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School Executive

Head of School	Professor Anne Kerr All Head of School business to: head-socpol-school@glasgow.ac.uk
Head of School Administration	Chris McAdam
Head of Subject: Central & Eastern European Studies	Prof Richard Berry
Head of Subject: Economic & Social History	Professor Ray Stokes
Head of Subject: Politics	Professor Christopher Carman
Head of Subject: Sociology	Dr Matt Dawson
Head of Subject: Urban Studies	Prof Sharon Wright
Convenor of Undergraduate Studies	Dr Susan Deeley
Postgraduate Taught Convener	Dr Eamonn Butler
Postgraduate Research Convener	Dr Mo Hume
Research & Knowledge Exchange Convener	Prof Nicholas Watson
International Lead	Dr Craig Smith

School Administration

Head of School Administration	Chris McAdam
Head of School’s PA	Jeane Bonner
Finance Manager	Sarah-Jane Sharp
Resource Administrator	Susan Rodger
Finance Administrator	Gary Jackson
Postgraduate Research Administrator	PGR Administrator
Disability Officer	Dr Jo Ferrie
Quality Officer - Undergraduate	Dr Craig Smith
Quality Officer - Postgraduate	Dr Duncan Ross
Communications & Engagement Officer	Linzi Crawford

Subject Area Contacts

Central & Eastern European Studies

Head of Subject	Prof Richard Berry
Subject Support	Clair Clarke
Level 1	Convenor: Dr Vladimir Unkovski-Korica Administrator: Marnie Clark
Level 2	2A Convenor: Dr Frederica Prina 2B Convenor: Dr Marcin Kaczmarski Administrator: Marnie Clark
Honours	Convenor: Dr Zsuzanna Varga Administrator: Marnie Clark
Postgraduate Taught	Convenor: Prof Clare McManus Administrator: Clair Clarke
Postgraduate Research	Convenor: Prof Clare McManus Administrator: PGR Administrator
International/Erasmus Exchange Coordinator	Dr Ammon Cheskin
Research Champion	Prof Rebecca L Kay
Seminar Programme Convenor	Dr Huseyn Aliyev CEES Events & Seminars

Economic & Social History

Head of Subject	Professor Ray Stokes
Subject Support	Suzanne Hendry
Level 1	1A Convenor: Dr Rosemary Elliot 1B Convenor: Dr Rosemary Elliot Administrator: Eileen Douglas
Level 2	2A Convenor: Dr Angus Ferguson 2B Convenor: Dr Angus Ferguson Administrator: Suzanne Hendry
Level 3	Convenor: Dr Jeffrey Meek Administrator: Suzanne Hendry
Honours	Convenor: Dr Jim Philips Exams Officer: Dr Jeffrey Meek Administrator: Suzanne Hendry
Postgraduate Taught Programme Administrators	Chinese Studies: Clair Clarke Global Economy: David Donaldson Global Health: Clair Clarke Global Security: Clair Clarke History of Medicine: David Donaldson
Postgraduate Research	Convenor: Professor Neil Rollings Administrator: PGR Administrator
International/Erasmus Exchange Coordinator	Prof Jeff Fear
Research Champion	Prof Jim Tomlinson
Seminar Programme Convenor	Dr Helen Yaffe ESH Events & Seminars

Politics & International Relations

Head of Subject	Professor Christopher Carman
Subject Support	Margaret Murray
Level 1	1A Convenor: Dr Thomas Lundberg 1B Convenor: Dr Katherine Allison 1B IR Convenor: Dr Georgios Karyotis w/ Dr Joanna Szostek Administrator: Karen Masterson
Level 2	2A Convenor: Karen Wright 2B Convenor: Dr Georgios Karyotis w/ Dr Joanna Szostek Administrator: Eileen Douglas
Honours	Convenor: Dr Ty Solomon w/ Dr Katherine Allison Administrator: Margaret Murray
Postgraduate Taught	Convenor MSc Chinese Studies: Dr Neil Munro Convenor MSc/MRes Human Rights: Dr Katherine Alison Convenor MSc/MRes International Relations: Dr Bernhard Reinsberg Convenor MSc/MRes Political Communication: Dr Ana Ines Langer Administrator: Wendy Harvie
Postgraduate Research	Convenor: Prof Beatrice Heuser Administrator: PGR Administrator
International/Erasmus Exchange Coordinator	Dr Carl Knight
Research Champions	Prof Jane Duckett (Research); Prof Cian O'Driscoll (Impact, until Dec 2019)
Seminar Programme Convenor	Dr Joanna Szostek Politics Events & Seminars

