College of Humanities and Social Science
Recruitment and Admissions Strategy Committee
Meeting 6 February 2013
Paper 18
For information
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Contacts in Colleges and support services
This paper sets out the key contacts in Colleges and support groups that Schools may find it
useful to work with in relation to admission and recruitment matters.
International Office
The International Office’s recruitment staff have regional responsibilities:
Name
Regions
Email
Phone
Esther Sum
China, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, East Asia
Esther.Sum@ed.ac.uk
504301
Stuart Easter
India, Russia,
Kazakstan, Middle East
Stuart.Easter@ed.ac.uk
509953
Derek
MacLeod
Scott
McQuarrie
Jenny
Thacker
To be
announced
USA, Canada, Africa Derek.MacLeod@ed.ac.uk
USA, Canada
Scott.Mcquarrie@ed.ac.uk
Brunei, Malaysia,
Jenny.Thacker@ed.ac.uk
Singapore & Thailand,
South-East Asia
509957
515190
504592
Latin America
Communications and Marketing (CAM)
CAM includes a team of Marketing Offices responsible for providing marketing support and
advice to CHSS. Each of the staff has responsibility for several different Schools.
Name
Schools
Email
Kirsty McIntosh Edinburgh College of Art kirsty.mcintosh@ed.ac.uk
Phone
50 2399
(ECA)
Social and Political
Science
Health in Social Science
(pending return of
Theresa Valtin in March)
Sarah Colegrove Education
sarah.colegrove@ed.ac.uk
50 2162
kylie.cooke@ed.ac.uk
50 2153
Theresa.valtin@ed.ac.uk
51 5765
History, Classics and
Archaeology
Law
Kylie Cooke
Divinity
Economics
Literatures, Languages
and Cultures
Theresa Valtin
Health in Social Science
(on maternity Philosophy, Psychology
leave, returning and Language Sciences
early March
2013)
Note – in addition to the CAM Marketing Team, some Schools in CHSS have their own
marketing staff.
Student Recruitment and Admissions
SRA includes an Undergraduate Recruitment Team, a Postgraduate Recruitment Team, a
Widening Participation Team and an Admissions Service Manager:
Admissions
Rebecca Gaukroger
Head of Admissions
Phone: 0131 651 3274
Email Rebecca Gaukroger
Gemma Lawson
Assistant Student Recruiment and Admissions Officer
Phone: 0131 651 3897
Email Gemma Lawson
(Please note that where Schools have queries about admissions to particular programmes they
should liaise with the College UG Office rather than the SRA Admissions staff).
Student Recruitment
Niall Bradley
Head of UK & EU Recruitment
Phone: 0131 650 4314
Email Niall Bradley
Shawn Coulman
Communications Assistant
Phone: 0131 650 3294
Email Shawn Coulman
Rob Batchelor
Undergraduate Student Recruitment Officer
Phone: 0131 651 3273
Email Rob Batchelor
Colin McLean
Undergraduate Recruitment Assistant
Phone: 0131 651 3897
Email Colin McLean
Cara Samuels
Undergraduate Recruitment Assistant
Phone: 0131 650 4331
Email Cara Samuels
Dr Nathalie Mather-L'Huillier
Postgraduate Recruitment and Admissions Manager (Research)
Phone: 0131 650 4198
Email Nathalie Mather-L'Huillier
Jane Johnston
Postgraduate Recruitment Co-ordinator (part-time)
Phone: 0131 650 9959
Email Jane Johnston
Clare Mackay
Postgraduate Recruitment Co-ordinator (part-time)
Phone: 0131 650 9959
Email Clare Mackay
Widening Participation
Kathleen Hood
Head of Widening Participation
Kathleen manages Widening Participation (WP) staff and resources and oversees all of the
University's WP activities.
Phone: 0131 650 4383
Email Kathleen Hood
Al Blackshaw
Widening Participation Officer
Al is the project officer for Reach, which supports potential applicants to high demand
professional areas in selected schools in the Scottish Borders and Forth Valley.
