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School of Humanities
University of Glasgow
1 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Email: humanities-enquiries@glasgow.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 141 330 5690
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A-Z School directory
| Advertising (staff recruitment - see Human Resources below) | Patricia MacLaren |
| Administrative resourcing | Heather Keating |
| Affiliate appointments (see also Honorary appointments below) | Patricia MacLaren |
| Appeals | Head of Subject |
| Applications for postgraduate research study | Elison Roberts |
| Budgets | Heather Keating |
| Building maintenance and repairs | Estates & Buildings |
| Commercial Contracts | Heather Keating |
| Committees (see individual entries under School Management Group, Graduate Studies, Learning and Teaching, Research) | |
| Complaints | Heather Keating |
| Diary - Head of School | Isla Johnston |
| Disability Officer for the School Assistant Disability Officer for the School |
Gareth Beale Eileen Ritchie |
| Employability UG | Karin Bowie |
| Employability PG | Lisa Hau |
| Endowments | Heather Keating |
| Equipment bid | Patricia MacLaren |
| Estates - maintenance | Isabel Jones or Ross Crammond |
| Estates - resources | Heather Keating |
| Ethics | Ben Colburn Iain Banks Michael Brady |
| External examiners - appointment and expenses | Heads of Subject |
| Finance - budgets | Heather Keating |
| Finance - general purchasing (also see General Requisition and Request for Travel and Accommodation) | Isabel Jones or Ross Crammond |
| Finance - staff expenses claims / Student expenses claims | Isabel Jones or Ross Crammond |
| Furniture requests | Isabel Jones or Ross Crammond |
| Gender Equality Officer | Michael Brady |
| Gender Equality Committee | Christelle Le Riguer |
| Head of School | Michael Brady |
| Head of School Professional Services | Heather Keating |
| Health, Safety & Wellbeing | Heather Keating |
| Honorary appointments (see also Visitors) | Patricia MacLaren |
| Human Resources (initial enquiries) | Patricia MacLaren |
| Internationalisation Officer | Christine Whyte |
| I.T. (support) | Arts IT Support |
| Joint PhD | Graduate School |
| Keys (for staff and student offices) | Isabel Jones or Ross Crammond |
| Knowledge Transfer | Heather Keating |
| Learning & Teaching Committee | Leigh-Ann Dragsnes |
| Marketing (marketing activity/budgets) | Heather Keating |
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Mobility officers (JYA/Erasmus) Archaeology - Claudia Glatz |
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| Office refurbishment | Isabel Jones or Ross Crammond |
| Performance & Development Review (P&DR - see Human Resources above) | |
| PGR Committee | Christelle Le Riguer |
| PGT Committee | Christelle Le Riguer |
| PIP (see Programme approval process below) | |
| Postgraduate Convener (Research) | tbc |
| Postgraduate Convener (Taught) | Adele Redhead |
| Postgraduate Research Student queries (status, funding, progression) | Elison Roberts |
| Postgraduate study space (allocation of School resources) | Heather Keating |
| Programme approval process (undergraduate and postgraduate) | Leigh-Ann Dragsnes |
| Progress Reviews (postgraduate research) | Elison Roberts |
| Project Approval Forms (PAFs - see Research grant management) | |
| Promotions (see Human Resources above) | |
| Publicity (see Marketing above) | |
| Recognition & Reward (see Human Resources above) | |
| Recruitment (students - see Marketing above) | |
| Recruitment (staff - see Human Resources above) | |
| Research Committee | Christelle Le Riguer |
| Research Convener | Andrew MacKillop |
| Research grant management | College Research Office |
