Factsheet

Court members

Information about University Court and the list of current members.

Updated on 29 January 2026

The Court is chaired by a lay member and its membership currently comprises:

  • A Chair, elected by the Court from its lay members
  • The Principal or, in the absence of the Principal, a Vice-Principal
  • Deputy Chair of Court (appointed by the Court)
  • Senior Independent Member
  • Rector/Rector’s Assessor (Ex-Officio/Nominated by the Rector)
  • Lord Provost of Dundee/Assessor (Ex-Officio/Nominated by the Lord Provost)
  • Three Senate Assessors (elected by the Senate)
  • Two Staff Council members (elected by the Staff Council)
  • Two students (nominated by DUSA)
  • Academic member of staff (nominated by a trade union)
  • Support member of staff (nominated by a trade union)
  • Nine co-opted lay members of Court (appointed by Court)

Certain senior officers of the University also attend Court meetings but are not members of the Court. The Chair of the Court is elected by the Court to serve for a period of three years, renewable for one further period of three years.

Chair of Court

Members

person

Gregory Colgan

  • Dundee City Council Assessor (to 31/07/2026)
person

Ron Mobed

  • Co-opted (to 31/07/2028)
person

Jay Surti

  • Co-opted (to 31/07/2026)
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