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Senior Management Group

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli

Principal and Vice Chancellor

​Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli has been our Principal and Vice-Chancellor since October 2009. From 2007-2009 he was Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University. An economist, his research interests are monetary economics, central bank independence, fiscal policy, international finance and macroeconomics.Sir A...

Professor Frank Coton

Professor Frank Coton

Senior Vice Principal and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic)

​Frank Coton is also Professor of Low Speed Aerodynamics.  He leads on University-level resource planning and, together with the Executive Director of Human Resources, leads the introduction of processes and policies associated with academic career development and the academic aspects of organisational development.  He also has resp...

Dr David Duncan

Dr David Duncan

Chief Operating Officer/University Secretary and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Operations)

​Prior to this, David was Registrar and Secretary at the University of York, a post he held for 8 years. Before then he was Secretary of the University of Dundee from 2001-8.David is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and holds a Masters degree and a PhD in history from Queen’s University, Canada.

Rachel Sandison

Rachel Sandison

Vice Principal (External Relations) and Deputy Vice Chancellor (External Engagement)

​Rachel Sandison has responsibility for leading the University’s strategy for external engagement and an integrated Directorate covering Marketing; Student Recruitment; Admissions; Internationalisation; Widening Access and Development & Alumni Relations. Rachel has responsibility for international partnership development and is the Univer...

Professor Chris Pearce

Professor Chris Pearce

Vice Principal (Research and Knowledge Exchange)

​Professor Chris Pearce is responsible for research strategy and policy development, working in collaboration with our four academic colleges. He is supported in this role by key professional services including Research & Innovation Services, Library, Planning, Insights & Analytics, and HR.Chris is also Professor ...

Professor Iain McInnes

Professor Iain McInnes

Vice-Principal and Head of College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

​Professor Iain McInnes is a global leader in the field of arthritis research. He has just been appointed as Vice Principal and Head of College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences in the University of Glasgow.Over two decades, he has led numerous clinical trials and pathogenesis investigation programmes in inflam...

Sara Carter

Sara Carter

Vice-Principal and Head of College of Social Sciences

​Professor Carter also holds several external appointments. She is a member of the Council of Economic Advisers to the First Minister of Scotland; the Enterprise & Skills Strategic Board; the Scottish Framework and Action Plan for Women in Enterprise Action Group; and Non-Executive Director of Women’s Enterprise Scotland. Previously, she ...

Professor Eric Yeatman

Professor Eric Yeatman

Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science & Engineering

Professor Eric M.Yeatman is Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering. Professor Yeatman was previously Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London, having been an academic there since 1989, publishing more than 350 papers and patents during his tenure. As Professor of Micro-E...

Christine Barr

Christine Barr

Executive Director of People and Organisational Development

​Christine Barr is the Executive Director of People and Organisational Development at the University of Glasgow. Christine is a solution focused leader with a track record of delivery at corporate and strategic levels both within the public and private sectors. She has successfully led significant performance related reward, people devel...

Gregor Caldow

Gregor Caldow

Executive Director of Finance

​Gregor joined the University in March 2016 as the Group Financial Controller and was appointed as Executive Director of Finance in August 2020. As the Executive Director of Finance, Gregor is responsible for the overall financial health and prosperity of the University.Gregor’s previous experience includes nine years wit...

Martin Hendry

Martin Hendry

Clerk of Senate

​Martin Hendry is responsible for the governance of academic policy and practice, as well as for academic standards, across the University.  The Clerk of Senate also oversees student conduct and academic ceremonies, most notably the Graduation ceremonies held each June/July and November/December.Martin is also Profes...

Uzma Khan

Uzma Khan

Vice Principal for Economic Development and Innovation and Deputy Chief Operating Officer

​Uzma Khan joined us in November 2020.  Her role includes overseeing several corporate functions that support the University’s approach to delivering its latest strategy ‘World Changers Together - Strategy 2025’, including Planning, Research and Innovation Services, and Economic Develo...

Professor Moira Fischbacher-Smith

Professor Moira Fischbacher-Smith

Vice Principal (Learning & Teaching)

​Professor Moira Fischbacher-Smith is responsible for strategy and policy development for learning and teaching, oversees quality enhancement, admissions policy and widening participation, and leads on collaborations with the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), Further Education Colleges a...

Jo Gill

Jo Gill

Vice-Principal and Head of College of Arts & Humanities

​Jo Gill is Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Arts & Humanities, and Professor of Twentieth-Century and American Literature. She joined the University of Glasgow in August 2022 from the University of Exeter where she served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the College of Humanities. She previously held the roles of Ass...