Council membership

Information regarding the membership of the UCL Council, including roles and responsibilities and registered interests.

Meet the Council members - 
Ex Officio members (3)  |  Appointed members (11)  |  Elected members (6)

And find out more about the workings of the council.

Council members

Ex Officio members

President & Provost
Dr Michael Spence, UCL President & Provost, at UCL East (Sep 2023)

President & Provost

Dr Michael Spence (since 2021)

Education Officer, Students' Union UCL
Sarah Jilani (UCL Council)

Education Officer, Students' Union UCL

Sarah Jilani (since 2025)

President, Students' Union UCL
Anam Choudhary (UCL Council)

President, Students' Union UCL

Anam Eijaz Ahmed Choudhary (since 2025)

Appointed members

11 members (not employees of UCL or students) are appointed by Council. 

Martin D. Adams
Martin D. Adams (UCL Council)

Martin D. Adams

Appointed member (since 2025)

Dominic Blakemore
Dominic Blakemore (UCL Council)

Dominic Blakemore

Vice-Chair (since 2015)

Roger Blundell
Roger Blundell (UCL Council)

Roger Blundell

Treasurer (since 2023)

Victor Chu CBE
Victor Chu (UCL Council)

Victor Chu CBE

Chair (since 2019)

Phil Clark
Phil Clark (UCL Council)

Phil Clark

Appointed member (since 2022)

Emily Cook
Emily Cook (UCL Council)

Emily Cook

Appointed member (since 2025)

Tina Harris
Tina Harris (UCL Council)

Tina Harris

Appointed member (since 2022)

Tania Holt
Tania Holt (UCL Council)

Tania Holt

Appointed member (since 2022)

Turlogh O'Brien CBE
Turlough O'Brien (UCL Council)

Turlogh O'Brien CBE

Appointed member (since 2018)

Lord John Sharkey
Lord John Sharkey (UCL Council)

Lord John Sharkey

Appointed member (since 2017)

Sarah Whitney
Sarah Whitney (UCL Council)

Sarah Whitney

Appointed member (since 2017)

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Elected members

3 Professors elected by and from the professorial members of Academic Board.

Professor David Attwell
David Attwell (UCL Council)

Professor David Attwell

Elected member (since 2023)

Professor Stephanie Bird
Stephanie Bird (UCL Council)

Professor Stephanie Bird

Elected member (since 2021)

Professor Jon Butterworth
Jon Butterworth (UCL Council)

Professor Jon Butterworth

Elected member (since 2021)

3 non-professorial academic staff elected by and from the elected non-professorial academic staff members of Academic Board.

Dr Danae Azaria
Danae Azaria (UCL Council)

Dr Danae Azaria

Elected member (since 2025)

Professor Sandra Leaton Gray
Sandra Leaton Gray (UCL Council)

Professor Sandra Leaton Gray

Elected member (since 2023)

Professor Benet Salway
Benet Salway (UCL Council)

Professor Benet Salway

Elected member (since 2025)

Workings of the Council

The Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer are appointed from among the Appointed members.

The Council Member Handbook contains details about the role, duties and responsibilities of Council members and roles of the Chair and Secretary, and provides details of UCL and how Council operates, to support members in their role.

Download the Council Member Handbook

Register of member interests

Download the Register of Council Member Interests for 2025-26

University Secretary

David Pacey (UCL Council)

David Pacey

d.pacey@ucl.ac.uk