Governance

University governance is the constitutional forms and processes through which we govern our affairs. The Board of Governors is the most senior committee in the University's governance structure.
Board of Governors
About us
Established in accordance with the University's Articles and Instrument of Government, the University's Board of Governers meets six times a year. Its responsibilities are outlined in The Statement of Primary Responsibilities.
The Board operates in accordance with the Committee of University Chairs (CUC) Higher Education Code of Governance 2020 and Higher Education Senior Staff Remuneration Code, both of which have been formally adopted. The Board also operates in accordance with the seven principles identified by the Committee on Standards in Public Life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership), and with due regard for both the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018 insofar as it is applicable to the HE sector, and for the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
Subcommittees
The work of the Board of Governors is supported by four sub-committees:
Membership
The constitution of the Board of Governors is determined by the Instrument of Government.
The majority of members are drawn from outside of the University and are referred to as independent members. The Board has a total of 13 members as follows:
- Nine independent members
- There is currently one vacancy for an Independent Member of the Board
- One academic staff governor
- One student governor – the serving President of the Students’ Union
- One co-opted professional services staff governor
- The Vice-Chancellor
The profile of membership reflects the experience and expertise required for the University to meet its statutory obligations and to achieve its strategic aims and objectives. The membership is subject to regular review against a matrix of expertise and experience.
Our Governors
- Chris Pomfret OBE, Chair of the Board of Governors
- Charles Wace, Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors
- Professor Emma Hunt, Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive
- Luke Court, Student Governor
- Julie Fielding, Independent Governor
- Diane Grannell, Independent Governor
- Robert Ingram, Co-opted Professional Services Staff Governor
- Mandy Jandrell, Academic Staff Governor
- Tim Jones, Independent Governor
- Duncan Leslie, Independent Governor
- Helen Owers, Independent Governor
- Professor Keith Straughan, Independent Governor

Chris Pomfret OBE
Chair of the Board of Governors
Chris was chair of the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership since its incepti...

Charles Wace
Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors
Charles is the founder of the Twofour Group - a global media company that has built its award winnin...

Professor Emma Hunt
Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive
Professor Emma Hunt joined Falmouth University as Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive in January 202...

Luke Court
Student Governor
I’m Luke, the elected Student's Union President for Falmouth University for 2022/23. I’m a creat...

Julie Fielding
Independent Governor
Julie Fielding is an Assistant Chief Constable with Devon and Cornwall Police and leads the force in...

Diane Grannell
Independent Governor
Diane recently retired as Principal & Chief Executive of Bournemouth & Poole College, after ...

Rob Ingram
Co-opted Professional Services Staff Governor
Rob joined Falmouth University as Head of Employability in 2020 charged with developing a new 10-yea...

Mandy Jandrell
Staff Governor
Mandy Lee Jandrell is an internationally exhibiting artist working with installation, photography an...

Tim Jones
Independent Governor
Tim Jones is chairman of the South West Business Council (formally the Devon & Cornwall Business...

Duncan Leslie
Independent Governor
Duncan is a PKF Francis Clark corporate audit partner living in Cornwall focused mainly on larger or...

Helen Owers
Independent Governor
Helen has extensive senior executive experience in the media and creative industries. She was Presid...

Professor Keith Straughan
Independent Governor
Keith has enjoyed a long career in both academia and business.Trained first as a pure physicist, Kei...
Join our Board
Falmouth University is partnering with Nurole to find up to for new Independent Members of our Board of Governors Governors. You can find out more and register your interest here. For any questions or problems, please contact william.prescott@nurole.com
Contact us
Please contact us if you require any further information:

Robyn Wyatt
Head of Governance Services and Secretary to the Board of Governors