Michael Scott

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International)

Professor Michael Scott is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Warwick, UK, and a Professor of Classics and Ancient History. He has held Visiting Fellowships in China and the US, as well as taught and conducted research across the globe focused both on the ancient Mediterranean and on ancient global history. He holds a National Teaching Fellowship and is Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK, as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has published widely with both academic and trade presses, with his books translated into multiple languages, and is also a regular contributor to national and international media.

He believes passionately in making academic research as accessible as possible to a broad range of audiences and has written and presented a wide range of television, radio and podcast series for channels in the UK, US and Australia. He was made an Honorary Citizen of Delphi, Greece in recognition of the global impact of his research and engagement.

Sai Gu

Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor
(East & South East Asia)

Sai leads on Warwick’s engagement in East and South East Asia. He has extensive experience in developing TNE and research partnerships in this region, including leading large UKRI and EU collaborative programmes. As a prominent engineer, he is a Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering and serves as a member of the Academy’s International Committee to promote the UK engineering excellence at the global stage.

George Christou

Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Europe)

George works closely with Professor Michael Scott, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), and leads on our engagement in and with Europe. This includes responsibility for activities with the EUTOPIA alliance, bilaterally extending and deepening our relationships with European university partners, and pursuing opportunities for funding, student mobility, and European research and teaching collaboration.

Carsten Maple

Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(North America)

Carsten overseas the development and fulfilment of our international strategy in relation to North America. This includes working with key colleagues across the institution to raise awareness of opportunities in research and education with institutions in Canada and the United States of America. Where these collaborations are with our most significant partners, Carsten and colleagues from the International Strategy and Relations team will support academics in responding to such calls.

Luca Mola

Academic Director
(Warwick Venice Centre)

Luca Molà received a BA (Laurea) from the University Ca’ Foscari of Venice and did his MA and PhD at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. From 1999 he has taught Renaissance History at the University of Warwick, with a period of secondement from 2010 to 2018 when he held a chair in Early Modern European History at the European University Institute in Florence. He is one of the founding members of the Warwick Global History and Culture Centre (2007) and is currently the Academic Director of the Warwick Venice Centre.

Dan Branch

Academic Director
(Africa)

Working closely with Franklyn, Dan is responsible for implementing our African partnership strategy. He has been particularly focused on developing our growing relationship with Stellenbosch University and with Warwick's participation in the Cluster of Research Excellence Initiative led by the Guild of European Research Intensive Universities and the African Research Universities Alliance. In his other role as Academic Director of the Doctoral College, he also has oversight of our collaborative PhD programmes with Monash, EUTOPIA and other partners.

Franklyn Lisk

Academic Director
(Africa)

Co-lead on the implementation of the Warwick Africa Partnership Strategy which aims to develop and strengthen relationship with African universities in research and education activities. This involves working closely with Warwick academics across all departments and the professional services to promote collaboration and capacity-building in various ways, and representing Warwick on the North-South working group of the Guild of European Research-intensive Universities - African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) partnership. Lead on the organisation of the annual Warwick Distinguished Africa Lecture.

David Davies

Deputy Chair for External Engagement (FSEM)

David is a Professor at Warwick Medical School. As Deputy Chair of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine, David represents the faculty's international agenda across education, research, and engagement. In his role as Director of Warwick in Africa, David gives strategic direction and leadership to a partnership of schools and universities in South Africa, Ghana, and Tanzania to enhance teacher professional development to raise achievement and attainment in English and mathematics for learners in the classroom.

Olympia Palikara

Deputy Chair for External Engagement (FSS)

Olympia Palikara is Professor of Educational Psychology in the Department of Education Studies and Deputy Chair of the Faculty of Social Sciences for External Engagement. Olympia is responsible for representing the Faculty’s international partnership agenda in liaison with the International DPVCs and International Strategy and Relations (ISR) team and identifying and promoting international/external engagement activities.

Olympia is the Convener of the Psychology in Education Standing Committee of the European Federation of Psychologists' Association (EFPA) and past-chair of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology (DECP) of the British Psychological Society.

Jennifer Burns

Deputy Chair for External Engagement (FA)

Jennifer Burns is Professor of Italian Studies in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Warwick and Deputy Chair of the Faculty of Arts for External Engagement. She has collaborated widely in Europe and beyond on research and editorial projects, review panels, and engagement activities. She is committed to building and sustaining academic partnerships for Arts and Humanities crossing national, cultural, disciplinary and sectoral borders.

Sally Smith

Director, International Strategy & Relations

Sally leads the International Strategy and Relations Team (ISR). ISR are responsible for enabling the connectivity between Warwick and a range of partners, agencies, and stakeholders globally, through the formation of mutually beneficial collaborations, which contribute to society, enhancing our research and education excellence and relevance, in support of our institutional strategy.

Sally is committed to the development of internationalisation practices within Higher Education and has worked in international development roles for the past 20 years, holding positions at a range of institutions, including UCAS, where she led a sector wide review. Prior to joining the ISR team in 2021 Sally held the position of Head of Student Recruitment at Warwick, and has been closely connected to Warwick’s global engagement activities for the past 6 years.

Mike Haymes

Associate Director, International Strategy & Relations

As Associate Director in ISR with responsibility for Africa, Australia and Europe, Mike works closely with the relevant academic leads and wider ISR team to develop and deliver international partnerships in these regions, including EUTOPIA and the Monash Warwick Alliance.

Emily Lim

Associate Director, International Strategy & Relations

Emily leads the Asia, Americas and Middle East portfolio in International Strategy and Relations and also provides oversight of the team’s work on Sponsor Engagement.