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Leadership and Governance : Leadership

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Leadership

Overall responsibility for the leadership and management of the University rests with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) under the authority of the Vice-Chancellor.

Organisational Structure

Senior Leadership Team at Arts University Bournemouth

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Lisa Mann Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer

MA, PGCLTHE, BA (Hons), FRSA

Email me lmann@aub.ac.uk
Dr Jon Renyard University Secretary, Secretary to the Board

DBA, MPhil, BA (Hons)

Email me jrenyard@aub.ac.uk
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Russ Gagg Dean of Art, Design and Architecture

RIBA, MArch (Manc), BA (Hons) Architecture (Manc), FHEA

Email me rgagg@aub.ac.uk
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Associate Professor Jennifer Anyan Dean

MA, PGCE, BA (Hons), FHEA

Email me janyan@aub.ac.uk
Dr Christian McLening Director of Research and Development

PhD, MA, BA, PGCE (HE), CTPD

Email me cmclening@aub.ac.uk
Heidi Cooper-Hind Director of Student Experience and Employability

MA, BA (Hons)

Email me hcooperhind@aub.ac.uk
Kerry Sheehan Director of People, Inclusion and Organisational Development

PG Dip, BA (Hons), Chartered Fellow, CIPD.

Email me ksheehan@aub.ac.uk

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Strategy 2030+

In April 2026, AUB launched a visionary new Strategy 2030+. This sets out the University’s vision...

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Governance

Governance arrangements at Arts University Bournemouth are designed to meet the expectations of the CUC Code of higher education...

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Legal

The University is an exempt charity for the purposes of the Charities Act 2011. It's subject to charity law, but isn't regulated by...

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Policies

This page gives access to the key corporate policies.

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AUB Vice-Chancellor salary

Vice-Chancellor pay is a matter of public record and is published each year as required by the Office for Students. You can find this...

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Safeguarding

We have a legal duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare of students, including those who are young and vulnerable at AUB

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Freedom of information

Our plans, strategies, rules, regulations and policies are all available for download in the Freedom of Information section