Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Welcome to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. We are proud of our internationally recognised research excellence, our dynamic research culture and the stimulating and imaginative learning experiences we make possible for our students. We are fortunate to have a wonderful shared resource in the Humanities Research Centre housed in the award-winning Berrick Saul Building, and we value both the quest for excellence and our collegiate life in all we do.
In the last Research Excellence Framework, 4 out of 8 of our departments were placed in the top 5 in the UK in their respective disciplines. In the 2022 Times Higher World University rankings, the Faculty was placed top 20 in the UK and top 100 in the world. We hope you enjoy exploring our excellent individual departments and centres.
Professor Ambrose Field, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Departments and centres
- Archaeology
- English and Related Literature
- History
- History of Art
- Language and Linguistic Science
- Music
- Philosophy
- Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
- Centre for Medieval Studies
- Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies
- Centre for Modern Studies
Key information
All information as at 1 December 2017 (unless otherwise stated)
Headcount FTE Academic staff 221 207 Support staff 113 95 Research staff 56 50 Teaching staff 85 53 Research income £6.3m (2016/17 HESA data) PhD students 370 330 Taught postgraduates 655 585 Undergraduates 3270 3270
Dean and faculty support group
Professor Ambrose Field
Dean
ambrose.field@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 322005
Dr Tom Cantrell
Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching)
tom.cantrell@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 325236
Professor Richard Ogden
Associate Dean (Research)
richard.ogden@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 328123
Karen Jones
Faculty Finance Manager
karen.jones@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 324051
Walter van Opstal
Head of Faculty Operations (A&H)
walter.vanopstal@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 324030
Dr Geoff Harrison
Planning Officer
geoff.harrison@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 324053
Claire McMahon
Faculty Employability Manager
claire.mcmahon@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 324237
Dr Natalie Fullwood and Dr Helen Jones
Research Impact Managers (job share)
natalie.fullwood@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 328122
helen.jones@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 321961Jeannette Bollen-Mccarthy
Faculty Marketing Manager
j.bollen-mccarthy@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 324197Jane Harrison
PA to the Dean of Faculty
dean-artshum-pa@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 323494
Dr Richard McClary
Interim Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching (1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022)
richard.mcclary@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 324470
