Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Board of Studies
The Board is responsible for the organisation of education, teaching and research in the Faculty, including approval of awards and progression of students.
The Terms of Reference of the Board of Studies are set out in Ordinance 10.
Meeting dates 2024/25
- 18th September 2024 (reserved business)
- 9th October 2024
- 13th November 2024
- 15th January 2025
- 26th February 2025
- 2nd April 2025
- 21st May 2025
- 2nd July 2025 (reserved business)
- 16th July 2025 (reserved business)
Meeting dates 2025/26
- 17th September 2025 (reserved business)
- 8th October 2025
- 12th November 2025
- 14th January 2026
- 25th February 2026
- 22nd April 2026
- 20th May 2026
- 1st July 2026 (reserved business)
- 15th July 2026 (reserved business)
Minutes
Membership
- Professor Phil Taylor, Vice-Chancellor and President
- Professor Deborah Wilson, Dean
- Professor Fiona Gillison, Deputy Dean
- Professor Gail Forey, Associate Dean (Education)
- Professor Emma Carmel, Associate Dean (Research)
- Professor Michael Stimmelmayr, Associate Dean (International)
- Dr Polly McGuigan, Head of Department for Health
- Professor Monica Greco, Head of Department of Social and Policy Sciences
- Professor Peter Lambert, Head of Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies
- Ms Elisabeth Barratt Hacking, Head of Department of Education
- Professor Ajit Mishra, Head of Department of Economics
- Professor Richard Joiner, Deputy Head of Department of Psychology
- Dr Florin Bisset, Learning Partnerships member
- Ms Maria Clutterbuck, Learning Partnerships member
Elected and Coopted members
- Dr MariCarmen Gil Ortega, Department of Education (co-opted from 1 August 2022 - 31 July 2023 and 1 August 2023 - 31 July 2026 as elected member)
- Dr Haydn Morgan, Department for Health (1 August 2020 - 31 July 2023 & 1 August 2023 - 31 July 2026)
- Dr Kate Gooch, Department of Social and Policy Sciences (1 August 2021 - 31 July 2022 & 1 August 2022 - 31 July 2025)
- Dr Tom Lancaster, Department of Psychology (co-opted from 1 January 2022 - 31 July 2022 & 1 August 2022 - 31 July 2025)
- Dr Mariana Bonnouvrier, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies (1 August 2021 - 31 July 2024 & 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2027)
- Prof David Galbreath, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies (1 August 2023 - 31 July 2026)
- [Prof Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen](https://www.bath.ac.uk/person/1305513, Department of Education (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2027)
- Dr Thanos Mergoupis, Department of Economics (1 August 2019 - 31 July 2022 & 1 August 2022 - 31 July 2025 (on sabbatical till February 2025)
- Dr Yixian Sun, Department of Social and Policy Sciences (1 August 2023 - 31 July 2026)
Representatives from other departments and faculties
- Ms Katrin Roberts, Librarian (1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025)
- Dr Joanna Syrda, School of Management (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025)
- Mrs Sarah Jones, Faculty of Science (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025)
- Mr Matthew Wickens, Faculty of Engineering & Design (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025)
Student members
- Ella Gibbs, BA Education with Psychology (1 Aug 2024 – 31 July 2025)
- Arshiya Sachdeva, BSc Psychology (1 Aug 2024 – 31 July 2025)
- Dan Ile, MSc Applied Psychology & Economic Behaviour (1 Aug 2024 – 31 July 2025)