Who to contact
Helping you direct queries to the right place
Studying with us
Prospective students
If you're thinking about studying with us, or have applied to study with us, please direct queries to the Undergraduate Admissions Office or the School Postgraduate Office.
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Current undergraduate students
Undergraduate Teaching Office can help with matters relating to the administration of your courses.
Student Support Office are also available to help with a range of other undergraduate queries.
Current postgraduate students
Postgraduate Office should be your first port of call for most postgraduate queries.
Research
Consult our research page for information about our research.
Key contacts in Linguistics and English Language
Below is a list of faculty with administrative responsibilities, who you should also feel free to contact.
| Head of School | Willem Hollmann |
| Head of Linguistics and English Language | Simon Kirby |
| Deputy Heads of Linguistics and English Language | Jennifer Culbertson & Chris Cummins |
| PPLS Deputy Director of Students | Claire Cowie |
| PPLS Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Director (job share) | Christian Ilbury |
Undergraduate |
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| Chair Undergraduate Special Circumstances Committee | Peter Ackema |
| Computing and Equipment Subject Area Representative | Korin Richmond |
| Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Representative | Christian Ilbury |
| Exam Board Convener (Honours) | Peter Ackema |
| Honours Convener | Chris Cummins |
| International Coordinator | Linda van Bergen |
| Knowledge, Exchange and Impact Coordinator | Graeme Trousdale |
| Language and Schools Projects | Graeme Trousdale |
| Library Contact | Linda van Bergen |
| Linguistics and English Language Teaching Director | Chris Cummins |
| Linguistic Circle | Kajsa Djärv & Catherine Lai |
| PPLS Cognitive Science Programme Director | Hannah Rohde |
| Pre-honours Convener | Patrick Honeybone |
| Quality Assurance Representative | Jeremy Steffman |
| Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator | Christian Ilbury |
| Tutor Coordinator | Lisa Gotthard & Michael Ramsammy |
| Undergraduate Dissertation Convener (Hons) | Patrick Honeybone |
| Year Abroad 3rd Year Project | Linda van Bergen |
Postgraduate |
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| Postgraduate Research Director (PGR) | John E. Joseph |
| PPLS Postgraduate Director | Robert Truswell |
| MSc Coordinator | Jennifer Culbertson |
| MSc Applied Linguistics Director | Sumin Zhao |
| MSc Developmental Linguistics Director | Shira Tal |
| MSc English Language Director | Lisa Gotthard (Sem 1), Claire Cowie (Sem 2) |
| MSc Evolution of Language & Cognition Director | Kenny Smith |
| MSc Linguistics Director | Michael Ramsammy |
| Phonetics Pathway MSc Linguistics Director | Jeremy Steffman |
| MSc Speech & Language Processing Director | Simon King |
| SGSSS Linguistics Pathway Representative | Sumin Zhao |
| SGSAH Lead | Warren Maguire |
Research |
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| PPLS Research Ethics Committee Convenor | Mits Ota |
| Research Advisor | Dan Lassiter |
| Research Ethics Committee Convenor | Bert Remijsen |
| Director of Angus McIntosh Centre | Bettelou Los |
| Director of Bilingualism Matters | Antonella Sorace |
| Director of Centre for Speech Technology Research | Simon King |
| Director of Centre for Language Evolution | Kenny Smith |
| REF Coordinator | Mits Ota |