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The Committee

Our governing body.

UACES is governed by a Committee of 17 members, consisting of both elected and co-opted individuals. Co-opted Committee Members are invited to join the UACES Committee to enhance its strength and diversity. They serve for a term of one year, which is renewable. Ex-Officio Committee Members serve on the UACES Committee by virtue of holding a specific office.

Committee

Committee Member
Committee Member

Organisation
Organisation

Post Held
Post Held

Term Ends
Term Ends

Committee Member
Prof Toni Haastrup

Organisation
Manchester University

Post Held
Elected Chair & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2027

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 Paul Stephenson

Organisation
Maastricht University

Post Held
Elected Committee Member

Term Ends
September 2027

Committee Member
Dr Neli Kirilova

Organisation
Corvinus University of Budapest

Post Held
Elected Committee Member & Trustee

Term Ends
September 2027

Committee Member
Dr Emmanuel Guinchard

Organisation
Liverpool John Moores University

Post Held
Co-opted

Term Ends
September 2025

Committee Member
Dr Christopher Huggins

Organisation
University of Suffolk

Post Held
Contemporary European Politics Editor

Term Ends
Ex-Officio

Committee Member

Organisation

Post Held

Term Ends

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

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