High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Whilst the Chancellor is the titular head of the University, it is in practice led by the Vice-Chancellor, currently Prof. Eric Thomas, who is the University`s Principal Academic Officer and Chief Executive Officer. He is supported by a team of 4 (but usually 3) Pro Vice-Chancellors: Profs. Malcolm Anderson, Avril Waterman-Pearson, David Clarke and Selby Knox; the Registrar (Derek Pretty) and a Deputy Registrar (Alison Allden) . There are also three Pro Chancellors, but their roles are purely ceremonial, deputising for the Chancellor when he or she is unable to attend. From September 2008, there will also be a Deputy Vice-Chancellor, who will stand in for the Vice-Chancellor on all matters when the latter is away from the University.