| Research leave | Patricia MacLaren |
| Research Project - costings, budgets (see College of Arts) | |
| Research Project - recruitment | Patricia MacLaren |
| School Engagement Lead | David McMenemy |
| School Management Group | Isla Johnston |
| School Meetings | Isla Johnston |
| School Quality and Enhancement Officer | Bryan Pickel |
| Scholarship availability/School ranking process | Elison Roberts |
| Sickness absence reporting | Line manager / Patricia MacLaren |
| Social media | Christelle Le Riguer |
| Student - course and programme enquiries | Programme administrator |
| Student - data (student numbers, stats etc) | Heather Keating |
| U.K. Borders Agency matters (staff - see Human Resources above) | |
| U.K. Borders Agency matters (students) | Heather Keating |
| Vivas (postgraduate research) | Elison Roberts |
| Website | Christelle Le Riguer |
Undergraduate programme administrators
| Archaeology |
Levels 1+2 and Honours |
Sarah Finlayson/ |
arts-ug-archaeology@glasgow.ac.uk +44 (0)141 330 7778 |
| Celtic and Gaelic |
Celtic Civ 1+2 |
Kirsti-Ann Kerr |
Kirsti-Ann.Kerr@glasgow.ac.uk |
| Gaelic 1+2 |
Daniel Vince-Archer |
daniel.vince-archer@glasgow.ac.uk +44 (0)141 330 2036 |
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| Honours |
Ruth Burke |
Ruth.Burke@glasgow.ac.uk +44(0)141 330 4222 |
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| Classics | Class Civ 1+2 Greek 1+2 Latin 1+2 Honours |
Eileen Ritchie |
Eileen.Ritchie@glasgow.ac.uk +44 (0)141 330 5695 |
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History |
Level 1+2 |
Sara Murdoch |
Sara.Murdoch@glasgow.ac.uk |
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Honours |
Heather Shannon |
Heather.Shannon@glasgow.ac.uk |
| Information Studies | Levels 1+2 | Kirsti-Ann Kerr |
Kirsti-Ann.Kerr@glasgow.ac.uk |
| Honours | Sara Murdoch | Sara.Murdoch@glasgow.ac.uk +44 (0)141 330 2370 |
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Philosophy |
Levels 1+2 | Ruth Burke |
Ruth.Burke@glasgow.ac.uk |
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Honours |
Daniel Vince-Archer |
daniel.vince-archer@glasgow.ac.uk |
Postgraduate programme administrators
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Archaeology (MSc) |
Gabriele Bergamelli
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gabriele.bergamelli@glasgow.ac.uk |
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Philosophy (MSc) |
Ashley Brown |
Ashley.Brown.2@glasgow.ac.uk |
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All research programmes (MPhil by Research, MRes, PhD) |
Elison Roberts |
elison.roberts@glasgow.ac.uk |
Programme Conveners
Archaeology
- Level 1:
- 1A: Archaeology of Scotland: Dr Gareth Beale
- 1B: Archaeology in the Modern World: TBC
- Level 2:
- 2A: Twenty things that changed the world: Dr Susanna Harris
- 2B: Archaeology in Theory and Practice: Dr Louisa Campbell
- Honours: Dr Nyree J Finlay
- PGT:
- PGT Convener: Dr Rachel Opitz
- MSc in Archaeology:
- MSc in Material Culture & Artefact Studies: Dr Nyree Finlay
- MSc in Conflict Archaeology & Heritage: Dr Iain Banks
- PGR: Dr Susanna Harris
Celtic & Gaelic
- Level 1:
- Celtic Civ 1A: Dr Martina Maher
- Celtic Civ 1B: Professor T Clancy
- Gaelic 1A: Mr Gillebrìde MacMillan
- Gaelic 1 (advanced): Mr Gillebrìde MacMillan
- Gaelic 1 (beginners): Dr Sheila Kidd
- Gaelic 1 (intermediate): Dr Michel Byrne
- Level 2:
- Celtic Civ 2A: Dr Aonghas MacCoinnish
- Celtic Civ 2B: Dr Aonghas MacCoinnish
- Gaelic 2 (advanced): Mr Gillebrìde MacMillan
- Junior Honours: Dr Sheila Kidd
- Senior Honours: Dr Sheila Kidd
- PGT: Professor Thomas Clancy
- PGR: Dr Sim Innes
Classics
- Level 1:
- Classical Civilisation 1A: Dr Maria Mili
- Classical Civilisation 1B: Dr Zara Chadha
- Latin 1A: Dr Adrastos Omissi
- Latin 1B: Dr Adrastos Omissi
