People

CUK comprises of the Board which is represented by the members most senior lead, a Chair, Deputy Chair and a Lead.

Royal College of Music – Photo by Phil Rowley

In the academic year 22/23 the list of CUK people are as follows:

Chair: Professor Linda Merrick, Principal of Royal Northern College of Music

Deputy Chair: Professor Helena Gaunt, Principal of Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

CUK Lead: Nadine Patel

Board:

Professor Anthony Bowne, Principal of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance

Professor Colin Lawson, Director of the Royal College of Music

Professor Jeffrey Sharkey, Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Professor Joe Wilson, interim Principal of Leeds Conservatoire

Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music

Professor Jonathan Vaughan, Principal of Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE, Principal of the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama

Professor Mark O’Thomas, Principal of London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art

Dr Shirley Thompson, Vice-Principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire