services
• Prof Graham Hitchen
  Director of the Loughborough University Policy Unit
• Prof Emily Keightley
  Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Vibrant and Inclusive Communities)
• Prof David Fletcher
  Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sport, Health & Wellbeing)
  
• Dr Kathryn North
  Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Climate Change & Net Zero)
• Prof John Downey
  Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Climate Change & Net Zero)
• Prof Valerie Pinfield
  Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Doctoral College)
• Prof Karen Coopman
  Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Excellence and Focus)
• Prof Ksenia Chmutina
  Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Impact and Internationalisation)