Literatures, Languages & Cultures

School roles and posts

Key business is undertaken through the appointment of academic staff who coordinate and represent a wide range of roles and remits, both within and beyond the School.

Head of School

Title Name Phone Email
Head of School Dr Alex Thomson +44 (0)131 651 3776 alex.thomson@ed.ac.uk

Heads of department

Title Name Email
Head of Asian Studies Dr Daniel Hammond Daniel.Hammond@ed.ac.uk
Head of Celtic and Scottish Studies Dr Neill Martin neill.martin@ed.ac.uk
Head of the Department of European Languages and Cultures

Dr Guy Puzey

G.Puzey@ed.ac.uk
Head of English Literature

Dr Suzanne Trill

S.Trill@ed.ac.uk
Head of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Dr Ines Aščerić-Todd

Ines.Asceric-Todd@ed.ac.uk

Academic officers

Title Name Email
Director of Learning and Teaching (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) Dr Ben Bateman
Postgraduate Research Director Dr Frauke Matthes Frauke.Matthes@ed.ac.uk
Director of Students Dr Iona Macintyre Iona.Macintyre@ed.ac.uk
Director of Research Professor Greg Walker

greg.walker@ed.ac.uk

Deputy Director of Research and Director of Impact and Knowledge Exchange Dr Hephzibah Israel H.Israel@ed.ac.uk
Academic Misconduct Officer Dr Séverine Genieys-Kirk s.g.kirk@ed.ac.uk
Dr Elena Sanz Ortega
Ethics Officer Dr Mark McLeister llc.ethicsofficer@ed.ac.uk
Director of People & Equalities Dr Emanuela Patti
Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching (Quality Assurance and Enhancement) Dr Hannah Simpson h.e.a.simpson@ed.ac.uk
Outreach and Widening Participation Officers

Patricia Rueda Díez

Patricia.Rueda@ed.ac.uk
Dr Sergi Mainer Sergi.Mainer@ed.ac.uk
Senior Disability Coordinator Dr Neill Martin neill.martin@ed.ac.uk
Library Committee Representative Dr Christopher Rosenmeier