Academic Council

    Academic Council, subject to review by the Governing Authority, controls the academic affairs of the University, including the curriculum of, and instruction and education provided by, the University.  It is chaired by the President, and includes Vice-Presidents, Deans, Associate Faculty Deans, Heads of established Schools and Departments, Directors of Research Institutes, the Assistant Registrar/Admissions Officer, the Librarian, up to four members of administrative and professional staff nominated by the President, and representatives of all grades of academic staff and students.  It is supported in its activities by a Committee/Board structure and by Faculties. 

     

    Academic Council Membership 2022-2025

    Chairperson:

    • Professor Eeva Leinonen, President

    Members:  

    • Dr Tatiana Andreeva, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
    • Dr Sarah Arnold, Media Studies
    • Professor Mark Boyle, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
    • Dr Patrick Bresnihan, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
    • Dr Conrad Brunstrom, English
    • Professor Stephen Buckley, Mathematics and Statistics
    • Dr Delma Byrne, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
    • Professor Linda Connolly, Director MU Social Sciences Institute
    • Professor Joseph Coughlan, Business
    • Dr Michael Cronin, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative
    • Dr Natalie Culligan, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
    • Professor Deirdre Desmond, Psychology
    • Professor Terence Dooley, History
    • Dr Aedín Doris, Economics
    • Professor Michael Dunne, Philosophy
    • Professor Karen English, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
    • Professor Ronan Farrell, Vice-President Academic/Registrar
    • Professor Camilla Fitzsimons, Adult & Community Education
    • Dr Niamh Flanagan, Applied Social Studies
    • Ms Niamh Fortune, Froebel: Primary and Early Childhood Education
    • Dr Edgar Galván, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
    • Dr Catherine Gander, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative
    • Professor Mary Gilmartin, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
    • Dr Susi Gottlöber, Associate Dean of Teaching & Learning, Faculty of Arts and Humanities 
    • Professor Deborah Hayden, Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge)
    • Professor Frances Heaney, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative (Secretary)
    • Professor Valerie Heffernan, Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
    • Ms Kyla Henry, MSU President (2024-2025)
    • Professor Anna Hickey-Moody, Director, MU Arts and Humanities Institute 
    • Professor Alison Hood, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities 
    • Dr Gemma Irvine, Vice-President Equality and Diversity (Administrative and Professional Staff nominated by the President)
    • Professor John Keating, Associate Dean of Teaching & Learning, Faculty of Science and Engineering
    • Professor Gerry Lacey, Electronic Engineering
    • Professor Victor Lazzarini, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative
    • Dr Teresa Lee, Director of Quality
    • Professor Tobias Lock, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
    • Professor Fiona Lyddy, Director of Graduate Research
    • Ms Niamh Lynch, Assistant Registrar Academic Administration (Administrative and Professional Staff nominated by the President)
    • Professor Marian Lyons, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative
    • Mr Roddie Mac Aonghusa, MSU Vice-President Academic Affairs (2024-2025)
    • Dr Iain Macdonald, Design Innovation
    • Dr Rebecca Maguire, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
    • Professor David Malone, Acting Director of MU Hamilton Institute 
    • Dr Stephen McCarron, Geography
    • Mr Cathal McCauley, Librarian 
    • Professor Patrick McCole, Vice-President International
    • Ms Ita McGuigan, Assistant Registrar and Director of Admissions
    • Professor Peter McNamara, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences 
    • Professor Audra Mockaitis, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Social Sciences
    • Dr Eoghan Moloney, Ancient Classics
    • Dr Aidan Mooney, Computer Science
    • Professor Paul Moynagh, Biology; Interim Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering; Director of Human Health Institute
    • Professor Rachel Msetfi, Vice-President Research and Innovation
    • Dr John Paul Newman, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative
    • Dr Tracey Ní Mhaonaigh, Nua-Ghaeilge (Modern Irish) 
    • Dr Anne O'Brien, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Arts and Humanities 
    • Professor Ray O'Neill, Associate Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering
    • Professor Seán Ó Riain, Sociology
    • Professor Fiona Palmer, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative
    • Professor David Prendergast, Anthropology
    • Dr John Reynolds, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
    • Professor Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative
    • Professor Denise Rooney, Chemistry
    • Professor Fergus Ryan, Law and Criminology; Associate Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences
    • Dr Olga Ryazanova, Associate Dean of Strategy and Governance, FSS
    • Dr Maija Salokangas, Education
    • Dr Adrian Scahill, Music; Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities 
    • Dr Helen Shaw, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning, FSS
    • Professor Fintan Sheerin, Nursing
    • Professor John Stephens, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
    • Professor David Stifter, School of Celtic Studies
    • Mr Eamonn Sullivan, MSU Doctoral Postgraduate Representative (2024-2025)
    • Professor Tim Thompson, Vice-President Students & Learning
    • Professor Sharon Todd, Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
    • Ms Amina Traboue, MSU Taught Postgraduate Representative (2024-2025)
    • Dr Neil Trappe, Physics
    • Dr Mark Walsh, Faculty of Science and Engineering Representative
    • Dr Laura Watson, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative

     

    Administrative Officers:

    • Ms Aoife O'Brien, Academic Council Officer
    • Ms Glenda McCormack, Senior Executive Assistant

    Academic Council Documents:
     ​Academic Council Standing Orders and Standing Orders of the Standing Committees/Boards of the Academic Council ​

     
    Meeting Dates 2024-2025:

    • 30 September 2024
    • 4 November 2024
    • 16 December 2024
    • 10 February 2025
    • 24 March 2025
    • 26 May 2025

    All meetings take place at 2:00pm in the John Hume Boardroom or in room 2.10, TSI Building.