About us
Welcome to the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures Postgraduate Office.
The Postgraduate Office is your first point of contact with any enquiries or problems.
The Office is located in Room 1.13 at 50 George Square and is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 12pm, and from 2pm to 4pm. Students submitting or collecting assessments should adhere to these opening hours.
Urgent enquiries outside our standard opening times can be addressed to Postgraduate Office staff between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. Please knock on the door for 1.13 (around the corner to the left) and enter when invited to do so.
For non-urgent enquiries outside standard opening times, please email or call us (contact details below).
The facilities in 50 George Square include dedicated postgraduate study areas, social areas, teaching spaces, learning resources and a film screening room.
Contact details
Prospective students should contact us via:
The Postgraduate Office administrative team
Our administrative team is made up of the following staff members:
Iain Sutherland
Postgraduate Academic Services Coordinator
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0)131 651 3988
- Email: iain.sutherland@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
LLC Graduate School
1.09
50 George Square- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH8 9LH
Alan Binnie
Postgraduate (Research) Senior Administrator
Address
- Street
1.13
50 George Square- Post Code
- EH8 9LH
Kara McCormack
Postgraduate Administrator, English Literature, Creative Writing, Theatre Studies
- LLC Graduate School
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0)131 650 3030
- Email: Kara.McCormack@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
1.13
50 George Square- Post Code
- EH8 9LH
Charlotte McLean
Postgraduate Administrator
- LLC Graduate School
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0)131 650 4114
- Email: charlotte.mclean@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
Room 1.13
50 George Square- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH8 9LH
Director of Learning and Teaching
You can also contact the Director of Learning and Teaching, who is in overall charge of academic matters for undergraduate and postgraduate taught students.
Dr Chris Perkins
Lecturer in Japanese
- Japanese Studies
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0)131 650 4174
- Email: Chris.Perkins@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Edinburgh Research Explorer profile
Address
- Street
Room 4.24
50 George Square- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH8 9LH
Director of Postraduate Research
You can also contact the Director of Postgraduate Research, who is in overall charge of academic matters for postgraduate research students.
Dr David Sorfa
Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0)131 650 3637
- Email: david.sorfa@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Edinburgh Research Explorer profile
Address
- Street
Room 4.03
50 George Square- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH8 9LH