Contact us

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General enquiries

The Department reception is open 9.30am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.30pm, Monday-Friday.

Department of Social Policy and Social Work
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD

Contacts for students

Student support

Angela Chapman
Undergraduate Administrator
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1276
angela.chapman@york.ac.uk

Sharon Harrison
Postgraduate Administrator
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1234
sharon.harrison@york.ac.uk

Helen Story-Samuels
Online Masters Support
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1228
spsw-online@york.ac.uk

Key contacts for current students

Mitigating circumstances

spsw-mitigation@york.ac.uk

Chair of the Board of Studies

Dr Andrew Hill
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1268
andrew.hill@york.ac.uk

Chair of the Board of Examiners

Dr Lisa O'Malley
Social Policy Exams Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1242
lisa.omalley@york.ac.uk

Examination Officers

Dr Robert Gunn
Social Work Exams Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1255
robert.gunn@york.ac.uk

Dr Kevin Caraher
Online Programmes Exams Officer
kevin.caraher@york.ac.uk

Disability coordinators

Dr Ian Buchanan
Social Work
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1226
ian.buchanan@york.ac.uk

Dr Christine Skinner
Social Policy
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1251
christine.skinner@york.ac.uk

Department heads

Head of Department

Professor Mary Maynard
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1247
mary.maynard@york.ac.uk

Head of Social Policy

John Hudson
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1245
john.hudson@york.ac.uk

Head of Social Work

Juliet Koprowska
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1256
juliet.koprowska@york.ac.uk

Head of Graduate School

Dr Chris Holden 
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1254
chris.holden@york.ac.uk

Departmental Administrator

Jane Barrand
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 1232
jane.barrand@york.ac.uk

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