Phone: 0131 650 9946
Email Al Blackshaw
Rob Davies
ACES Project Officer
Rob is the project officer for ACES, which supports potential applicants to art and design
courses in selected schools in the Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Scottish Borders.
Phone: 0131 221 6009
Email Rob Davies
Aoife Keenan
Graduate Intern
Aoife is currently on the team working on various Widening Participation projects.
Phone: 0131 651 3138
Email Aoife Keenan
Melanie Smith
Schools Outreach Officer
Melanie liaises with the University's academic schools and works on a number of the current
Widening Participation projects, including Pathways to the Professions.
Phone: 0131 650 4359
Email Melanie Smith
Dr Neil Speirs
Widening Participation Project Officer
Neil works on a number of Widening Participation projects promoting social mobility as a
practitioner and researcher.
His particular interests include: peer support, peer assisted learning, retention, returning adult
learners, early years engagement and the underachievement of males.
Phone: 0131 651 1584
Email Neil Speirs
Lesley Stokes
Widening Participation Project Officer
Lesley works on a number of the current Widening Participation projects including Pathways
to the Professions, Support for Care Leavers and LEAPS.
Phone: 0131 651 1755
Email Lesley Stokes
Matt McGovern
Data and Evaluation Officer
Matt is responsible for the statistical analysis of our WP projects and produces reports on our
activities.
Phone: 0131 651 3138
Email Richard Withington
College – Undergraduate Admissions Office
Each Admissions Officer is assigned responsibility for particular programmes. The current
list of responsibilities is as follows:
CHSS UG
admissions general
Cameron
Murdoch
Fiona Bazoglu
Lisa Brannan
Lee Culp
Catriona Elder
Rhona Hajcman
Amanda Lund
Toni Noble
50 3565
Head of UG Section
50 4648
C.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk
Nursing, Spanish, Modern European
Languages & EU Studies, Modern
European Languages, Celtic, English
Literature (Home), English
Literature Joint, Scottish Literature
(Home)
Film and TV, Glass, Graphic Design,
Illustration, Intermedia Art
(Overseas), Jewellery (Overseas),
Community Education, Physical
Education, PGDE Secondary, PGDE
Primary (Overseas), Primary
Education, Childhood Practice
Architecture, Architectural History,
Landscape Architecture, Law
Graduate Entry, Philosophy,
Philosophy Joint, Philosophy &
English Literature, Philosophy &
Politics, Philosophy & Psychology
p/t M-Tu-W-Th
Animation, Fashion, Fine Art,
General Art, Interior Design,
Intermedia Art (Home), Jewellery
Home), Painting, Performance
Costume, Photography, Product
Design, Sculpture, Textiles, PGDE
Primary (Home) p/t Tu-W-Th-F
Scottish Ethnology, Social
Anthropology, Sociology
Divinity, Business Studies (Home),
Politics (Home), Sport Science
(Home), Sport and Recreation
Management (Home), Sociology
(Overseas), Social Policy (Overseas),
Sustainable Development (Overseas)
History & Politics, History, Scottish
History
50 3577
Fiona.Bazoglu@ed.ac.uk
50 4096
Lisa.Brannan@ed.ac.uk
51 3195
Lee.Culp@ed.ac.uk
51 3845
51 3846
51 3846
51 3188
Catriona.Elder@ed.ac.uk
Rhona.Hajcman@ed.ac.uk
Amanda.Lund@ed.ac.uk
Toni.Noble@ed.ac.uk
Kate Walker
Claire Bannister
BA HSS, History of Art, History of
Art Joint, Archaeology, Classics,
Economic & Social History, History
Joint, Russian, Scandinavian Studies,
Chinese, Japanese, Islamic Studies,
Scottish Ethnology, Social Policy,
Sustainable Development, English
Language, Linguistics, English
Language & Linguistics, English
Language & Literature, Cognitive
Science, Psychology MA,
Psychology BSc
French (Home), German (Home),
Italian (Home), Social Anthropology
(Home), Sociology (Home)
Music, Economics (Home), Law
(Home), Psychology (Overseas),
History (Overseas), Scottish History
(Overseas)
International Relations (Home),
Social Work, Business Studies
(Overseas) p/t Tu-W-Th
50 4658
Kate.Walker@ed.ac.uk
50 9949
Claire.Bannister@ed.ac.uk
Please not that, due to staffing changes in the Office, some of these contacts will change in
the near future. The UG Admissions Office will circulate the Committee updated contact
information in the near future.
