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School management and administration

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of SchoolProfessor Thorunn Helgason+44 (0) 131 650 5525hossbs@ed.ac.uk
Director of Professional ServicesAnna Gibbons+44 (0) 131 650 5525

dops.biology@ed.ac.uk

anna.gibbons@ed.ac.uk

Deputy Director of Professional Services & Administration ManagerRichard Yardley+44 (0) 131 650 5552

dops.biology@ed.ac.uk

richard.yardley@ed.ac.uk

PA to Head of School and PA to Director of Professional ServicesKaren Rafferty+44 (0) 131 650 5525karen.rafferty@ed.ac.uk
Business Development Team ManagerDr Emma Elliott+44 (0) 7773 166813emma.elliott@ei.ed.ac.uk
Business Development Executive(s)

Dr John Morrow

Dr Susana Direito

Dr Rachel Harvey

+44 (0) 7919 286838

+44 (0) 7768 750456

+44 (0) 7717 598308

john.morrow@ei.ed.ac.uk

susana.direito@ei.ed.ac.uk

rachel.harvey@ei.ed.ac.uk

Director of ResearchProf Steven Spoel+44 (0) 131 650 7065 ​SBS.ResearchDirector@ed.ac.uk
Research Development Manager

Dr Theodora Lola-Luz

Kirsten Paterson

Pankaj Kumar

+44(0) 131 650 7405

+44(0) 131 650 7292

theodora.lola-luz@ed.ac.uk

kirsten.paterson@ed.ac.uk

pankaj.kumar@ed.ac.uk

Public Engagement ManagerDr Janet Paterson+44(0) 131 650 7123janet.paterson@ed.ac.uk
Science Communications ManagerMarie-Anne Robertson+44(0) 131 651 9064marie-anne.robertson@ed.ac.uk
Director of TeachingDr Julia Richardson+44 (0) 131 650 5520sbsdirectorofteaching@ed.ac.uk
Head of Teaching & Student Administration (Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate programmes)Alice Heatley+44(0) 131 650 5538alice.heatley@ed.ac.uk
Director of International EngagementDr Tilo Kunath+44 (0) 131 651 9546tilo.kunath@ed.ac.uk
Director of Industrial EngagementProf Susan Rosser+44(0) 131 650 5086SBSDirector.IndustrialEngagement@ed.ac.uk
Director of Inclusion & DiversityProf Sinead Collins+44(0) 131 650 8657s.collins@ed.ac.uk
Director of Graduate SchoolDr Gerben van Ooijen+44 (0) 131 651 3314futurestudents@ed.ac.uk
Head of Postgraduate Research Administration and Student ExperienceLindsey Singleton+44 (0) 131 650 5327lindsey.singleton@ed.ac.uk
Director of Career DevelopmentProf Dan Nussey+44 (0) 131 650 5413SBSDirector.CareerDev@ed.ac.uk
Technical Services ManagerDr Claudia Schaffner+44 (0) 131 651 3537claudia.schaffner@ed.ac.uk
Health & Safety ManagerFiona Duerden+44 (0) 131 650 5364sbsafety@ed.ac.uk
Finance Business PartnerNaomi Walker+44 (0) 131 650 5551sbs.financebusinesspartners@ed.ac.uk
Business Support ManagerDavid Clark+44 (0) 131 650 7709sbs.business-support@ed.ac.uk
Head of IT ServicesDavid Montreuil+44 (0) 131 650 8645david.montreuil@ed.ac.uk
Web & Learning Technologies ManagerDr Yuhua Hu+44 (0) 131 651 7090yuhua.hu@ed.ac.uk

Institutes and Centres

Institute of Cell Biology

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of Institute

Prof JP Arulanandam

Dr Liz Bayne

+44 (0) 131 650 7113

+44 (0) 131 651 7789

icbhoi@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryLouise Bishop+44 (0) 131 650 5366louise.Bishop@ed.ac.uk

Institute of Ecology & Evolution

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor Nick Colegrave+44 (0) 131 650 7705iebhead@ed.ac.uk
Institute Secretary

Emma Armitage (Mon & Tue only)

Roz Shields (Wed, Thu, Fri only)

+44 (0) 131 650 5464SBS.AshworthPA@ed.ac.uk

Institute of Immunology & Infection Research

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of Institute

Prof Amy Buck

Professor Keith Matthews

+44 (0) 131 651 3686iiirhead@ed.ac.uk
Institute Secretary

Emma Armitage (Mon & Tue only)

Roz Shields (Wed, Thu, Fri only)

+44 (0) 131 650 5464SBS.AshworthPA@ed.ac.uk

Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteDr Catherine Kidner+44 (0) 131 651 3316impshoi@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryLouise Bishop+44 (0) 131 650 5366louise.Bishop@ed.ac.uk

Institute for Stem Cell Research

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor Ian Chambers+44 (0) 131 651 9562hoi.iscr@ed.ac.uk
Institute Secretaryvacant+44 (0) 131 651 9514

Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry & Biotechnology

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Head of InstituteProfessor Lynne Regan+44 (0) 131 650 5482IQB3HOI@ed.ac.uk
Institute SecretaryLouise Bishop+44 (0) 131 650 5366louise.Bishop@ed.ac.uk

Discovery Research Platform for Hidden Cell Biology

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
DirectorProfessor Adele Marston+44 (0) 131 650 7088wcb.director@ed.ac.uk
Project ManagerDr Karen May+44 (0) 131 650 5933karen.may@ed.ac.uk

Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Centre DirectorProfessor Keith Matthews+44 (0) 131 651 3683ciie@ed.ac.uk

Centre for Regenerative Medicine

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
DirectorProfessor  Stuart Forbes+44 (0) 131 650 9500stuart.forbes@ed.ac.uk
Director PA  Carolyn Walthew+44 (0) 131 651 9637IRR-Director@ed.ac.uk
Centre ManagerDr Gordon McLean+44 (0) 131 651 9500g.mclean@ed.ac.uk
Centre Manager PAvacant+44 (0) 131 651 9636 

Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
DirectorProfessor Malcolm Walkinshaw+44 (0) 131 650 7054malcolm.walkinshaw@ed.ac.uk
Facilities ManagerDr Martin Wear+44 (0) 131 650 7045martin.wear@ed.ac.uk

Centre for Engineering Biology

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
Directorvacant CentreEngBio@ed.ac.uk
Director of Operationsvacant  
AdministratorJulie Fyffe+44 (0) 131 651 9065j.fyffe@ed.ac.uk
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Centre for Adapting to Changing Environments

RolePersonPhone numberEmail
DirectorProf Emma Cunningham +44 (0) 131 651 6557enviromental.change@ed.ac.uk
Research Development ManagerDr Dora Lola-Luz+44 (0) 131 650 7405enviromental.change@ed.ac.uk
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Facilities and Services

Facility/ServiceContactPhoneEmail
Darwin WorkshopN/A+44 (0) 131 650 5406darworks@ed.ac.uk

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