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Central & Eastern European Studies

Head of Subject	Professor Clare McManus
Deputy Head of Subject	Professor Luca Anceschi
Subject Support	TBC
Level 1	1A Convenor: Dr Corina Snitar 1B Convenor: Dr Michael Loader Learning and Teaching Administrator: Paula McGown
Level 2	2A Convenor: Dr Taras Fedirko 2B Convenor: Dr Sara Bernard Learning and Teaching Administrator: Ashley Dunsmuir
Honours	Teaching and Learning Director and Honours Convenor: Dr Vladimir Unkovski-Korica Learning and Teaching Administrator: Olive Bredin
Postgraduate Taught	Convenor: Dr Federica Prina Administrator: Clair Clarke
Postgraduate Research	Convenor: Dr Zsuzsanna Varga Administrator: Lucy Brown
Study Abroad Co-ordinator	Dr Zsuzsanna Varga/ Dr Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Research Champion	Professor David Smith
Seminar Programme Convenor	Dr Sara Bernard CEES Events & Seminars

Economic & Social History

Head of Subject	Dr Rosemary Elliot
Subject Support	Suzanne Hendry
Level 1	1A Convenor: Dr Hannah-Louise Clark 1B Convenor: Professor Ray Stokes Learning and Teaching Administrator: Paula.McGowan
Level 2	2A Convenor: Dr Angus Ferguson 2B Convenor: Dr Angus Ferguson Learning and Teaching Administrator: Suzanne Hendry
Level 3	Convenor: Dr Jeffrey Meek Learning and Teaching Administrator: Suzanne Hendry
Honours	Convenor: Dr Helen Yaffe Exams Officer: Dr Sean Vanatta Learning and Teaching Administrator: Suzanne Hendry
Postgraduate Taught Programme Convenors	Global Economy: Professor Jeffrey Fear Global Security: Dr Adrian Florea
Postgraduate Taught Programme Administrators	Global Economy: Jennifer McLaren Global Security: Molly McQueen Global Health: Liz Gray
Postgraduate Research	Convenor: Professor Neil Rollings Administrator: Lucy Brown
Study Abroad Co-ordinator
Research Champion	Professor Jim Tomlinson
Seminar Programme Convenor	Dr Ewan Gibbs ESH Events & Seminars

Politics & International Relations

Head of Subject	Professor Mo Hume
Deputy Head of Subject	Professor Georgios Karyotis
Subject Support	Margaret Murray
Level 1	1A Convenor: Professor Christopher Carman and Dr Robert Liñeira 1B Convenor: Dr Andrew Judge and Dr Sophia Dingli Learning and Teaching Administrator: Karen Masterson
Level 2	2A Convenor: Karen Wright 2B Convenor: Professor Kelly Kollman Learning and Teaching Administrator: Ashley.Dunsmuir
Honours	Convenor: Dr Sophia Dingli Learning and Teaching Administrator: Margaret Murray
Postgraduate Taught	Convenor MSc/MRes Human Rights: Dr Katherine Alison Convenor MSc/MRes International Relations: Dr Ian Paterson Convenor MSc/MRes Political Communication: Dr Patricia Rossini Administrator: Maria MacCaskill
Postgraduate Research	Convenor: Dr Patrick Shea Administrator: Lucy Brown
Study Abroad Co-ordinator	Dr Allan Gillies (Outgoing) Dr Maha Rafi Atal (Incoming)
Research Champion	Professor Sergi Pardos-Prado
Seminar Programme Convenor	Dr Patricia Rossini Politics Events & Seminars

