Membership of Court

Simon Fanshawe (2024-2027) The Rector

Janet Legrand (2020 - 2026) Senior Lay Member

Peter Mathieson The Principal

Alastair Dunlop  (2019 - 2027) Chancellor's Assessor

Co-opted Members

Rushad Abadan (2023 - 2027) Senior Executive/Director

Morag Angus (2025 - 2029) Public Sector Leader

Sandra Cummings (2025 - 2029) Senior Executive/Director

Ruth Girardet (2021 - 2029) Non Executive Director

Douglas Millican (2022 - 2026) Non Executive Director

Hugh Mitchell (2020 - 2028) Non Executive Director

Christopher Morson (2025 - 2029) Non Executive Director

Kavi Thakrar (2023 - 2027) Entrepreneur and Business Leader

General Council Assessors

Jock Millican (2019 - 2027) Business Angel and Mentor

David Ovens (2025 - 2028) Investment Professional and Non-Executive Director

Sarah Wolffe (2019 - 2027) Hon Professor and Professor of Practice, respectively, in the Law Schools of the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde

Senatus Assessors

Richard Blythe  (2022 - 2026) Professor of Complex Systems

Academic Staff Member

Tobias Kelly (2022 - 2026) Professor of Political and Legal Anthropology 

Professional Services Staff Member

Sarah McAllister (2020 - 2028) Head of Student Support Operations

Trade Union Academic Staff Member

Kathryn Nash (2020 - 2028) Chancellor's Fellow

Trade Union Professional Services Staff Member

Neil Johnston (2025 - 2029) Sustainability Co-ordinator

City of Edinburgh Council Assessor

Robert Aldridge (2022 - 2027) Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh

Student Members

Ash Scholz (2025 - 2026) President, Edinburgh University Students' Association

Katya Amott (2025 - 2026) Vice-President Education, Edinburgh University Students' Association

In attendance

Gale Macleod (2024 - 2027) Rector’s Assessor 

Claire Sarafilovic (2025) Governance Apprentice