Faculty elections
Find out the results of recent elections for Faculties which closed earlier this year, including which elections are going to ballot.
Voting for elections going to ballot opens on 13 March and closes at midday on 10 April.
Faculty election results
Elected without ballot
Chair
- Professor Allan Young
Election going to ballot
Executive Committee Member
Candidates standing for election (seven to be elected)
- Dr Hamid Alhaj
- Dr Dave Barker
- Professor Angela Hassiotis
- Dr Pallab Majumder
- Dr Muhammad Ismail Memon
- Professor Kapil Sayal
- Dr Oli Sparasci
- Dr Lucy Stirland
- Dr Samuel Tromans
- Professor Peter Woodruff
Elected without ballot
Financial Officer
Dr Abhishek Goli
Executive Committee Member
Dr Frankie Elizabeth Anderson
Dr Haitham Barkouk
Dr Karim Dar
Dr Faye Graver
Dr Harrison Howarth
Dr David McLaughlan
Elected without ballot:
Executive Committee Member
Dr Dan Cleall
Dr Clementine Maddock
Professor Pamela Jane Taylor
Elections going to ballot:
Chair
Candidates standing for election:
- Dr Sandeep Mathews
- Dr Mehdi Veisi
Executive Committee Member
Candidates standing for election (three to be elected):
- Dr Anis Ahmed
- Dr Amgad Atia
- Dr Stephen Attard
- Dr Christian Brown
- Dr Iain McKinnon
- Dr John Moore
- Dr Ruairi Page
- Dr Cleo Van Velsen
Election going to ballot
Executive Committee Member
Candidates standing for election (five to be elected):
- Dr Laura Korb
- Dr Alaa Martin
- Dr Rajesh Rama Iyer
- Dr Sophie Shardlow
- Dr Suchi (Suchithra) Thirulokachandran
- Dr Samuel Tromans
Elected without ballot
Financial Officer
Dr Thomas Hillen
Election going to ballot
Executive Committee Member
Candidates standing for election (seven to be elected):
- Dr Parveen Bains
- Dr Dan Beales
- Dr Katharine Coulthard
- Dr Florence Dalton
- Dr Thomas Dewhurst
- Dr Natasha Liu-Thwaites
- Dr Gerti Stegen
- Dr Giles Story
Elected without ballot
Chair
Dr George El-Nimr
Executive Committee Member
Dr Dorothea Bindman
Dr Darren Carr
Dr Ruta Kontautaite
Dr Akshay Nair
Dr David Okai
Dr Parashar Ramanuj
Dr Maytal Wolfe
Elected without ballot
Chair
Dr Mohan Bhat
Vice-Chair
Dr Ben Underwood
Financial Officer
Dr Bob Barber
Executive Committee Member
Dr Nicholas Bass
Dr Manoj Rajagopal
Dr Rajdeep Routh
Dr Judy Rubinsztein
Elected without ballot
Chair
Dr Livia Martucci
Vice-Chair
Dr Sarah Taha
Election going to ballot
Executive Committee Member
Candidates standing for election (six to be elected)
- Dr Saadia Alvi
- Dr Saleema Durgahee
- Dr Jacqueline Humphreys
- Dr Snehita Joshi
- Dr Nikolett Kabacs
- Dr Aaron McMeekin
- Dr Caroline Pontvert
Faculty elections FAQs
The timetable for 2024 elections is as follows:
1 December 2023 (noon) | Nominations open |
26 January 2024 (noon) | Closing date for submission of nominations |
9 February 2024 (noon) | Extended closing date for unfilled positions |
13 March 2024 | Voting opens |
10 April 2024 | Voting closes |
11 April 2024 | Results of elections declared |
TBC June 2024 | Terms of office begin at AGM |
Please read our canvassing code which sets out the rules on canvassing during elections.
Members, Fellows and Specialist Associates who are members of the Faculty are eligible to vote in faculty elections.
If you're eligible to vote (please check eligibility section above), you'll automatically be included in the electorate.
The email address that you have registered with us as your default will be given to Civica Election Services, who'll send you an email with a link to the voting site.
Each link is unique so can’t be shared with others and the voting site can’t be found through a search engine. If you're having issues with your ballot email or you're eligible but have not received the email, please contact elections@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Further questions
If you have a question about an executive committee job role, such as term of office, frequency of meetings etc., please contact the manager of that committee.
For any other questions about elections that have not been answered here, please contact the elections team on elections@rcpsych.ac.uk.