Our organisation

OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

• Professor Wendy Purcell - Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
• Professor David Coslett - Deputy Vice-Chancellor
• Professor Ray Playford - Deputy Vice-Chancellor
• Professor Julian Beer - Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Regional Enterprise) 
• Caroline Chipperfield - Head of Policy and Strategy

DEANS & PRO VICE-CHANCELLORS 

• Professor Dafydd Moore - Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts
• Professor David Wheeler - Dean of Plymouth Business School, Pro Vice-Chancellor
• Professor Richard Stephenson - Dean of Faculty of Health, Education and Society, Pro Vice-Chancellor
• Professor Simon Handley - Acting Dean, Faculty of Science & Technology
• Professor John Scott - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) / Professor in Sociology
• Professor Simon Payne - Acting Dean of Academic Partnerships

DIRECTORS 

• Jane Chafer - Director of External Relations
• Sarah Jones - Chief Financial Officer  
• Professor Pauline Kneale - Director of Teaching and Learning
• Vikki Mathews - Director of Talent and Organisational Development
• John Wright - Chief Information Officer

FACULTIES

• Arts
• Health, Education and Society
• Plymouth Business School
• Science and Technology
• University of Plymouth Colleges

• Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
• Plymouth University International College

DIRECTORATES

• Estates and Facilities Management
• External Relations
• Finance 
• Governance, Secretariat and Registry
• Human Resources
• Information and Learning Services
• Office of the Dean of Students 
• Office of Procurement and Sustainability
• Office of the Vice-Chancellor 
• Research and Innovation
• Teaching and Learning   

SCHOOLS

• Architecture, Design and Environment
• Art and Media
• Biomedical and Biological Sciences
• Computing and Mathematics
• Education
• Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Health Professions
• Humanities and Performing Arts
• Law
• Management
• Marine Science and Engineering
• Nursing and Midwifery
• Psychology
• Social Science and Social Work
• Tourism and Hospitality

• Graduate School