Universities for the North East

Universities for the North East Board

The activities of Universities for the North East are governed by a Board comprising 2 representatives (Vice-Chancellor and a Deputy/Pro-Vice Chancellor) of each of the 5 partner institutions, the Regional Director of The Open University in the North and the Executive Director of Universities for the North East. The Universities for the North East Board is chaired by a Vice-Chancellor from the partner institutions, who serves for a period of 2 years on a rotational basis.

The current membership of the Universities for the North East Board is as follows:

• Professor Andrew Wathey (Chair)
  Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Northumbria University
• Professor Chris Brink
  Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University
• Professor Peter Fidler
  Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, University of Sunderland
• Professor Graham Henderson
  Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Teesside University
• Professor Christopher Higgins
  Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Durham University
• Dr David Knight
  Regional Director, The Open University in the North
• Alan Sanderson
  Executive Director, Universities for the North East

Plus the members of the Universities for the North East Executive Committee.