Below are the department reps elected from June 2024 until the elections in May/June 2026, including reps elected at by-elections during this period and excluding any who have stood down since election.
If there isn’t a UCU department rep for your immediate workplace, please contact one of the other reps in the faculty or email ucu@leeds.ac.uk.
Caseworkers aren’t listed here – for any individual casework issues, please email ucu@leeds.ac.uk or phone 35904.
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures
School of Design
School of English
Tony Crowley, department rep
Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies
School of History
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies (except Language Centre)
Corinne Painter, health and safety rep
Fabio Sarranito, department rep
Ingrid Sharp, health and safety rep
Leah Wang, department rep
Ruba Khamam, department rep
Sarah Hudspith, health and safety rep
Sarah Waters, health and safety rep
Language Centre
Angela Hume, department rep
Sara Montgomery, health and safety rep
School of Media and Communication
Helen Thornham, department rep
Joanne Armitage, department rep
Miriam Kent, department rep
School of Performance and Cultural Industries
ally Walsh, health and safety rep
Matty Elliot, department rep
School of Music
Ewan Stefani, department rep
James Mooney, health and safety rep
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (office / unless listed separately)
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Chris Hassall, department rep (covering all schools in the faculty)
School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
School of Biomedical Sciences
School of Biology
Faculty of Biological Sciences (office / unless listed separately)
Faculty of Business (Leeds University Business School)
Abbie Winton, department rep
Alex Seehaus, department rep
Andreas Georgiadis, department rep
Gulbanu Kaptan, health and safety rep
Jane Holgate, department rep
Stefan Kesting, department rep and health and safety rep
Tao Jiang, department rep
Vera Trappmann, department rep
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
School of Chemical and Process Engineering
School of Chemistry
Lavinia Onel, department rep
Sandy James, department rep
School of Civil Engineering
Barbara Evans, department rep
School of Computing
School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
School of Mathematics
School of Mechanical Engineering
School of Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (office and unless listed separately)
Faculty of Environment
Institute for Transport Studies
David Watling, department rep
Paul Timms, department rep
School of Earth and Environment
Jonathan Busch, department rep
Natalie Kopytko, department rep
Valeria Tolis, health and safety rep
School of Geography
School of Food Science and Nutrition
Faculty of Environment (office / unless listed separately)
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Leeds Institute of Medical Research (LIMR)
Institute of Clinical Trials Research (LICTR)
Duncan Wilson, department rep
Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM)
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
Dan Howdon, department rep
Leeds Institute of Medical Education
Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM)
NIHR RDN CC
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA)
School of Dentistry
Nigel Bubb, health and safety rep
School of Healthcare
School of Psychology
Faculty of Medicine and Health (office and unless listed separately)
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Education
Richard Badger, department rep
Indira Banner, department rep
School of Law
Amanda Keeling, department rep
Carrie Bradshaw, health and safety rep
Chris Dietz, department rep
School of Politics and International Studies
Charlie Dannreuther, department rep
Lata Narayanaswamy, department rep
School of Sociology and Social Policy
Faculty of Social Sciences (office / unless listed separately)
Professional services
Digital Education Service
Claudia Rogers, department rep
Human Resources including ODPL
Jenny Rivas Perez, department rep
IT
Andi Rylands, department rep
Louise Marr, department rep
Libraries
Emily Haikney, department rep
Lifelong Learning Centre
Rachel Walls, department rep
Research and Innovation Service
Student Education Service (except those listed separately)
Professional services (except those listed separately)
Facilities directorate
This page was last updated on 6 November 2024