Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary

The Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary is responsible for Professional Services at the University.

Role and responsibilities

The Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary is responsible for:

  • the University's professional, educational, student, governance and research services
  • the effective governance of the University through the Board of Trustees and its committees
  • the provision of professional services within academic schools and faculties and the following divisions: Legal Services; Education and Student Experience; Global Engagement; Research, Enterprise and Innovation; Strategic Planning and Transformation; Strategic Communications and Marketing; People; IT and Property.

Post holder

Lucinda Parr (she/her) became Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary in March 2019.

Lucinda Parr's biography

Lucinda Parr graduated from Goldsmiths College with a BMus in 1999, then worked there as an Admissions Officer while studying for her MMus. In 2013, after roles at Goldsmiths including Director of Executive and Governance Services, she moved to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to become University Secretary and Registrar and Chief Compliance Officer. Her achievements there included the transfer of two African Medical Research Council units that doubled the institution's size and the reshaping of Student and Academic Services. She is a member of various sector organisations and of Advance HE's Governor's Advisory Forum. She chairs the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Task Force on behalf of Bristol City Council and is also a member of the One City Board, Advance HE Strategic Advisory Group, Bristol Cathedral Advisory Board, Bristol Grammar School Board of Governors, Children and Young People’s Board, Bristol Student Community Partnership, Violence Against Women and Girls Steering Group and the City Partners Board.

Expenses

Expenses are published every 6 months for all members of the Executive Group. Download Lucinda Parr's expenses.

2023/24

2022/23

2021/22

2020/21

  • Lucinda Parr did not incur any expenses from 1 February 2021 to 31 July 2021.
  • Lucinda Parr did not incur any expenses from 1 August 2020 to 31 January 2021.

For expenses prior to academic year 2020/21, please contact the office directly.