Current members of the Board
The Board of The University of Manchester features 23 members, with a majority made up of individuals who are not employed by the University.
Membership of the Board is divided into five categories:
- Professor Duncan Ivison, FAHA FRSN – President and Vice-Chancellor
- Lexie Baynes – Union Affairs Officer
- Philippa Hird (2028) – Chair
- Ann Barnes BA (Hons), Diploma IHM (2026) – Deputy Chair
- Dr Kerris Bright (2027)
- David Buckley (2028)
- Anna Dawe (2028)
- Deirdre Evans, BA (Hons), ACMA (2027)
- Guy Grainger, BSc (Hons) (2026)
- Sarah Munby (2028)
- Jatin Patel, MEng, BA (Hons) (2027)
- Tony Raven (2026)
- Matthew Scullion (2028)
- Paul Thwaite (2027)
- Emma Wade-Smith OBE (2027)
Associate member
- Natasha Traynor (2026)
Membership runs until 31 August of the year indicated.
- Dr Reinmar Hager MSc, PhD (2026)
- Professor Paul Mativenga PhD, MSc, BEng Hons, FRSA (2027)
- Dr Hema Radhakrishnan (2026)
- Professor Fiona Smyth, PhD (2026)
- Rachel Studd, BA (Hons) MSc, PGCE, SFHEA (2028)
- Professor Soumhya Venkatesan (2027)
Membership runs until 31 August of the year indicated.
- Tom Jirat (2026)
Membership runs until 31 August of the year indicated.
- Amrit Dhillon (2025) – Faculty of Science and Engineering Executive Officer for the Students' Union