Academic officers and staff
Our academic officers, heads of research centres and staff lists for our departments and subject areas.
Heads of Department
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Asian Studies | Prof Joachim Gentz | +44 (0)131 650 3681 | joachim.gentz@ed.ac.uk |
| Head of Celtic and Scottish Studies | Dr Neill Martin | +44 (0)131 651 1981 | neill.martin@ed.ac.uk |
| Head of the Department of European Languages and Cultures | Dr Véronique Desnain | +44 (0)131 650 3054 | veronique.desnain@ed.ac.uk |
| Head of English Literature | Dr Andrew Taylor | +44 (0)131 650 4584 | andrew.taylor@ed.ac.uk |
| Head of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz | +44 (0)131 650 8432 | nacim.pak-shiraz@ed.ac.uk |
Research Centre contacts
| Centre | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alwaleed Centre Outreach Manager | Tom Lea | +44 (0)131 650 6686 | tom.lea@ed.ac.uk |
| Alwaleed Outreach and Projects Coordinator | Nadin Akta | +44 (0)131 650 4165 | nadin.akta@ed.ac.uk |
| Confucius Institute General Manager | Annabel Allen | +44 (0)131 662 2184 | annabel.allen@ed.ac.uk |
| Confucius Institute Partnership Manager | Jie Chen | +44 (0)131 662 2182 | jie.chen@ed.ac.uk |
| Confucius Institute Operations and Marketing Officer | Xin Zhang | +44 (0)131 662 2180 | |
| Confucius Institute Assistant Administrator | Calum Gibb | +44 (0)131 662 2180 | info@confuciusinstitute.ac.uk |
| Dashkova Centre Manager |
Gesine Argent (currently on maternity leave) Alina Sinelnyk (maternity cover) |
+44 (0)131 650 9902 | dashkova.centre@ed.ac.uk |
Academic Officers
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Director | Dr Chris Perkins | +44 (0)131 650 4174 | chris.perkins@ed.ac.uk |
| Postgraduate Director | Dr Michelle Keown | +44 (0)131 650 6856 | michelle.keown@ed.ac.uk |
| Deputy Postgraduate Director | Dr Claire Boyle | +44 (0)131 650 3615 | |
| Senior Tutor | Dr Daniel Hammond | +44 (0)131 650 6941 | daniel.hammond@ed.ac.uk |
| Director of Research | Professor Greg Walker | +44 (0)131 650 3049 | greg.walker@ed.ac.uk |
| Academic Misconduct Officer | Dr Emmanuelle Lacore-Martin | +44 (0)131 651 1148 | e.martin@ed.ac.uk |
| Health and Safety Representative | Dr José Saval | +44 (0)131 650 3675 | jose.saval@ed.ac.uk |
| Director of People & Equalities | Professor Celeste-Marie Bernier | +44 (0)131 650 3521 | celeste-marie.bernier@ed.ac.uk |
| Director of Quality and Convenor of School QAE Committee | Dr Katherine Inglis | +44 (0)131 650 3617 | |
| Senior Disability Coordinator | Dr Neill Martin | +44 (0)131 651 1981 | neill.martin@ed.ac.uk |
| Convenor of UG Board of Studies | Dr Iona Macintyre | +44 (0)131 650 3641 | iona.macintyre@ed.ac.uk |
| Library Committee Representative | Dr Alan MacNiven | +44 (0)131 650 3279 | alan.macniven@ed.ac.uk |
| Knowledge Exchange & Impact Director | Dr David Farrier | +44 (0)131 651 7112 | david.farrier@ed.ac.uk |
Programme Directors
Below please find the list of Programme Directors for the MSc Taught programmes in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures for 2018/19:
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MSc Advanced Arabic |
Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz | +44 (0) 131 650 8432 | Nacim.Pak-Shiraz@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Book History & Material Culture | Professor Tom Mole | +44 (0) 131 650 4283 | Tom.Mole@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Celtic & Scottish Studies | Professor Wilson McLeod | +44 (0) 131 650 3623 | W.McLeod@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Chinese Society & Culture | Dr Xuelei Huang | +44 (0) 131 650 8985 | Xuelei.Huang@ed.ac.uk |
| MCS Chinese Studies | Dr Xuelei Huang | +44 (0) 131 650 8985 | Xuelei.Huang@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Comparative Literature (Semester 1) | Dr Fabien Arribert-Narce | +44 (0) 131 650 8414 | F.Arribert-Narce@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Comparative Literature (Semester 2) | Dr Fiona Mackintosh | +44 (0) 131 650 8303 | F.J.Mackintosh@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Creative Writing | Jane McKie | +44 (0) 131 650 3899 | Jane.McKie@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc East Asian Relations | Professor Aaron Moore | +44 (0) 131 650 4225 | aaron.moore@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Film, Exhibition & Curation (co-director) | Susan Kemp | +44 (0) 131 650 2945 | S.A.Kemp@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Film, Exhibition & Curation (co-director) | Jane Sillars | +44 (0) 131 650 2945 | Jane.Sillars@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Film Studies | Dr David Sorfa | +44 (0) 131 650 3637 | David.Sorfa@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | Dr Andreas Görke | +44 (0) 131 650 4177 | A.Goerke@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Japanese Society & Culture | Dr Ian Astley | +44 (0) 131 651 1358 | Ian.Astley@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Literature & Modernity | Dr Ken Millard | +44 (0) 131 650 6875 | K.Millard@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Literature & Society (Semester 1) | Dr Bob Irvine | +44 (0) 131 650 3605 | R.P.Irvine@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Literature & Society (Semester 2) | Dr Anna Vaninskaya | +44 (0) 131 650 4284 | Anna.Vaninskaya@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Medieval Literatures & Cultures | Dr David Salter | +44 (0) 131 650 3055 | David.Salter@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic | Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz | +44 (0) 131 650 8432 | Nacim.Pak-Shiraz@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Middle Eastern Studies with Advanced Arabic | Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz | +44 (0) 131 650 8432 | Nacim.Pak-Shiraz@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Persian Civilisation | Dr Andreas Görke | +44 (0) 131 650 4177 | A.Goerke@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Playwriting | Nicola McCartney | +44 (0) 131 650 3629 | Nicola.McCartney@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Theatre & Performance Studies | Professor James Loxley | +44 (0) 131 650 3610 | James.Loxley@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc Translation Studies | Dr Charlotte Bosseaux | +44 (0) 131 651 3735 | Charlotte.Bosseaux@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc US Literature (Semester 1) | Dr Andy Taylor | +44 (0) 131 650 4584 | Andrew.Taylor@ed.ac.uk |
| MSc US Literature (Semester 2) | Dr Simon Malpas | +44 (0) 131 650 3596 | Simon.Malpas@ed.ac.uk |