Vice-Chancellor and President - Professor David Maguire

EA - vco.pa@uea.ac.uk   The Vice-Chancellor and President is the principal of the University. He provides academic and administrative leadership to all elements of the institution. He oversees financial security and represents the university regionally, nationally and internationally....

Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Professor Christine Bovis-Cnossen

EA – vco.pa@uea.ac.uk Professor Christine Bovis-Cnossen is the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor who joined UEA from Canada. Prof Bovis-Cnossen leads on strategic, financial, and operational planning of the academic aspects of the University. This will involve the...

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (student experience and education) - Professor Emma Sutton-Pavli

EA - vco.pa@uea.ac.uk Emma Sutton-Pavli is a Professor of Health Professions Education. In October 2020 she was appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience and Education with a strategic responsibility for UEA’s student academic and non-academic experience with a current...

Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) - Professor Brian Reid

vco.pa@uea.ac.uk Brian has held an academic position at UEA since January 2000. Recently, from September 2023, he has taken up post as interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation. As PVC-RI Brian is responsible for the overseeing UEA’s portfolios in...

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (faculty of arts and humanities) - Professor Sarah Barrow

PA - T.Gaskin@uea.ac.uk . Sarah Barrow is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Film and Media. Her research is broadly concerned with cinema, politics and cultural policy in Latin America, with a specialism in Peru. Sarah has experience of leading...

Pro-Vice Chancellor (faculty of medicine and health sciences) - Professor Charles ffrench-Constant

PA -  fmh.pvc.pa@uea.ac.uk Prof Charles ffrench-Constant is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He graduated in Medicine from the University of Cambridge in 1980 and his research has largely focused on finding therapies for Multiple Sclerosis. ...

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (faculty of science) - Professor Mark Searcey

PA - Joy.C.Taylor@uea.ac.uk . Mark joined UEA in 2006 and since April 2019 as a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Science. Mark is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Science and leads a faculty that balances excellence in research and teaching across its seven Schools, which range from...

Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor (faculty of social sciences) - Professor Paul Dobson

PA - S.Hough@uea.ac.uk . Prof Paul Dobson is Interim Pro-Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Social Sciences with responsibility for the overall academic and strategic leadership of the seven schools within UEA’s Social Sciences faculty. Paul joined UEA in 2010 as Professor of Business...

Chief Resource Officer and University Secretary - Ian Callaghan

EA -  vco.pa@uea.ac.uk As Chief Resource Officer and University Secretary, Ian Callaghan is responsible for the University’s governance, finance and planning, HR, commercial services and health and safety. He joined UEA in January 2005 as Planning Accountant and held the roles of...

Director of finance - Mr Jason Brown

PA - C.Middleton@uea.ac.uk As Director of Finance, Jason Brown is responsible for the University’s finances, planning, business intelligence and graduation. He joined UEA in April 2016 as Head of Financial Planning before taking on his current position in November 2017. Jason has a...

Director of people and culture - Ms Helen Wiseman

As Director of People and Culture, Helen leads on all people matters and is responsible for the achievement of the University’s strategic aims through its workforce. Helen started her early HR career working for the NHS; then spent a number of years living and working in Germany for the MOD....

Senior assistant registrar - Ms Lisa Williams

Lisa is the Committee Secretary to the Executive Team and heads up staff support in the Vice-Chancellor’s office.  Lisa has a degree in history from the University of Cambridge, qualified as a chartered secretary and has worked in school and faculty manager roles at UEA, University of...