Professor Eloise Ellis is the Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience at the University of Suffolk. She was previouslythe Associate Pro Vice Chancellor, Education and Curriculum and Professor in Public Law at University of East Anglia and before that, Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching Quality for the Social Sciences Faculty and the Law School’s Director of Learning and Teaching.  Eloise joined UEA in 2011, having previously lectured in Public Law at King’s College London and Queen Mary, University of London.  

She is a Visiting Professor at the University of Salzburg, the Institute of Law, Jersey, the Université Catholique de Lille and the University of London (International Programmes).  A previous co-convenor of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Public Law section, Eloise has recently been re-elected to serve a second term on the SLS Executive Committee.

In 2025 she was awarded a Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
 
After graduating from King’s College London in 2000 with LLB (Hons) (First Class), and before commencing her academic career, Eloise worked as a political adviser and policy manager for organisations ranging from the Country Landowners’ Association to the London Chamber of Commerce and the British Retail Consortium. She then spent a couple of years at a Government Department, where her roles included working for a Minister.  This practical experience has informed her research and teaching in the field of Public Law. 

Eloise’s research interests include constitutional reform and the constitutional structure of Government with a particular focus on Parliamentary Select Committees. Her doctorate (awarded without corrections by King’s College, London) examined the role and impact of Select Committees in relation to political and constitutional reform. Eloise also holds a Masters’ degree in Higher Education.