Office of the Vice-Chancellor

The Office of the Vice-Chancellor (OVC) brings together members of the University’s leadership team who set the overall direction and provide leadership across the University, a team of PAs who provide support to them, the team who manage the Southend Campus and more recently the University’s Corporate Governance team, which includes Information Assurance colleagues. The OVC is managed on a day to day basis by the Executive Officer and Office Manager, who is responsible for ensuring that the office is manned and oversees development of the space in line with the evolving needs of the business.

Colleagues who are based in the OVC are:

• Vice-Chancellor, Professor Maria Fasli 
• Registrar and Secretary, Bryn Morris
• Chief of Staff, Monica Illsley
• Deputy University Secretary, Lucy Johnson
• Assistant Registrar, Sarah Tattersall
• Deputy Registrar (Infrastructure and Environments), Christopher Oldham
• Campus Manager (Southend), Zoe Manning
• Head of Corporate Governance, Clare Hornsby
• Executive Officer and Office Manager, Lucy Birch

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Neil Kellard 
• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), Professor Larra Anderson 
• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Chris Greer
• Dean of Postgraduate Research and Education, Professor Shane Martin
• Dean of Undergraduate Education, Professor Dominic Micklewright
• Director of Partnerships, Louise Blair
• Dean of Partnerships (Education), Dr Annecy Lax
• Dean of Partnerships (Research), Professor David O’Mahony
• Dean of Integrated Health and Care Partnerships, Professor Victoria Joffe
• Deputy Dean of Partnerships, David Briggs
• Deputy Dean of Postgraduate Research Training, Professor Ilaria Boncori