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.

A profile of each member of Court can be found below.

Should you wish to contact any member of the Court please do so through the Secretary of the University, Ann Marie Dalton-Pillay, at Ann.Marie.Dalton-Pillay@hw.ac.uk

Members of Court (by member category)

Chair of Court

• Dame Frances Cairncross

Co-opted by the Court

• Ms Tracey Ashworth-Davies
• Ms Lucy Conan
• Mr Grant Innes
• Ms Morag McNeill
• Mr Andrew Milligan
• Professor John Perkins
• Ms Dorothy Shepherd
• Mrs Janet (Jandy) Stevenson
• Mr Tony Strachan
• Professor Ian Wall
• Mr Graham Watson
• Ms Rio Watt

Member of the Graduates and Former Students Association

• Vacancy to be filled by election currently underway

President of the Student Union

• Mr Diarmuid Cowan

Appointed by the Council of the Student Union

• Ms Aashna Bakshi

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

• Professor Richard Williams

Vice Principal

• Professor Julian Jones

Dean of the University

• Professor James Ritchie

Member of Senate

• Professor Patrick Corbett
• Dr Amos Haniff
• Professor Isabelle Perez

Elected Staff Member

• Dr Gillian Menzies
• Dr Amanda Lyness (profile to follow)
• Mr Tom Stenhouse