Register and Secretary's Office


The Register and Secretary, Mr Lee Sanders, is the University's Chief Operating Officer, responsible for Professional Services.
Lee is a member of the University Executive Board and is involved in University strategy and policy, providing advice to the Vice-Chancellor and other senior colleagues. As Secretary to the Senate and Council,he is responsible for University governance. Lee isinvolved in national and international work inHigher Education. He is currently Chair of the Association of Heads of University Administration and a member of the UK Sweden Registrar's Group.

The Registar and Seceratory's Office supports these activities. The Assistant Seceratory, Colette McDonough, works with the Registrar to support university governance, and the assistant Registrar on strategic projects. Mark also oversees the University's Strategic Change team, responsible for leading and supporting a range of change management projectsacross the University.

The Registrar and Secretary's Office is colocated with the Vice- Chancellor's Office and works closely with the Vice- Chancellor, Provost and Vice-Principal and the Pro-Vice Chancellors.

If you are seeking to verify the qualification of a current or former student of the University of Birmingham.

Key People

Registrar and Secretary

Mr Lee Sanders

PA to the Registrar and Secretary

Kim Davies
Email-K.m.davies@bham.ac.uk
Telephone-+44(0)121 414 8231

Assistant Registrar (Executive Support)

Mark Senior
Email-m.r.senior@bham.ac.uk
Telephone-+44(0)121 414 8231

Assistant Secretary

Colette McDonough
Email-c.mcdonough@bham.ac.uk
Telephone-+44(0)121 414 6373

Governance Officer

Neal Sidney
Email-n.sidney@bham.ac.uk
Telephone-+44(0) 121 414 8009

Assistant Governance Officer

Hannah Hands
Email-h.hands@bham.ac.uk
Telephone-+44(0)121 414 9064

Head of Strategic Change

Yvonne Williams
Email-y.e.williams@bham.ac.uk
Telephone-+44(0)121 414 7722