Sociology

Head of Subject	Professor Les Back
Subject Support	Olive Bredin
Level 1	Convenor: Professor Andy Smith Learning and Teaching Administrator: Olive Bredin
Level 2	Convenor: Dr Diego Maria Malara Learning and Teaching Administrator: Clare Robertson
Honours	Convenor: Dr Teresa Piacentini/Dr Matt Dawson (Semester 1)/Dr Matt Dawson (Semester 2) Dissertation Convenor: Dr Nicky Burns Assessment Officer: Dr Oona Brooks-Hay (Semester 1)/Dr Kirsteen Paton (Semester 2) General Paper Convenor: Professor Gerda Reith Learning and Teaching Administrator : Lesley Scott
Postgraduate Taught	Sociology MSc and Equality & Human Rights MSc and MRes Programmes Convenor: Dr Francesca Scrinzi Criminology PGT Programmes Convenor: Dr Julie Berg and Dr Emiline Smith Media, Communications & International Journalism Programme Convenor: Dr Hayes Mabweazara Global Health MSc Convenor: Dr Cindy Gray Global Migrations & Social Justice Convenor: Dr Francesca StellaDigital Societies Convenor: Dr Greti-lulia Ivana and Elisabetta Ferrari Sociology Dissertations Convenor: Dr Matthew Waites Criminology Dissertation Convenor: Dr Caitlin Gormley Sociology PGT Administrator: Liz Gray Criminology PGT Administrator: Jennifer McLaren
Postgraduate Research	Sociology Applications: Dr Greti-lulia Ivana Criminology Applications: Dr Caitlin Gormley Current Sociology PhD Researchers: Dr Gareth Mulvey Current Criminology PhD Researchers: Professor: Dr Marguerite Schinkel Administrator: Lucy Brown
Study Abroad Co-ordinator	Dr Lucy Pickering
Research Champion	Research Convenor: Professor Bridgette Wessels Head of REF Planning Group: Professor Michele Burman Subject Impact Champion: Professor Fergus MacNeill
ESRC Pathway Representatives	Sociology (also pathway convenor): Professor Andy Smith Socio-Legal Studies & Criminology: Professor Fergus McNeill (Semester 1)/Dr Oona Brooks-Hay (Semester 2) Families, Relationships & Demographic Change: Dr Stephanie Chambers
Seminar Series Convenor	Dr Alicia Davis Sociology Events & Seminars
Staff/Student Committee Chair	Course Convenors
Open Day Convenor	TBC
Library Committee Representative	Dr Giovanni Picker (Semester 1)/ TBC (Semester 2)
School Learning and Teaching Committee Representative	Dr Teresa Piacentini (Semester 1)/Dr Catherine Happer (Semester 2)
Sociology Learning & Teaching Group Convenor	Dr Teresa Piacentini (Semester 1)/ Dr Dominic Pasura (Semester 2)
Research Centre / Network Directors	Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research: Dr Ali Fraser Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research: Professor Nicholas Watson Centre for Research on Racism, Ethnicity and Nationalism: Professor Satnam Virdee Glasgow Media Group: Professor Gregory Philo Gambling Research Group: Professor Gerda Reith Glasgow Human Rights Network: Dr Matthew Waites Glasgow Refugee, Migration and Asylum Network: Dr Teresa Piacentini Glasgow Quantitative Methods Group: Professor Mark Tranmer Digital Societies Research Group: Professor Bridgette Wessels
Glasgow Sociology website & Twitter Feed	Dr Minna Liinpaa

Urban Studies

Head of Subject		Professor Simon Joss
Teaching and Learning Director		Dr Philip O’Brien
UG Convenor/Programme Director of Social and Public Policy		Dr Graeme Young
Level 1		1A Convenor: Dr Charlotte Pearson 1B Convenors: Prof Annette Hastings and Prof Keith Kintrea Learning and Teaching Administrator: Tilly Dunnachie
Level 2		2A Convenor: Prof Susan Deeley 2B Convenor: Learning and Teaching Administrator: Susanna Oelschlagel
Honours		Convenor: Prof Mark Stephens Learning and Teaching Administrator: Susanna Oelschlagel
Undergraduate Nankai Convenor		Dr Andrew Hoolachan
Study Abroad Co-ordinator		Dr Penelope Laycock
Postgraduate Taught (PGT)		Programme Convenors City Planning: Dr Alison McCandlish City Planning Development & Real Estate: Dr Alison McCandlish Real Estate: Dr Tunbosun Oyedokun Urban Analytics: Dr Qunshan Zhao Urban Transport: Dr Mark Livingston Public Policy and Management: Dr Madhu Satsangi Public Policy Research (MRes): Dr Anna Gawlewicz MRes Convenor: MSc Nankai Convenor: Housing Studies PGT Administrator: David Donaldson REPR PGT Administrator: Lesley Flynn Public Policy PGT Administrator: Fiona Prior
Postgraduate Research (PGR)		Convenor: Prof. Harriet Thomson Administrator: Lucy Brown
Research		Research Director: Professor Ade Kearns/Professor Sharon Wright Impact Champion: Professor Keith Kintrea/Professor Sharon Wright
Seminar Series Convenor		Please see Urban Studies Events & Seminars for more info.
Urban Studies on Twitter		@UofGUrbanStudies and @UofGSPP
Instagram		@UofGSPP

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