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Contacts

Queries related to Wellbeing

For general queries about wellbeing and support in the department, please refer to Wellbeing and Support section of the Department Handbook. More information is also available on Wellbeing Services

If you have further questions or a concern about…

Your wellbeing or your academic progress, including mitigating circumstances, speak to: 

  • Your personal Tutor

Don’t know who your personal tutor is? You can find this information on your Tabula

 

The process of applying for mitigation on Tabula and technically difficulties with Tabula, speak to:

 

Any further queries about wellbeing, speak to:

 

Any further queries about personal tutoring, speak to:

 


Queries related to Academic Study

Most questions about academic study are answered in the Department Handbook, this includes questions about…

 

Course Regulations

Assessment

  • coursework
  • exams
  • marking
  • self-certification and extensions

 

If you have further questions or any concerns about...

Your seminars or module, speak to:

  • Seminar Tutors/Module Convenor

 

Final year dissertations, speak to:

 

Undergraduate academic study more generally, speak to:

 

Postgraduate study more generally, speak to:

 

Administration of a module or course, such as questions about Tabula or Moodle, speak to:

 

Course-specific questions, speak to:

  


Other queries or concerns

If you have questions or concerns about…

Events, extracurricular activities, mentorship programmes and opportunities, speak to:

 

Career opportunities and internships, speak to:

  • Senior Careers Consultant

More information is also available on the Careers page

 

Matters related to equality, diversity, or inclusion in the department, speak to:

 

Year abroad or study abroad, speak to:

More information is also available on the Study Abroad pages.

 

Overall departmental or university policy, speak to:

 

If you would like to provide feedback on any aspect of your experience in the department, speak to:

 


Heads of Department

Head of Department

Professor Tim Lockley

Overall responsibility for the Department, including all student discipline issues.

 

Deputy Head of Department (Teaching and Learning)

Dr Simon Peplow

Overall responsibility for all aspects of teaching and learning in the Department.

 

Deputy Head of Department (Research)

Professor Anne Gerritsen

Overall responsibility for all aspects of research in the Department.

 

Deputy Head of Department (Professional Development)

Professor Christoph Mick

Overall responsibility for all aspects of staff professional development in the Department.

 


Senior Tutors

1st Year Senior Tutor

Dr Katayoun Shafiee

Responsible for the personal tutor system and all issues regarding mitigating circumstances affecting student performance.

 

Departmental / 2nd Year Senior Tutor

Professor Rebecca Earle

Responsible for the personal tutor system and all issues regarding mitigating circumstances affecting student performance. Overall responsibility for senior tutoring.

 

Final Year Senior Tutor

Professor Peter Marshall

Responsible for the personal tutor system and all issues regarding mitigating circumstances affecting student performance.

 


Directors of Studies

Director of UG First Year Studies

Dr Thomas Simpson

Overall responsibility for all issues relating to first-year study; approver for all essay extension requests for first-year; responsible for recording and reporting on first-year student performance; first-year exams secretary.

 

Director of UG Second Year Studies

Dr Camillia Cowling

Overall responsibility for all issues relating to second-year study; approver for all essay extension requests for second-year; responsible for recording and reporting on second-year student performance; second-year exams secretary.

 

Director of UG Final Year Studies

Dr Simon Peplow

Overall responsibility for all issues relating to final-year study; approver for all essay extension requests for final-year; responsible for recording and reporting on final-year student performance; dissertation coordinator.

 

UG Final Year Exams Secretary

Dr Lydia Plath (Term 1) and Dr Rebecca Stone

Overall responsibility for all issues relating to final year examinations and assessments; managements of the final-year exam boards for all History as a home department students.

 


Specific Course Coordinators

Director of Student Experience History and Politics and Joint Degrees Coordinator (Courses with History as Home Dept)

Dr Rebecca Stone

Responsible for the History and Politics, History and Sociology, and History and Philosophy degree courses.

 

Joint Degrees Coordinator (Courses with SMLC as Home Dept)

Dr Guido van Meersbergen

Responsible for language courses: French and History, German and History, History and Italian.

 

Joint Degrees Coordinator (English and History)

Dr Stuart Middleton

Responsible for the English and History degree course.

 

Part-Time Degrees Coordinator

Dr Roger Fagge and Professor Ben Smith

Responsible for part-time students taking History modules, particularly Historical Studies students.

 

Director of Study Abroad Programmes

Dr Pierre Purseigle

Responsible for overseeing international opportunities and the Year Abroad programmes available to History and CAS students.

 


Student Experience

Student Voice Lead

Professor Mathew Thomson

Responsible for collecting, reviewing and responding to student surveys and feedback; developing and improving on strategies to ensure a positive and holistic learning community among students in the department, including overseeing department strategies to foster student social inclusion, equality and diversity; convenor of the History SSLC.

 

Director of Student Experience (History and Politics)

Dr Rebecca Stone 

Responsible for the student experience in the History and Politics degree.

 

Student Engagement Co-ordinator

Dr Rosie Doyle

Responsible for student engagement across the department and student ambassadors.

 

Chair of Social Inclusion and Diversity Committee

Dr Rosie Doyle

Responsible for equality and diversity across the Department.

 


Postgraduate Students

Director of Postgraduate Research Studies

Professor Mark Knights

Responsible for all postgraduate research students.

 

Director of Postgraduate Taught Students

Dr Colin Storer

Responsible for all MA students and the point of contact for enquiries about Masters degrees in the Department.

 


Administrative Staff

Head of Administration

Claudia Gray

Responsible for overseeing all administrative support.

 

Academic Administrator

Jennifer Whittam

Responsible for overseeing all academic support matters in relation to taught degrees.

 

Undergraduate Coordinator (Year abroad; Visiting exchange)

Simon Arthur

First point of contact for all UG students, visiting exchange students and year abroad programmes.

 

Undergraduate Coordinator (Student IT systems)

George King

First point of contact for all UG students, and departmental IT systems.

 

Undergraduate Coordinator (Special Exam Arrangements & Mitigating Circumstances & Disability Contact)

Simon Arthur

First point of contact for all UG students, special exam arrangements and mitigating circumstances and the disability contact for the Department.

 

Postgraduate Coordinators

Sophie Shilliday

First point of contact for all PG taught students.

 

Kay Jones

First point of contact for all PG research students.

 


Other Staff Contact Details

Academic Staff

Contact details for academic staff including information on their office hours, modules taught and research interests.

Teaching Staff

Contact details for teaching fellows, postdoctoral research fellows teaching modules and graduate teaching assistants.

Administrative staff

Contact details for undergraduate, postgraduate and research administrative staff