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Committee & Staff

UACES is governed by a Committee which comprises a mixture of elected and co-opted members.

Committee

Committee Member
Committee Member

Organisation
Organisation

Post Held
Post Held

Term Ends
Term Ends

Committee Member
Prof Simon Usherwood

Organisation
Open University

Post Held
Elected Chair & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2024

Committee Member
Dr Rosa Fernandez Martin

Organisation
Keele University

Post Held
Elected Treasurer & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2025

Committee Member
Dr Koen Slootmaeckers

Organisation
City University of London

Post Held
Elected Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2026

Committee Member
Dr Viviane Gravey

Organisation
Queen's University Belfast

Post Held
Elected Secretary & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2026

Committee Member
Dr Benjamin Leruth

Organisation
University of Groningen

Post Held
Elected Committee Member & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2026

Committee Member
Dr Giacomo Benedetto

Organisation
Royal Holloway, University of London

Post Held
Elected Committee Member & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2025

Committee Member
Dr Stella Ladi

Organisation
Queen Mary University of London

Post Held
Elected Committee Member

Term Ends
September 2025

Committee Member
Dr Olga Litvyak

Organisation
Donau Universitat Krems

Post Held
Elected Committee Member

Term Ends
September 2026

Committee Member
Dr Tomáš Weiss

Organisation
Charles University

Post Held
Elected Committee Member

Term Ends
September 2024

Committee Member
Prof Sarah Wolff

Organisation
Queen Mary University of London

Post Held
Elected Committee Member & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2024

Committee Member
Dr Emanuele Massetti

Organisation
University of Trento

Post Held
Co-opted

Term Ends
September 2024

Committee Member
Dr Christopher Huggins

Organisation
University of Suffolk

Post Held
Contemporary European Politics Editor

Term Ends
Ex-Officio

Committee Member
Mr Niall Robb

Organisation
Queen's University Belfast

Post Held
Graduate Forum Chair

Term Ends
Ex-Officio

Committee Member
Prof Paul James Cardwell

Organisation
King's College London

Post Held
JCMS Editor

Term Ends
Ex-Officio

Committee Member
Prof Gabriel Siles-Brügge

Organisation
University of Bristol

Post Held
JCMS Editor

Term Ends
Ex-Officio

Committee Member
Dr Patrick Bijsmans

Organisation
Maastricht University

Post Held
Ideas on Europe Curator

Term Ends
Ex-Officio

Committee Member
Dr Mechthild Roos

Organisation
Augsburg University

Post Held
Ideas on Europe Curator

Term Ends
Ex-Officio

Committee Member

Organisation

Post Held

Term Ends

Committee Member

Organisation

Post Held

Term Ends

Co-Opted Committee Members describe those who have been invited to be part of the UACES Committee to strengthen the Committee. Term of office for Co-Opted Committee Members is typically one year, but this can be renewed.

Ex-Officio Committee Members describe those who are part of the UACES Committee by virtue of an office held.

Office Staff

Staff
Staff

Position
Position

Staff
Kerry Cole

Position
Executive Director

Staff
Ollie Pilkington

Position
Events & Membership Manager

Staff
Katie Kilbourne

Position
Digital Communications & Marketing Officer

Honorary President of UACES

Name
Name

Name
Professor Dame Helen Wallace DBE CMG

UACES Patrons

Name
Name

Name
Paul Adamson OBE AcSS

Name
Dr Rosa Balfour

Name
Dr Martyn Bond AcSS

Name
Professor Helen Drake

Name
Prof Brigid Laffan

Name
Vincent-Immanuel Herr

Name
Shada Islam

Name
Dr Michael Shackleton AcSS

Name
Sir Stephen Wall GCMG LVO