Committee members and information
The School of the Arts is committed to embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as core principles that inform every level of the School, for both staff and students.
There are two EDI Leads in the School who coordinate all activities:
| Leads | |
| Natalie Hanna | Academic Lead and EDI Committee Co-Chair |
| Holly Lewis | Professional Services Lead and EDI Committee Co-Chair |
Each department has a dedicated EDI Champions who promotes EDI at the local level. They are assisted by local working groups to identify problems and progress actions.
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EDI Champions |
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| Christina Malathouni | Architecture Co-Champion |
| Juliana Kei | Architecture Co-Champion |
| Hannah Little | Communication and Media Champion |
| Ursula Kania | English Champion |
| Lawrence Davies | Music Champion |
| Katherine Furman (Thomas Bunyard covering while Katherine is on research leave) | Philosophy Champion |
| TBC | Professional Services Champion |
EDI Committee membership
The EDI Committee includes all staff members noted above, along with further representatives from a wide breadth of roles, grades and levels of study within the School.
The Committee reports into the Senior Management Team and other EDI related Committees across the Institution, including Faculty and University level.
Other members of the EDI Committee, in addition to those listed above are:
| Peter Buse | Dean (Greg Lynall covering while Peter is on research leave) |
| Steve Winterton | Head of School Operations |
| Tracy Mann | PA to Dean of the Arts and Head of School |
| Kerry Traynor | Associate Dean (Education) |
| Soumyen Bandyopadhyay | Associate Dean (Research and Impact) |
| Nwola Uduka | Architecture Head of Department |
| Kay O'Halloran | Communication and Media Head of Department |
| Greg Lynall | English Head of Department (Melissa Raines covering while Greg covers Dean of School) |
| Lisa Colton | Music Head of Department |
| Michael Hauskeller | Philosophy Head of Department |
| Sarah McNulty | Finance & Planning Support Team Leader |
| Nathan Yearsley | Research & Impact Team Leader |
| Alys Westmoreland | Marketing, Recruitment and Events Team Leader |
| Andrea Alfonso | Operations Support Team Leader |
| Fintan Dineen | Technical Services and Infrastructure Team |
| Jane Lloyd | Student Experience Team - Education Team Leader |
| Melanie Williams | Student Experience Team - Enhancement Team Leader |