Outcome of the Senate elections

The outcome of the 2026 Senate Elections is noted below.

Academic Staff (Professorial) 
  
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 
Professor Jonathan AnsellBusiness School
Professor Martin CorleySchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Professor Jo DanboltBusiness School
Professor Paul Du PlessisSchool of Law
Professor Claire DuncansonSchool of Social and Political Science
Professor Lukas EngelmannSchool of Social and Political Science
Professor Guy FletcherSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Professor Dan MirmanSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Professor Rachel MuersSchool of Divinity
Professor Federica PedrialiSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Professor Ben RosamondSchool of Social and Political Science
Professor Eberhard SauerSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology
  
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine 
Professor Ahsan AkramEdinburgh Medical School
Professor Ruth AndrewEdinburgh Medical School
Professor David HayEdinburgh Medical School
Professor Simone MeddleRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Professor Darren ShawRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Professor Albert TenesaRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Professor Joanna WardlawEdinburgh Medical School
  
College of Science and Engineering 
Professor Richard BlytheSchool of Physics and Astronomy
Professor Luigi Del DebbioSchool of Physics and Astronomy
Professor Chris DentSchool of Mathematics
Professor Stuart GilfillanSchool of GeoSciences
Professor James HopgoodSchool of Engineering
Professor Tom LeinsterSchool of Mathematics
Professor Josephine PembertonSchool of Biological Sciences
Professor Jon PridhamSchool of Mathematics
Professor Colin PulhamSchool of Chemistry
Professor Patrick WalshSchool of Biological Sciences

 

Academic Staff (Non-Professorial) 
  
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 
Dr Kate Ash-Irisarri*School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Dr Michael BaranySchool of Social and Political Science
Dr Kevin DonovanSchool of Social and Political Science
Dr Rebecca HewerSchool of Social and Political Science
Dr James Lamb*Moray House School of Education and Sport
Dr Jingyi LiMoray House School of Education and Sport
Dr Stephen McDowallSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology
Dr Kate Orton-JohnsonSchool of Social and Political Science
Dr Heidi SmithMoray House School of Education and Sport
Dr Lena Wanggren*Centre for Open Learning
  
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine 
Dr Jaime Garcia IglesiasEdinburgh Medical School
Dr Andy HopkerRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Dr Andy Law*Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Dr Mathias Lorbeer*Edinburgh Medical School
Dr Susan MorrowEdinburgh Medical School
Dr Pau NavarroRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Mrs Magdalena ParysRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Dr Aryelly Rodriguez*Edinburgh Medical School
Dr Lucas Seuren*Edinburgh Medical School
  
College of Science and Engineering 
Dr Alejandro De Coss Corzo*School of GeoSciences
Dr Fraser MacDonaldSchool of GeoSciences
Dr Sean McMahonRole split between Schools
Dr Nathan Medd*School of Biological Sciences
Dr Siddharth NSchool of Informatics
Dr Stefanos PapanicolopulosSchool of Engineering
Dr Andrea Paterlini*School of Biological Sciences
Dr David Quinn*School of Mathematics
Dr Matjaz Vidmar*School of Engineering

Early Career positions

Candidates identified with an asterisk (*) were eligible for the early career prioritised position.

 

Returning Officer 

Lisa Dawson

Academic Registrar

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Deputy Returning Officer

Olivia Hayes

Committees and Governance Manager

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