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 two to three times each term 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 & Chair of Board of Studies
Haley McAvay	Deputy HoD for staffing strategy and work loading
Rachel Alsop	Director of Centre for Women's Studies
Karl Atkin	Director of REF

Sheila Davitt	Research Facilitator
Nicola Lowe	Administration Manager
Sarah Maynard	Interim Deputy Head of Faculty Operations
Jane Slocombe	Administrator
Debs Stephens	Student Services Manager
Merran Toerien	Director of Research
Richard Tutton	Chair of Department Teaching and Learning Committee
Robin Wooffitt	Recruitment and Admissions Tutor