the "chancellor" is the formal head of the university. this is a mostly ceremonial role. the current chancellor is margaret casely-hayford. the chancellor is appointed by the university's board of governors. the chancellor is supported by six pro-chancellors. the chancellor and pro-chancellors are appointed for a five year period. the chancellor can serve for several of those periods. pro-chancellors are limited to two periods. the day-to-day management of the university is by the vice-chancellor. there are also four deputy vice-chancellors and three pro vice-chancellors. the is vice-chancellor john latham. he has been vice-chancellor since march 2014.