Our Team
Members of the Widening Participation team and their respective roles.
Working from home and the office
Our staff are working both from home and from the office.
Our campus and outreach activities are currently being delivered in a hybrid way.
You can contact us on wpteam@ed.ac.uk or contact individual members of the team via our emails as detailed below.
Our normal working hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
Our Team
WP Managers
| Name (sorted in descending order) | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Cattell | Head of Widening Participation/Deputy Director Student Recruitment & Admissions | laura.cattell@ed.ac.uk |
| Kirstin Henry | Widening Participation Manager (Student Lifecycle) | kirstin.henry@ed.ac.uk |
| Pat Reid | Widening Participation Manager | pat.reid@ed.ac.uk |
| Dr Neil M Speirs | Widening Participation Manager | neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk |
| Lesley Stokes | Widening Participation Manager | lesley.stokes@ed.ac.uk |
WP Officers and Administrators
| Name (sorted in ascending order) | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Bitsakaki | Outreach Officer (ACES) | jasmine.holt@ed.ac.uk |
| Stef Blum-Stevenson | Widening Participation Officer (ACES) | stef.blum@ed.ac.uk |
| Briony Cowan | Widening Participation Administrator | briony.cowan@ed.ac.uk |
| Tom Draper | IntoUniversity Community Liaison Coordinator | tom.draper@ed.ac.uk |
| Eleanor Ellis | Widening Participation Graduate Intern (Access to High Demand Professions) | eleanor.ellis@ed.ac.uk |
| Susan Forrest | Widening Participation Officer (Summer Schools) | susan.forrest@ed.ac.uk |
| Ryan Hamilton | Widening Participation Officer (Access to the Professions) | ryan.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
| Jess Hume | Widening Participation Officer (Student Life Cycle) | jess.hume@ed.ac.uk |
| Gabriele Negro | Widening Participation Officer | gabriele.negro@ed.ac.uk |
| Jefferson Shirley | Data and Monitoring Officer | jefferson.shirley@ed.ac.uk |
Contact us through an online sign language interpreter
British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact the University of Edinburgh via Contact Scotland BSL, the online British Sign Language video relay interpreting service.
Find out more on the Contact Scotland BSL website
