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New Heads of Department announced

Three new Heads of academic departments have been appointed for the new academic year.


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Published on 13 Aug 2019 Last updated on 13 Aug 2019

Three new Heads of academic departments have been appointed for the new academic year.

Dr Marianne Ellis has been appointed Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering from 1 August 2019, following on from Professor Tim Mays.

Professor Neil McHugh is the new Head of the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology from 1 Aug 2019, taking on the role from Professor Stephen Ward.

Professor Mike Fraser takes up the role of Head of the Department of Computer Science on 1 October 19, following on from Professor Eamonn O’Neill. Mike joins us from University of Bristol where he is Professor of Human-Computer Interaction.

Four colleagues were also reappointed as Heads of Department: Professor Stephen Emmitt in the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering; Dr Adrian Evans, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering; Professor Greg Maio, Department of Psychology; and Professor Joe Devine, Department of Social & Policy Sciences.