The Engineering Professors’ Council is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England & Wales under number 06791295. Its Memorandum and Articles of Association are available here.
The Board consists of 4 honorary officers and 7 elected members. Convenors of the three universities which have hosted, or are about to host, the Annual Congresses are also members.
The Chairs of the Engineering Sectoral Groups and recent past Presidents are co-opted if they are not already elected members of the Board. The Board is supported by the Chief Executive and a Policy and Research Officer and an administrator who also attend Board meetings. It oversees the work of a number of Committees and working groups, details of which may be found here.
Rules for election to Board (.pdf)
Honorary Officers
President | |
Professor Sarah Spurgeon | University College London |
Vice President, President Elect and representative for Northern Ireland | |
Professor Colin Turner | Ulster University |
Honorary Secretary | |
Professor David Harrison | Glasgow Caledonian University |
Honorary Treasurer | |
Professor Jim Yip |
Elected Members
Professor John Mitchell | University College London |
Professor Mike Sutcliffe | Kingston University |
Professor Barry Lennox | University of Manchester |
Professor Tanya Vladimirova | University of Leicester |
Professor Stefaan Simons | Brunel University London |
Dr Lisa Brodie | University of the West of England |
Dr Andrew McLaren (representative for Scotland) | University of Strathclyde |
Co-opted Members
Professor Mike Fernando (representative for Wales) | University of Wales Trinity St David |
Professor Tony Unsworth | Durham University |
Professor Helen Atkinson | University of Leicester |
Professor Stephanie Haywood | University of Hull |
Committee Chairs/Vice-Chairs
Recruitment and Admissions | |
Dr Georgina Harris | The Open University |
Professor Colin Turner | Ulster University |
Entry to Engineering in Higher Education Advisory Panel | |
Dr Geoff Parks | University of Cambridge |
Engineering Education, Employability and Skills | |
Dr Henri Huijberts | Queen Mary, University of London |
Professor Simon Hodgson | Teesside University |
Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer | |
Professor Alan Smith | Sheffield Hallam University |
Professor Barry Lennox | University of Manchester |
Annual Congress Convenors
Professor John Mitchell | University College London |
David Allan | Harper Adams University |
Dr Jesper Christenson | Coventry University |
Professor Stephanie Haywood | University of Hull |
Sectoral Group Chairs
Professor Linda Newnes | University of Bath | COMEH (Manufacturing) |
Professor Clive Neal-Sturgess | University of Birmingham | PHOMME (Mechanical) |
Neil Tsang | Coventry University | ACED (Civil) |
Professor Carsten Maple | Warwick University | CPHC (Computing) |
Professor John Senior | Hertfordshire University | PHEE (Electrical) |
Dr Thurai Rahulan | University of Salford | AAU (Aerospace) |
Professor Mark Simmons | Birmingham University | HCEUK (Chemical) |
Observer
Steve Faulkner | London South Bank University |
Greg Rowsell | Harper Adams University |
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