Professor Ronan Farrell is the Vice President Academic and Registrar, and is the Chief Academic Officer responsible for the academic affairs of the university.
    This role of the VPA/Registrar involves responsibility for:

    • Academic planning;  working with the Faculty Deans and Academic Departments to develop and approve courses, reviewing existing courses, oversight of academic standards and supporting planning for student numbers and academic needs.
    • Academic regulations; including the university rules, marks and standards, dealing with exceptional cases, and academic discipline.
    • The management of the academic administrative processes; including student registration, timetabling, examinations, external examiners, conferring and the administration of courses.
    • Student recruitment; the promotion of the university programmes and admission of new students including undergraduate, postgraduate and international students.  
    • Academic supports; including the Access Office, the Centre for Teaching and Learning, the Academic Advisory Office,  the Careers Service and the Industrial Placement Office.

    Is é an tOllamh Ronan Farrell an Leasuachtarán do Chúrsaí Acadúla agus an Cláraitheoir, chomh maith leis an  bPríomhoifigeach Acadúil,  atá freagrach as cúrsaí acadúla na hOllscoile freisin.
    Faoin chúraimí an róil seo, tá na freagrachtaí a leanas:

    • Pleanáil acadúil;  ag obair le Déin na nDámh agus ranna acadúla chun cúrsaí a fhorbairt agus a fhaomhadh, athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar chúrsaí reatha, maoirseacht ar chaighdeáin acadúla agus tacaíocht a thabhairt don phleanáil a bhaineann le líon na mac léinn agus riachtanais acadúla.
    • Rialúcháin acadúla; rialacha na hOllscoile, marcanna agus caighdeáin ina measc, ag plé le cásanna eisceachtúla agus disciplín acadúil.
    • An bhainistíocht a bhaineann le proisís riarachán acadúla, clárú na mac léinn, socrú amchláir, scrúduithe, scrudaitheoirí seachtracha, bronnadh céimeanna agus riarchán cúrsaí.
    • Earcaíocht mac léinn; cur chun cinn na gclár ollscoile agus iontráil na mac léinn nua, mic léinn fhochéime, iarchéime agus idirnáisiúnta san áireamh.
    • Tacaíocht acadúil; Oifig Rochtana, Ionad Teagaisc agus Foghlama, Oifig Chomhairleach Acadúil, Ionad Fhorbairt Gairme agus an Oifig Socrúchán Tionsclaíochta.