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. 

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

• Dr Richard Armour
• Ms Tracey Ashworth-Davies
• Mr Graeme Dickson
• Mr Steve Heathcote
• Mr Grant Innes
• Ms Morag McNeill
• Mr Cameron Millar
• Ms Marta Phillips
• Mr Alan Robertson
• Mrs Janet (Jandy) Stevenson
• Mr Mike Tumilty
• Mr Graham Watson

Member of the Graduates and Former Students Association

• Mr Roger Murray

President of the Student Union

• Mr Kieran Robson Renner

Appointed by the Council of the Student Union

• Ms Aoife Clarke

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

• Professor Richard Williams

Vice Principal

• Professor Julian Jones

Dean of the University

• Dr Fadi Ghaith

Member of Senate

• Professor Patrick Corbett
• Dr Amos Haniff

Elected Staff Member

• Professor Máiréad Nic Craith
• Dr Amanda Lyness
• Ms Dawn Skidmore