- Greek 1A: Professor Isabel Ruffell
- Greek 1B:
- Level 2:
- Classical Civilisation 2A: Professor Isabel Ruffell
- Classical Civilisation 2B: Dr Adrastos Omissi
- Latin 2A: Dr Adrastos Omissi
- Latin 2B: Prof Costas Panayotakis
- Greek 2A: Dr Lisa Hau
- Greek 2B: Dr Lisa Hau
- Level 3:
- Latin 3: Prof Costas Panayotakis
- Junior Honours: Prof Costas Panayotakis
- Senior Honours: Prof Costas Panayotakis
- PGT:
- MSc in Ancient Cultures: Dr Angela McDonald
- MSc in Classics: Dr Zara Chadha
- PGR: Dr Jane Draycott
History
- Level 1:
- History 1A: Dr Joanna Tucker
- History 1B: Dr Andrew Roach
- Level 2:
- History 2A: Dr Catriona MacLeod
- History 2B: Dr Oliver Charbonneau
- Junior Honours:
- Dr Peggy Brunache (Dr Oliver Charbonneau from Jan 2022)
- Dr Andrew Roach: Mobility Officer
- Senior Honours: Dr Catriona MacDonald
- PGT:
- Early Modern History: Dr Jochen Schenk
- Gender History: Dr Tanya Cheadle
- History: Dr Jochen Schenk
- Medieval History: Dr Jochen Schenk
- Modern History: Dr Jochen Schenk
- Scottish History: Dr Jochen Schenk
- War Studies: Professor Matthew Strickland
- PGR: Dr Ben White
Information Studies
- Level 1: Ms Ann Gow
- Level 2: Ms Ann Gow (2A), (2B)
- Junior Honours: Dr Tim Duguid
- Senior Honours:
- PGT:
- MSc Museum Studies: Dr Kat Lloyd
- MSc Information and Preservation: Dr David McMenemy
- PGR:
Philosophy
- Level 1:
- Philosophy 1A: Professor Ben Colburn
- Philosophy 1B: Dr Jennifer Corns
- Level 2:
- Philosophy 2A: Dr Bryan Pickel
- Philosophy 2B: Dr Bryan Pickel
- Junior Honours: Dr Chris Lindsay
- Senior Honours: Dr Adam Carter
- PGT: Dr Derek Brown
- PGR: Dr Robin Zheng
School Management Team
| Head of School | Professor Ian Forrest |
| Interim Deputy Head of School |
Professor Steven Reid |
| Interim Head of School Professional Services | Mrs Heather Keating |
| Head of Subject: Archaeology | Professor Nicki Whitehouse |
| Head of Subject: Celtic and Gaelic |
Dr Geraldine Parsons |
| Head of Subject: Classics | Dr Lisa Hau |
| Head of Subject: Information Studies |
Professor Sarah Cook |
| Head of Subject: History | Professor Steven Reid |
| Head of Subject: Philosophy | Professor Glen Pettigrove |
| Learning and Teaching Convenor |
Dr Stephen Harrison |
| Postgraduate Research Convener |
tbc |
| Postgraduate Taught Convener | Dr Adele Redhead |
| Research Convenor |
Dr Andrew MacKillop |
| Disability Officer | Dr Gareth Beale |
| Impact and KE Officer | Professor Sarah Cook |
| Gender Equality Officer | Professor Michael Brady |
| Equality & Diversity Convener | tbc |
| Internationalisation Officer | tbc |
| School Engagement Officer | Dr David McMenemy |
| Exams Officer | Professor Stephan Leuenberger |
| Quality Assuranve Officer | Dr Bryan Pickel |
| Widening Participation Officer | Dr Robert Cowan |
How to find us
The School of Humanities is housed in several buildings, and our main office is located in room 206, 1 University Gardens - opposite the Main Gate on University Avenue.
- Archaeology - Molema Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
- Celtic & Gaelic - 3 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QQ
- Classics - 65 Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LP
- Information Studies - George Service House, 11 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QJ
- History - 1 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QQ
- Philosophy - 67 Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LP
As parking is limited on the university campus, it is recommended that you arrive by taxi or public transport. There are a number of busses that stop near the Main Building and Kelvinbridge and Hillhead subway stations are both within walking distance of the Adam Smith Business School.
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