School of Biological Sciences School of Biological Sciences

Key contacts

Please direct any enquiries to the relevant member of staff.

School of Biological Sciences
The University of Edinburgh
Darwin Building
King’s Buildings
Mayfield Road
Edinburgh EH9 3JR
Tel: +44 (0) 131-650-5525
Fax: +44 (0) 131-650-6556
Email:
  • Undergraduate and MSc (Taught) Enquiries
  • Biology Teaching Organisation School of Biological Sciences
  • Darwin Building
  • King’s Buildings
  • Mayfield Road
  • Edinburgh
  • EH9 3JR
  • Work: +44(0)131-650-8649
  • Fax: +44(0)131-650-5539
Email:
  • PhD and MSc (by Research) Enquiries
  • Graduate School School of Biological Sciences
  • Darwin Building
  • King's Buildings
  • Mayfield Road
  • Edinburgh
  • EH9 3JR
  • Work: +44(0)131-650-5327
  • Fax: +44(0)131-650-6556
Email:

School management and administration

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of SchoolProfessor David Leach+44 (0) 131 650 5525hossbs@ed.ac.uk
Director of Professional ServicesDr Anne Payne+44 (0) 131 650 5525anne.payne@ed.ac.uk
PA to Head of School and School AdminstratorKaren Rafferty+44 (0) 131 650 5525karen.rafferty@ed.ac.uk
Director of TeachingProfessor Graeme Reid+44 (0) 131 650 5520bto@ed.ac.uk
Academic Administrator (Undergraduate and Taught postgraduate programmes)Dr Ann Haley+44 (0) 131 650 5538ann.haley@ed.ac.uk
Director of Graduate SchoolDr Clare Blackburn+44 (0) 131 650 5843gradbiol@ed.ac.uk
Postgraduate and Research Staff OfficerDr Caroline Proctor+44 (0) 131 650 5327caroline.proctor@ed.ac.uk
Director of ResearchProfessor Judi Allen+44 (0) 131 650 7014SBS.ResearchDirector@ed.ac.uk
Technical Services and Estates ManagerSandra Lawrie+44 (0) 131 650 5524sandra.lawrie@ed.ac.uk
Health and Safety AdvisorDr Celia Goodhew+44 (0) 131 650 7746sbsafety@ed.ac.uk
Administration ManagerRichard Yardley+44 (0) 131 651 3600richard.yardley@ed.ac.uk
Finance and Procurement ManagerDavid Walker+44 (0) 131 650 5551david.walker@ed.ac.uk
HR and Staffing ManagerKim Lainson+44 (0) 131 650 5552k.lainson@ed.ac.uk
IT Service ManagerGareth Poxon+44 (0) 131 650 8645g.poxon@ed.ac.uk
Web & Learning Technologies ManagerDr Yuhua Hu+44 (0) 131 651 7090yuhua.hu@ed.ac.uk
Business Development ExecutiveDr Shona Cunningham+44 (0) 131 650 7024shona.cunningham@ed.ac.uk
Business Development ExecutiveDr Keith Finlayson+44 (0) 131 650 5408keith.finlayson@ed.ac.uk
"Press Gang" Convenor (science news stories)Dr Dan Nusseydan.nussey@ed.ac.uk
"Press Gang" Convenor (science news stories)Dr Richard Milner.milne@ed.ac.uk
"Press Gang" Convenor (science news stories)Dr Sarah Martinsarah.martin@ed.ac.uk

Institutes and Centres

Institute of Cell Biology
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor David Finnegan+44 (0) 131 650 5377david.finnegan@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryTBC+44 (0) 131 650 5366TBC
Institute of Evolutionary Biology
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor Josephine Pemberton+44 (0) 131 650 5505iebhead@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryKath Tracey+44 (0) 131 650 5456kath.tracey@ed.ac.uk
Institute of Immunology and Infection Research
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor David Gray+44 (0) 131 650 5500iiirhead@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryPat Dougall+44 (0) 131 650 5464pat.dougall@ed.ac.uk
Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor Karl Oparka+44 (0) 131 650 7256karl.oparka@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryTBC+44 (0) 131 650 5366TBC
Institute of Stem Cell Research
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor Claus Nerlov+44 (0) 131 650 5853c.nerlov@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryPat Hope+44 (0) 131 650 5828p.hope@ed.ac.uk
Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor Malcolm Walkinshaw+44 (0) 131 650 7056malcolm.walkinshaw@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryTBC+44 (0) 131 650 5366TBC
Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
DirectorProfessor David Tollervey+44 (0) 131 650 7081wcb.director@ed.ac.uk
Centre AdministratorDr Karen Traill+44 (0) 131 650 5933karen.traill@ed.ac.uk
SecretaryChristine Struthers+44 (0) 131 650 5668christine.struthers@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Centre DirectorProfessor Keith Matthews+44 (0) 131 651 3683ciie@ed.ac.uk
Centre ManagerKasia Kokowska+44 (0) 131 651 3683kasia.kokowska@ed.ac.uk
Centre Admin AssistantLucy Ross+44 (0) 131 651 3683lucy.ross@ed.ac.uk
MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
DirectorProfessor Sir Ian Wilmut+44 (0) 131 242 6630scrm@ed.ac.uk
Centre ManagerDr Gordon McLean+44 (0) 131 242 6630gmclean@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
SecretaryDonna Lumsden+44 (0) 131 242 6630donna.lumsden@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
DirectorProfessor Malcolm Walkinshaw+44 (0) 131 650 7054malcolm.walkinshaw@ed.ac.uk
Facilities ManagerMartin Wear+44 (0) 131 650 7045martin.wear@ed.ac.uk
Facilities ManagerSandra Bruce+44 (0) 131 650 7045sandra.bruce@ed.ac.uk
BBSRC Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh
RolePersonPhone numberEmail
DirectorProfessor Vincent Danos+44 (0) 131 650 9062csbe@ed.ac.uk
Centre ManagerDr Brian Collier+44 (0) 131 650 9067Brian.Collier@ed.ac.uk
Communications ManagerTeresa Ironside+44 (0) 131 650 9065t.ironside@ed.ac.uk
Administrative AssistantRosemary Burke+44 (0) 131 650 9085R.Burke@ed.ac.uk
Facilites and Services
Facility/ServiceContactPhoneEmail
Darwin WorkshopN/A+44 (0) 131 650 5406 darworks@ed.ac.uk

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