Court

Heriot-Watt University is regulated by the Court, which is the body that ultimately oversees all the University's financial and contractual issues, and academic undertakings.

Information about each member of Court can be found through the links below.

Members of Court (by member category)

Chairman of Court

• Lord Penrose

Co-opted by the Court

• Professor Nicholas Beadle
• Professor Ken Gill
• Ms Shonaig Macpherson
• Mr Strone Macpherson
• Mr Iain McLaren
• Mr Andrew Milligan
• Mr David Robinson
• Mr Tony Strachan
• Professor Ian Wall
• Vacancy

Council of the City of Edinburgh

• Councillor Ricky Henderson

Member of the Graduates and Former Students Association

• Dr Jock Clear
• Mr Keith Wallace 

President of the Students Association

• Ms Brittany Brown

Appointed by the Council of the Students Union

• Ms Becky O'Hagan

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

• Professor Steve Chapman

Vice-Principal

• Professor Julian Jones 

Member of Senate

• Professor Andrew Cairns 
• Dr Stephen Houston 
• Professor James Ritchie 
• Professor Peter Woodward 

Elected Staff Member

• Mr Steve Salvini 
• Professor David Lane
• Mr Allan Gray

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