Sociology

Head of Subject	Dr Matt Dawson
Subject Support	Olive Bredin
Level 1	Convenor: Dr Teresa Piacentini Administrator: Olive Bredin
Level 2	Convenor: Dr Diego Maria Malara Administrator: Clare Robertson
Honours	Convenor: Dr Francesca Stella Dissertation Convenor: Dr Nicky Burns Assessment Officer: Dr Oona Brooks-Hay General Paper Convenor: Professor Gerda Reith Administrator : Lesley Scott
Postgraduate Taught	Sociology MSc and MRes Programme Convenor: Dr Greti-Iulia Ivana Equality & Human Rights MSc and MRes Programme Convenor: Dr Dominic Pasura Criminology PGT Programmes Convenor: Dr Julie Berg Media, Communications & International Journalism Programme Convenor: Dr Catherine Happer Global Health MSc Convenor: Dr Cindy Gray Global Migrations & Social Justice Convenor: Dr Teresa Piacentini Sociology Dissertations Convenor: Dr Greti-Iulia Ivana PGT Administrator: Wendy Harvie email enquiries: socpol-pgt-admin@glasgow.ac.uk
Postgraduate Research	PGR Convening Team: Sociology: Dr Lucy Pickering / Dr Gareth Mulvey Criminology: Dr Marguerite Schinkel / Professor Fergus McNeill Administrator: PGR Administrator email enquiries: socpol-pgr-admin@glasgow.ac.uk
Erasmus/Exchange Convenor	Dr Cindy Gray
Research Champion	Subject Research Convenor: Professor Satnam Virdee Head of REF Planning Group: Professor Michele Burman Subject Impact Champion: Professor Fergus MacNeill
Frisby Lecture Convenor	Dr Andrew Smith / Dr Sarah Armstrong
ESRC Pathway Representatives	Sociology: Dr Lucy Pickering Socio-Legal Studies & Criminology: Professor Fergus McNeill Families, Relationships & Demographic Change: Professor Nicholas Watson
Seminar Series Convenor	Dr Alicia Davis Sociology Events & Seminars
Staff/Student Committee Chair	Course Convenors
Open Day Convenor	Dr Diego Malara
Library Committee Representative
School Learning and Teaching Committee Representative	Dr Hayes Mabweazara
Sociology Learning & Teaching Group Convenor	Dr Lucy Pickering
Research Centre / Network Directors	Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research: Dr Sarah Armstrong Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research: Professor Nicholas Watson Centre for Research on Racism, Ethnicity and Nationalism: Professor Satnam Virdee Glasgow Media Group: Professor Gregory Philo Gambling Research Group: Professor Gerda Reith Glasgow Human Rights Network: Dr Matthew Waites Glasgow Refugee, Migration and Asylum Network: Dr Teresa Piacentini Glasgow Quantitative Methods Group: Professor Mark Tranmer Digital Societies Research Group: Professor Bridgette Wessels
Glasgow Sociology website & Twitter Feed	Dr Minna Liinpaa

Urban Studies

Head of Subject		Prof Sharon Wright
Teaching and Learning Director		Dr Charlotte Pearson
UG Convenor/Programme Director of Social and Public Policy		Dr Mark Wong
Level 1		1A Convenor: Dr Charlotte Pearson 1B Convenors: Prof Annette Hastings and Prof Keith Kintrea Administrator: Susanna Oelschlagel
Level 2		2A Convenor: Prof Susan Deeley 2B Convenor: Administrator: Olive Bredin
Honours		Convenor: Dr Mark Wong Administrator: Susanna Oelschlagel
Undergraduate Nankai Convenor		Dr Jing Yao
International/Erasmus Exchange Coordinator		Mark Wong
Postgraduate Taught (PGT)		Program Convenors City Planning: Dr James White Real Estate: Dr Tunbosun Oyedokun Public Policy: Dr Amin Kamete Urban Analytics: Dr Qunshan Zhao Urban Transport: Dr Jinhyun Hong MRes Convenor: Dr Amin Kamete MSc Nankai Convenor: Dr Jing Yao Administrators: Jakki Walsh and David Donaldson
Postgraduate Research (PGR)		Convenor: Prof. Moira Munro Administrator: PGR Administrator
Research		Research Director: Professor Ade Kearns/Dr Sharon Wright Impact Champion: Professor Keith Kintrea/Dr Sharon Wright
Seminar Series Convenor		Dr Adriana Mihaela Soaita and Dr Gideon Baffoe Please see Urban Studies Events & Seminars for more info.
Urban Studies on Twitter		@UofGUrbanStudies and @UofGSPP
Instagram		@UofGSPP

General Enquiries

Tel: +44 (0)141 330 7714
Email: socpol-enquiries@glasgow.ac.uk

Twitter: @UofGSPS
Instagram: @UofGSPS

School of Social & Political Sciences
University of Glasgow
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Glasgow, G12 8RT

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