Our people

Contact details for staff in our College, grouped by School and College Office teams to make it easier for you to find who you are looking for.

We have around 3,700 academic staff and more than 1,300 colleagues in Professional Services roles across our 11 academic Schools, the Centre for Open Learning, the Edinburgh Futures Institute, and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities.

Our Head of College is Vice-Principal Professor Sarah Prescott. 

Professor Prescott joined Edinburgh from University College Dublin (UCD) where she was Principal of the College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of English Literature. She is responsible for the overall management and strategy of the College.

Professor Sarah Prescott

Vice Principal

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The Vice-Principal is supported by our Deputy Head of College, Professor David Smith, formerly Head of Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh.

The Deputy Head of College has particular strategic responsibility for Education and Student Experience and works closely with relevant Deans and Professional Services across the university

Professor David Smith

Deputy Head of College

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Heather joins CAHSS  as College Registrar from the University of Strathclyde, where she held the role of Faculty Manager for Humanities and Social Sciences. 

The Registrar plays a key role in the governance and management of College strategy, leading the Colleges’ professional services teams, support and advising the Vice-Principal, and developing relationships with external stakeholders. 

Heather Lawrence

College Registrar

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College Deanery

Several Deans and Associate Deans provide additional leadership capacity in support of the College’s strategic ambitions.

NameRolePhoneProfile
Soledad Garcia FerrariDean InternationalProfile page (ECA)
Laura BradleyDean of Postgraduate Research Profile page
Jeremy CrangDean of StudentsProfile page
Mary BrennanDean of EducationProfile page (Business)
Emily TaylorDean of Quality Assurance and Curriculum ValidationProfile page
Jenny HoyDean Equality, Diversity and InclusionProfile page
Sudeepa AbeysingheAssociate Dean Research EthicsProfile page (SPS)
Ailsa HendersonAssociate Dean of Research ImpactProfile page (SPS)
Graeme TrousdaleAssociate Dean for Widening ParticipationProfile page
Jen Ross Associate Dean Research CulturesProfile page
Filippo FontanelliCollege Academic Misconduct Officer (CAMO)Profile page (Law)

See more information on the college deans and their roles on our SharePoint pages:

Academic and Student Administration

NameRoleProfile
Lisa KendallDirector of Academic & Student Administration
Lynsey DinwoodieHead of Academic Administration

Student Recruitment and Admissions

NameRoleProfile
Rupert LezemoreHead of Student Recruitment and Admissions Student Recruitment and Admissions (EASE login)
Sarah ColegroveDirector of Postgraduate Admissions

Taught Student Administration

NameRoleProfile
Catriona MorleyHead of Taught Student Administration and SupportTaught Student Administration (EASE login)

PG Research Student Office

NameRoleProfile
Kirsty WoombleHead of Postgraduate Research Student OfficePGR Student Office (EASE login)

Contact details for key staff in each of the Schools.

Contact details for the CAHSS College Office, student admissions and academic administration teams.