Faculty Board (Social Sciences)
MembershipTerms of ReferenceReporting StructureSecretariatMeeting
Membership 2024/25
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The Vice-Provost and Chair of the Faculty of Social Sciences |
Professor James Hayton |
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Deputy Chair (Education) |
Dr Karen Simecek |
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Deputy Chair (Research) |
Professor Christopher Moran |
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Deputy Chair (External Relations) |
Professor Olympia Palikara |
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The Vice-Chancellor and President (ex-officio) |
Professor Stuart Croft |
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The Head and one other member of academic staff appointed by and from the members of the Departments of: |
Dr Andy Hind (SELCS) Professor Fiona Copland (Education Studies, SELCS) Dr Claudia Rei (Economics) Professor Ben Lockwood (Economics) Professor Guy Longworth (Philosophy) Dr Thomas Crowther (Philosophy) Professor Matthew Clayton (Politics and International Studies) Dr Trevor McCrisken (Politics and International Studies) Professor Ulf Liebe (Sociology) Professor Goldie Osuri (Sociology) Professor Andrew Williams (School of Law) Professor Dallal Stevens (School of Law) Professor Andrew Lockett (Warwick Business School) Professor Ross Ritchie (Warwick Business School) Professor Nina-Anne Lawrence (Warwick Foundation Studies) Fiona Wallace (Warwick Foundation Studies) |
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The Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, or nominee |
Professor Cagatay Turkay |
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The Director of the Institute of Employment Research, or nominee |
Professor Chris Warhurst |
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The Director of the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre, or nominee |
Professor Jon Coaffee |
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The Chair of the Faculty Education Committee of the Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences (ex-officio) |
Dr Karen Simecek |
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One member of academic staff appointed by and from the Board of the Faculty of: |
TBC Professor Gill Cooke (Science, Engineering and Medicine) |
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Undergraduate Student Representatives |
Otto Oldridge Esther Zhou |
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Postgraduate Taught Student Representative |
TBC |
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Up to three co-opted members, being members of academic staff subject to the approval of the Senate: |
Professor Jacky Swan Professor Celine Tan Professor Caroline Elliott |
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Faculty Senior Tutor (In Attendance and ex-officio) |
Dr Mark Pulsford |
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Faculty Student Engagement Coordinator (In Attendance) |
Will Haywood |
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Library Observer (In Attendance) |
Karen Jackson |
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Head of Academic Development Centre (In Attendance) |
Dr Jennie Mills |
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Research Strategy and Development Manager (In Attendance) |
Harbeena Lalli |
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Director of Administration (Social Sciences) (In Attendance) |
Jackie Clarke |
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Director of Strategic Initiatives (Social Sciences) (In Attendance) |
Nikki Muckle |
Terms of Reference
| (a) | To regulate, subject to the Statutes, the Ordinances and Regulations, and to review by the Senate, the teaching, research, curricula and examinations in the subjects prescribed for the Faculty. | |||
| (b) | To recommend to the Senate examiners for appointment. | |||
| (c) | To make recommendations to the Senate for the award of degrees (other than honorary degrees), diplomas, certificates and other distinctions in the subjects prescribed for the Faculty. | |||
| (d) | To recommend to the Senate Departments to be constituted by the Council. | |||
| (e) | To appoint members of the Faculty Board to be members of the Senate as provided for under Statute 7. | |||
| (f) | To discharge such other functions as the Senate may from time to time determine. | |||
Reporting Structure
The Faculty Board (Social Sciences) reports to the Senate directly and via the Academic Quality and Standards Committee.
The Board receives reports from its Faculty Education Committee.
Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.
Secretariat
Secretary: Gabriella Bersanetti, Senior Policy Advisor (Education), EPQ
Assistant Secretary: TBC
(bfss at warwick dot ac dot uk)
Papers for consideration by the Faculty Board (Social Sciences) should be submitted to the Secretary TWO weeks in advance of the meeting at which they are to be considered [N.B papers for the Sub-committees should be submitted to the appropriate Assistant Secretary THREE weeks in advance of the meeting at which they are to be considered.
Meetings
Dates of meetings of the Faculty Board (Social Sciences) can be found within the University Committee Timetable.
Click here to access minutes of previous meetings.