Academic Board
Academic Board is Falmouth University’s senior academic authority. It is responsible for determining the University’s approach to, and assuring the quality of, learning & teaching, research, innovation and knowledge exchange.
In order to align with and support: the educational character, mission, vision, values and strategy of the University as defined by the Board of Governors, and compliance with relevant regulatory Conditions of Registration.
Sub-committees
The work of Academic Board is supported by three sub-committees:
- Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee
- Research, Integrity & Ethics Committee
- Research & Knowledge Exchange Committee
These are supported and fed into by further sub-committees, as outlined in our Academic Governance Structure Chart:
Members
- Professor Emma Hunt – Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive, Chair of Academic Board,
- Professor David Prior – Pro Vice-Chancellor: Research & Knowledge Exchange, Deputy Chair of Academic Board
- Professor Russell Crawford – Pro Vice-Chancellor: Academic Services
- Dr Douglas Brown – Dean of the Faculty of Screen, Technology & Performance
- David Dickinson – Director of Student & Academic Support
- Andrew Harbert – Technical & Facilities Manager: Falmouth School of Art, Elected Technical Staff Member
- Professor Ruth Heholt – Postgraduate Training & Development Lead and Professor, Elected Professoriate Member
- Dr Brian Hoskin – Head of QAE, Secretary to the Board
- Rob Ingram – Senior Head of the Academy for Continuing Education
- Mandy Jandrell – Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication
- Dr Tadhg Leane – Independent Member of the Board of Governors
- Jadelle Luckman – Elected Student President 2025/26, Student member
- Dr Adrian Markle – Course Leader, BA Creative Writing & BA English & Creative Writing, Elected Academic staff Member
- David McCarron – Head of Recruitment, Outreach & Admissions
- Alex Mesterton-Gibbons – Head of Employability, Co-opted Member
- Professor Lee Miller – Head of Postgraduate Research, Co-opted Member
- John Sumpter – Head of Online & Digital Learning, Co-opted Member
- Robyn Wyatt – Head of Governance Services, Co-opted Member
- Dr Jennifer Young – Dean of the Faculty of Business and Design
Professor Emma Hunt
Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive
Professor Emma Hunt joined Falmouth University as Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive in January 202...
Professor David Prior
Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Knowledge Exchange
I joined Falmouth as Associate Professor in Music and Sound Art in 2010. Now as Pro Vice-Chancellor ...
Dr Russell Crawford
Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic Services
Dr. Russell Crawford joined Falmouth University in July 2020, coming from Keele University where he ...
Dr Douglas Brown
Dean of the Faculty of Screen, Technology & Performance
Formerly employed by international games developer and publisher Square-Enix and credited on several...
Andrew Harbert
Falmouth Campus Technical & Facilities Manager
Profile photo by Callum Yates, Press&Ed photography student Andy trained as an architec...
Professor Ruth Heholt
Professor of Literature and Culture
Ruth Heholt is an internationally renowned scholar in the fields of Gothic, supernatural, Victorian,...
Rob Ingram
Senior Head for the Academy of Continuing Education
Rob joined Falmouth University as Head of Employability in 2020 charged with developing a new 10-yea...
Mandy Jandrell
Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication
Mandy Lee Jandrell is an internationally exhibiting artist working with installation, photography an...
Dr Tadhg Leane
Independent Member of the Board of Governors
Tadhg Leane is a senior lecturer and senior manager at Munster Technological University (MTU). With ...
Jadelle Luckman
Student Member
Hi, I’m Jadelle (she/her)! I’m from the West Midlands but moved to Cornwall to start my degree i...
Dr Adrian Markle
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing
Adrian joined Falmouth in 2019. Originally from Canada, he moved to the UK in 2011 for the MA at Bat...
Professor Lee Miller
Head of Postgraduate Research and Professor of Performance
Lee is the Head of Postgraduate Research at Falmouth University, and throughout his career he has be...
John Sumpter
Head of Online and Digital Learning
John assumes responsibility for overseeing the academic leadership, operational management, and busi...
Robyn Wyatt
Head of Governance Services and Secretary to the Board of Governors
Robyn’s responsibilities include enabling, developing, advising on and supporting effective govern...
Dr Jennifer Young
Head of People Success
Jennifer Young came to Falmouth in 2019 to take up the post of Head of Writing and Journalism. She o...
Contact us
Please contact any of the team if you require further information about our Academic Board at Falmouth University:
Robyn Wyatt
Head of Governance Services and Secretary to the Board of Governors
E: robyn.wyatt@falmouth.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1326 213770
Mary Flewitt
Governance and Executive Support Officer
E: mary.flewitt@falmouth.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1326 213 770