Arts Committee

Composition and membership

Composition and membership 2024/25

2024/25

Position Member
Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate Claire Warden
Director of LU Arts Nick Slater
Visiting member Joanne Jennings
Academic Representation SDCA Avsar Gurpinar
Academic Representation SSH Rachael Grew
Academic Representation London Andrew Chitty
Facilities Management Martin Channel
External organisation (Charnwood Arts) Shirley Novak
Research and Innovation Office Jo Barwick
Marketing and Advancement Martyn Edwards
Student Enterprise Emma Bishop
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Rakhee Patel
Secretary Sophie Head

Composition and membership 2023/24

2023/24

Position Member
Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate Cees de Bont
Director of LU Arts Nick Slater
Representative from Student Services Helen Shaw
Representative from Employability and Enterprise Emma Bishop
Representative from Facilities Management Martin Channel
Representative from Marketing and Advancement Martyn Edwards
Representative from EDI Denise Coles
Three academic member from a different School Rachael Grew
Pandora Syperek
Avsar Gurpinar
Visiting member Joanne Jennings
Members of the Student Union Executive Max Nervi
Rachel Wan
Members external to the University  
Representative from Charnwood Arts Shirley Novak
Secretary Sophie Head

Composition and membership 2022/23

2022/23

Position Member
Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate Cees du Bont
Director of LU Arts Nick Slater
Representative from Student Services Diddy Elliott
Representative from Employability and Enterprise Sophie Louise Hyde
Representative from Facilities Management Martin Channel
Representative from Marketing and Advancement Martyn Edwards
Four academic member from a different School James Esson
Sarogini Pease
Pandora Syperek
Claire Warden
Visiting member Joanne Jennings
Members of the Student Union Executive Seth Johnson
Anouska Johnson
Members external to the University  
Representative from Charnwood Arts Shirley Novak
Secretary TBC

Composition and membership 2021/22

2021/22

Position Member
Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate Cees du Bont
Director of Arts Nick Slater
Representative from Student Services Diddy Elliott
Representative from Employability and Enterprise Sophie Louise Hyde
Representative from Facilities Management Peter Goldsworthy
Representative from Marketing and Advancement Martyn Edwards
Four academic member from a different School James Esson
Sarogini Pease
Patria Roman-Velazquez
Claire Warden
Visiting member Joanne Jennings
Members of the Student Union Executive Seth Johnson
Alex Marlowe
Members external to the University  
Representative from Charnwood Arts Shirley Novak
Secretary TBC

Composition and membership 2020/21

2020/21

PositionMember
Chair - nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate Nick Clifford
Director of Arts Nick Slater
A member responsible for social responsibility at the University Jon Walker
Representative from Marketing and Advancement Martyn Edwards
Four academic member from a different School James Esson
Sarogini Pease
Patria Roman-Velazquez
Claire Warden
Members of the Student Union Executive Abby Reynolds
*Representative from Professional Services will be nominated by the Head of the service, in consultation with the Chair  
Members external to the University  
Representative from Charnwood Arts Kevin Ryan
Secretary TBC