Such Principal Officers of the University as the Court may from time to time determine:
The Chancellor -Sir Liam Donaldson (Chair)
The Chair of Council & Pro-Chancellor - Mr Paul Walker (2020)
The Vice-Chancellor and President - Professor Chris Day
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Professor Julie Sanders
The Pro-Vice-Chancellors under Statute 12
The Vice-Chair of Council - Mrs Heidi Mottram (2020)
The Treasurer - Mr Stephen Lightley (2019)
The Chair of Convocation - Mr Antony Jones (2019)
One Sabbatical Officer of the Students' Union elected annually by the Students' Union
President - Mr Ronnie Reid
Seven members of University staff appointed by the Academic Board
Together with such other co-opted members, not being fewer than thirty nor more than forty, as the Court shall from time to time determine
| Ms Parveen Akhtar (2018) | Ms Lorna Moran (2018) |
| Councillor Joe Carlebach (2020) | Ms Claire Morgan (2018) |
| Mr Alan Clarke (2018) | Ms Fiona O'Connor (2020) |
| Mr Andrew Davison (2019) | Ms Chi Onwurah (2018) |
| Mr Colin FitzPatrick (2019) | Mr Jonathan Parkinson (2018) |
| Mr David Flory (2020) | Councillor Sue Pearson (2019) |
| Councillor Nick Forbes (2020) | Baroness Quin (2020) |
| Mrs Olivia Grant (2020) | Mr Mark Scrimshaw (2020) |
| Ms Sarah Green (2020) | Mr Bruce Shepherd (2019) |
| Ms Fiona Hall (2018) | Mr Nitin Shukla (2019) |
| The Rt Rev Christine Hardman, Bishop of Newcastle (2019) | Mr Greg Smith (2020) |
| Mrs Jacqui Henderson (2020) | Mr Michael Stephenson (2019) |
| Councillor Mick Henry (2019) | Ms Sarah Stewart (2020) |
| Mr Mark I'Anson (2020) | Dr Robert Teoh (2018) |
| Mr Peter Johnson (2019) | Ms Hannah Underwood (2019) |
| Professor Patrick Lavery (2018) | Mr Rob Williamson (2019) |
| Mr Hector MacDonald (2019) | Ms Angela Woodburn (2018) |
| Ms Helen McArdle (2019) | Mr Paul Woolston (2018) |
| Ms Pummi Mattu (2018) | |
| Dr David Moffatt (2019) | |
Honorary Members:
Dr Robert Hawley
Lord Judd
Miss Florence Kirkby
Mr Richard Maudslay
Sir George Russell
Sir Nigel Sherlock