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Faculty Board (Social Sciences)

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Membership 2023/24 (subject to approval by Senate)

The Vice-Provost and Chair of the Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor Nick Vaughan-Williams

Deputy Chair (Education)

Professor Caroline Elliott

Deputy Chair (Research)

Professor Christopher Moran

Deputy Chair (External Relations)

Professor Olympia Palikara

The Vice-Chancellor and President (ex-officio)

Professor Stuart Croft

The Head and one other member of academic staff appointed by and from the members of the Departments of:

Professor Richard Hastings (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 Chris Rogers (Politics and International Studies)

Professor Ulf Liebe (Sociology)

Professor Goldie Osuri (Sociology)

Professor Andrew Williams (School of Law)

Professor Jonathan Garton (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)

The Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, or nominee

Professor Celia Lury

The Director of the Institute of Employment Research, or nominee

Professor Christopher Warhurst

The Director of the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre, or nominee

Professor Jon Coaffee

The Chair of the Faculty Education Committee of the Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences (ex-officio)

Professor Caroline Elliott

One member of academic staff appointed by and from the Board of the Faculty of:

Dr Marta Guerriero (Arts)

Professor Gill Cooke (Science, Engineering and Medicine)

Undergraduate Student Representatives

Caleb Heather

Ilinca Balasa

Postgraduate Taught Student Representative

TBC

Up to three co-opted members, being members of academic staff subject to the approval of the Senate:

Professor Jacky Swan

Professor Noortje Marres

Faculty Senior Tutor (In Attendance and ex-officio)

Dr Mark Pulsford

Faculty Student Engagement Coordinator (In Attendance)

Will Haywood

Library Observer (In Attendance)

Christine Bradford

Head of Academic Development Centre (In Attendance)

Dr Jennie Mills

Research Development Officer (In Attendance)

Aiden Thompson

Director of Administration (Social Sciences) (In Attendance)

Jackie Clarke

Director of Strategic Initiatives (Social Sciences) (In Attendance)

Nikki Muckle

EDI Forum Chair (Social Sciences) (In Attendance)

Professor Celine Tan

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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.

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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.

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Secretariat

Secretary: Gabriella Bersanetti, Senior Policy Advisor (Education), EPQ

Assistant Secretaries: Alex Pilkington, Policy Advisor, EPQ

(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.

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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.

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