University Executive Board

Professor Graham Galbraith

Vice-Chancellor

Professor Paul Hayes

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor

As Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Hayes has responsibility for all of the academic business of the university through oversight of the Faculties and by leading the achievement of our academic and educational ambitions. His work helps us give our students an excellent education and experience.

Paul, who previously served as Dean of the University's Faculty of Science, also has responsibility for the management of our Executive Deans and Dean of Learning and Teaching.

A marine biologist by training, his research in microbial ecology is recognised around the world.

Executive Assistant: claire.coffin@port.ac.uk

Tel: 023 9284 3395

Chris Chang

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement and Student Life)

Chris is responsible for providing strategic leadership in the development and implementation of an ambitious Global Engagement strategy for the University, for extending our global partnerships and reach to make our high-quality brand of education even more accessible worldwide. He has responsibility for UOP Global, the Department of Student Academic Administration, and Academic Partnerships. He is also the strategic lead for student support, health and wellbeing as well as for Equality Diversity and Inclusion.

Before joining the University in September 2016, Chris was Pro Vice-Chancellor Corporate Marketing, International and Development Services at Anglia Ruskin University. He has over 30 years’ experience in the higher education sector and a background as a lawyer. He qualified as a barrister in 1986 and began his career working as an advocate and solicitor at the High Court of Malaya, advising large corporate clients.

Email: chris.chang@port.ac.uk

Executive assistant email: shirley.boff@port.ac.uk

Telephone: 023 9284 3398

Professor Jeremy Howells

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and External Relations)

Jeremy is a leading international researcher in innovation and knowledge exchange. Jeremy is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) and a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford. Jeremy has held senior positions at Kent, Southampton and Manchester universities.

Whilst at the University of Manchester, he was also the Executive Director of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Centre for Research in Innovation and Competition (CRIC) and the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) at the Alliance Manchester Business School where he also held the Eddie Davies Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Jeremy has undertaken research for the ESRC and other UKRI Research Councils, as well as the European Commission, OECD, the World Bank and UK and international government departments.

Executive assistant email: prenita.jonson@port.ac.uk

Telephone: 023 9284 3397

Claire Dunning

Executive Director – Corporate Governance

Claire leads our work in corporate governance and oversees the governance processes of the University and its subsidiary companies.  She is also responsible for student complaints, risk management, information governance and legal services.  Claire is a qualified solicitor and holds a masters in corporate governance.

Before joining the University of Portsmouth Claire worked as a commercial lawyer within a FTSE 250 company.

Email: claire.dunning@port.ac.uk

Executive Assistant: julie.reynolds@port.ac.uk

Tel: 023 92 843199

Fiona Hnatow

Chief People Officer – The University of Portsmouth
 
As Chief People Officer at the University of Portsmouth Fiona is responsible for leading the delivery of our People Strategy 2030 which supports our underlying principle of educating and transforming lives, while driving a culture of excellence where all our people can achieve great things. As a member of the University Executive Board Fiona makes a significant contribution to the strategic direction of the University together with leading a large HR Function with a portfolio including Pay and Reward, EDI, People and Organisational Development, People Operations and Business Partnering.

Prior to joining the University of Portsmouth as Chief People Officer, Fiona was the Director of Human Resources at St Mary’s University, Twickenham.  Fiona has also worked in strategic and operational HR leadership roles both in the UK and overseas at Transport for London, the City of London Corporation, Surrey County Council, Pearson plc, WWF-UK and Unilever UK and Ireland.

Email: fiona.hnatow@port.ac.uk

Executive Assistant: hannah.lambert@port.ac.uk

Claire Sparrow

Interim Executive Dean - Faculty of Business and Law

Claire joined us in August 2003 from City University’s Law School. She has held roles including Head of Undergraduate Courses in the Business School as well as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law.  She leads the Faculty in its large and varied portfolio of teaching, research and innovation.

Her first career was as a barrister specialising in criminal practice. She is an Inns of Court accredited advocacy trainer and works as an independent adviser with the Bar Standards Board on accreditation of legal training providers.  

Claire’s research interests are in legal education, particularly in experiential learning.  

Read more about Claire's career and research.

Executive Assistant: lisa.blake@port.ac.uk

Tel: 02392 844058

Professor Trevor Keeble

Executive Dean – Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

Trevor leads the teaching, research and innovation of the University’s broad portfolio of creative and performing arts, film and media, and creative technology disciplines.

A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Trevor was previously Executive Dean – Learning, Teaching & Research at the University for the Creative Arts, and Associate Dean (Academic) for Art, Design & Architecture at Kingston University, London.

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Professor Anne Murphy

Executive Dean – Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Anne joined us in March 2020 from the University of Hertfordshire where she was the Dean of the School of Humanities. She held previous roles as a lecturer in History, Head of History and Associate Dean Research. Her first career was in the City trading interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives.

Her research focuses on early modern financial markets and investment behaviour, and the organisation and management of the 18th-century Bank of England. Anne has published extensively on financial, social and economic history. She won the Economic History Society’s first monograph prize in 2010 for her monograph ‘The Origins of English Financial Markets: investment and speculation before the South Sea Bubble’.

Professor Sherria Hoskins

Executive Dean – Faculty of Science and Health

Sherria joined us in 1999 from the University of Plymouth, where she gained her PhD in Psychology and went on to become a Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer.

A Principal Fellow of the Advance HE, Sherria was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2013 for her contribution to teaching and learning.

Sherria's research interests are in understanding learning behaviour and achievement. She led Growing Learners, a group of education research psychologists dedicated to helping children learn more effectively and two OfS funded projects exploring attainment gaps and learning gain in HE.

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Professor Djamel Ait-Boudaoud

Executive Dean – Faculty of Technology

Djamel joined the University in 2010 from the University of Central Lancashire, where he was head of the School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Both a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), his research interests include the problems of optimisation with applications in 3D computer vision, and video standards.