Executive Board Members National Roles
Professor Chris Day
Vice-Chancellor and President
- Board member: N8 (approx four times a year)
- Russell Group Chair (approx eight times a year)
- Member Universities UK (six times a year)
- Board member: North East Local Enterprise Partnership (4 times per year)
- Trustee: Sir Bobby Robson Foundation
- Trustee: Newcastle University Development Trust
- Trustee: Foundation for Liver Research
- Council Member: APPUG for Universities
- Member: UUP Foundation Advisory Board
Professor Brian Walker
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
- Chair: Medical Research Council - Population and Systems Medicine Board
- Member: Russell Group Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s Group
- Trustee: British Heart Foundation
Professor Ruth Valentine
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Education
- Rusell Group PVC Education Group
- Higher Education Academy for PVC Education
- Council of Deans, Health Education England
- University Clinical Aptitude Test Research Panel
Professor David Burn
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Medical Schools Council (four times a year)
- Medical Schools Executive (four times a year)
- Board member, North East & North Cumbria Academic Health Science Network (six times a year)
- Chair, NIHR Translational Research Collaboration in Dementia (approx four meetings a year)
- Director of Board, Newcastle Health Innovation Partners (four meetings per year)
- Chair of Board, Northern Health Science Alliance (four meetings per year)
- Chair, Publication Oversight Committee, International Movement Disorder Society (three meetings per year)
- Member, International Executive Committee, International Movement Disorder Society (four meetings per year)
Professor Richard Davies
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global and Sustainability
- Board member of NE1 (four times a year)
- NE1 Executive Committee (four times a year)
- INTO Board (three times a year)
Professor Matthew Grenby
Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research Strategy and Resources
- Chair, Collection Trust, Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books (2022-)
- Trustee, Seven Stories: the National Centre for Children’s Books, Newcastle upon Tyne (2016-)
- International Officer (and Past President), British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
- Strategic Review and Peer Review College, Arts and Humanities Research Council (2009-)
- Russell Group PVC Research group (2022-)
Professor Jane Robinson
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Engagement and Place
- Civic University Network, Partners Board
- Co-Chair, North East Cultural Partnership
- Centre for Life Board
- Centre for Cities Board
- NewcastleGateshead Initiative
- North East Local Enterprise Partnership
- Blyth Town Board
Professor Nigel Harkness
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- British Council Taiwan University Alliance
- Research England Advisory Group for the School of Advanced Study
- Strategic Committee for Languages in Higher Education
Professor Stephanie Glendinning
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
- Institution of Civil Engineers
Dr Colin Campbell
Registrar
- AHUA Conference (twice a year)
- AHUA Northern Regional Group (three times a year)
- Russell Group Registrars (three times a year)
Nick Collins
Executive Director of Finance
- Russell Group Finance Directors Group (approx. 4 times per year)
Justin Cole
Executive Director of External Relations
- Trustee Board Member Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Europe (four times a year)
- University Marketing Forum (six times a year)
Jackie Scott
Executive Director of People Services
- Russell Group HR Directors Forum (approx. 4 times per year)
- Universities Human Resources Conference (once per year)
- Northern Regional Group of HR Directors (three times a year)