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Professional Services

Department of English - Staff Directory

The Department's Senior Administrator, Andrea Humber, Head of Operations, can be reached on englishSDA@warwick.ac.uk

Student enquiries (UG/PGT/PGR) will be covered by the Professional Services team based in FAB5.42. They can be reached at:

Undergraduate Programmes UGEnglish@warwick.ac.uk
Postgraduate Programmes PGenglish@warwick.ac.uk
PGR Programmes PGRenglish@warwick.ac.uk

OFFICE HOURS

Term Time:
Monday-Thursday 10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm
Friday 10am - 12pm & 2pm - 3pm

Vacation Time:
Monday - The office is closed but staff will be working from home
Tuesday to Thursday 10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm
Friday - The office is closed but staff will be working from home.

Staff Directory

Andrea Humber

Andrea Humber

Role: Head of Operations

Email: englishSDA@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • Five-Year Financial Planning: Overview of department's income and expenditure
  • Oversight of Department HR matters including recruitment
  • Management support for the Head of Department
  • Leadership and development of the Professional Services Team
  • Strategy & Planning
  • Governance/Committee support
  • Complaints, appeals, FOI requests

Angela Nakra

Role: Undergraduate Programmes Officer

Email: angela-sapna.nakra@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • UG Module registration process & module registration reports
  • TWD/PWD. Repeats/Restarts - UG
  • Attendance monitoring & reporting, including setting up MP Schemes
  • Comms regarding all monitoring points UG & ensuring all recorded
  • Admin support for Academic Integrity/PAP investigations - ACP
  • UG Welfare Group Committee

Chris Dunn

Role: Senior Programmes Officer

Email: Chris.J.Dunn@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • Timetable Construction - Teaching Timetable (including rescheduling seminars)
  • Workload allocation
  • UG Module application & allocation
  • Module Evaluation
  • UG Essay deadlines, marking & moderation/2nd marking
  • Tabula Small Groups - setting up UG & PGT
  • Seminar Sign up
  • MAB/ATP returns
  • Course Regulations/Module DIETS
  • Module Approval & Amendments
  • Handbooks - UG, PGT, PGR, Year Abroad/Exam handbook
  • UG/PGT webpages/website updates & staff intranet redesign

Claire Denney

Role: Programmes Officer

Email: c.denney@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • Personal Tutor Allocation - UG/PGT
  • PhD Vivas
  • PhD Admin
  • PhD TWD/PWD/extensions
  • Attendance monitoring & reporting PGR
  • PhD upgrades

Dee Parker

Role: Executive Officer

Email: D.Parker.1@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • Supports the effective management and operations of the department, including:
  • Financial Administration – general finance transactions, sales and purchasing invoices, research grants, travel and expenses claims, providing advice and guidance on the University’s financial procedures and regulations.
  • HR Administration – STP/GTA contracts, supporting recruitment of new appointments.
  • Support for planning and delivery of departmental events.
  • Executive support to the Head of Department, Deputy Head and Head of Operations.
  • Departmental space management, room allocations and bookings, minor works allocation and furniture requirements.
  • Travel bookings and guidance on departmental travel queries.

Heather Pilbin

Role: Academic Administrator

Email: H.S.Pilbin@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • Oversight of UG/PGT & PGR

Julie Rawlinson

Role: Academic Administrator (secondment)

Email: J.D.Rawlinson@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • Oversight of UG/PGT & PGR

Kim Bester

Role: Senior Programmes Officer

Email: K.Bester@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • PG Module application, allocation, registration process and module registration reports
  • Setting Exam Board dates & membership
  • PG-Dissertation admin
  • External Examiners
  • Continuing overview of MC/Exam Board process/Examination handbooks
  • Exam board regulations
  • PhD Admin
  • Graduation ceremonies
  • Scholarships & bursaries
  • Module Approval & Amendments
  • Graduate Studies Committee

Paul Conway

Role: Programmes Officer

Email: p.conway@warwick.ac.uk

Note: Paul is on secondment to WMG until July 2025


Rachel Oelman

Role: Undergraduate Programmes Officer (Wed-Fri)

Email: r.oelman@warwick.ac.uk

Office: FAB 5.42

  • Induction & Welcome Week
  • Exam Papers
  • Examination setup
  • Degree Transfers
  • NSS/PTES/PRES
  • Admin for intercalated year students application & when on year abroad
  • UG Dissertation admin
  • Admin for incoming visiting students