Department Management team

The Departmental Management Team (DMT) supports the Head of Department (HoD) in the development and implementation of the overall strategic, academic and financial plans of the department. DMT maintains an overview of the department’s key areas of activity and makes decisions to ensure that the department operates effectively and succeeds in its strategic goals, securing the ongoing financial sustainability of the department.

DMT meets three times each semester and once during the summer vacation.

Staff member	Job title
Nik Brown	Head of Department
Ruth Penfold-Mounce	Deputy HoD for teaching, learning and assessment
Haley McAvay	Deputy HoD for staffing strategy and work loading
Rachel Alsop	Director of Centre for Women's Studies
Karl Atkin	Director of REF
Sian Beynon-Jones	Chair of Board of Studies
Emma Casey	Director of UG Teaching and Learning
Sarah Couttie-Cunningham	Administration Manager
Sheila Davitt	Research Facilitator
Nicola Lowe	Deputy Head of Faculty Operations
Jane Slocombe	Administrator
Debs Stephens	Student Services Manager
Merran Toerien	Director of Research
Robin Wooffitt	Recruitment and Admissions Tutor