College – Postgraduate Admissions Office
College PGO staff are assigned responsibility for on-course and recruitment / admissions
support for particular Schools (note however that some Schools manage PGT admissions
themselves). The current list of staff with defined responsibilities for particular Schools is as
follows:
Name
Title / School
responsibilities
Phone
Email
Richard Williams
Dean of Postgraduate
Studies (all Schools)
50 4086
DeanPG.HSS@ed.ac.uk
Rick Kiralfy
Head of Postgraduate
Office (all Schools)
50 3575
Rick.Kiralfy@ed.ac.uk
Anne Fernon
Administrator (School
Support: ECA, Health,
50 8480
A.Fernon@ed.ac.uk
Law, PPLS, SPS)
Liam Forbes
Administrator (School
Support: Business,
Divinity, Economics,
HCA, LLC)
50 3578
Liam.Forbes@ed.ac.uk
Kirsty Woomble
Administrator (School
Support, AHRC/ESRC
university focus)
50 3576
k.woomble@ed.ac.uk
Zoe Wightman
Business School Support
51 3123
zoe.wightman@ed.ac.uk
Wendy Dunn (Wed, Thu, Divinity School Support
Fri)
50 8274
hsspg-headiv@ed.ac.uk
Aileen Milione (Mon,
Tue)
Claire McCullough
ECA School Support
(Design)
50 6874
c.mccullough@ed.ac.uk
Edward Lithgow
ECA School Support
(Music, History of Art)
50 4087
Edward.Lithgow@ed.ac.uk
Carol Strachan
ECA School Support
(MArch)
50 8390
carol.strachan@ed.ac.uk
Zoe Wightman
Economics School
Support
51 3123
zoe.wightman@ed.ac.uk
Ros Gardiner
Education School
Support
51 3121
Ros.Gardiner@ed.ac.uk
Linda Danczyszak
Education School
Support
50 3571
Linda.Danczyszak@ed.ac.uk
Lynn Marshall
Education School
Support
50 6678
Lynn.Marshall@ed.ac.uk
Dorothy Sinclair
Education School
Support
51 3122
Dorothy.Sinclair@ed.ac.uk
Zoe Wightman
HCA School Support
51 3123
zoe.wightman@ed.ac.uk
Wendy Dunn (Wed, Thu, Health School Support
Fri)
50 8274
hsspg-headiv@ed.ac.uk
Aileen Milione (Mon,
Tue)
Emily Morris
Law School Support
51 3849
emily.morris@ed.ac.uk
Louise Wilson
LLC School Support
50 3574
Louise.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
Ruth Lyon
PPLS School Support
51 3125
Ruth.Lyon@ed.ac.uk
Ruth Lyon
SPS School Support
51 3125
Ruth.Lyon@ed.ac.uk
College – other
Suzanne Ewing – College Associate Dean (Recruitment and Admissions Strategy):
Suzanne.ewing@ed.acuk
Sutton Trust Summer School – Anna Conroy (Academic Support Officer;
Anna.Conroy@ed.ac.uk; 50 4090) is organising this new development.
Undergraduate Post Offer Visit Days – Anna Conroy (Academic Support Officer;
Anna.Conroy@ed.ac.uk; 50 4090) is coordinating this new development along with key
contacts in each School.
Tom Ward
30 January 2013