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Congratulations as long-awaited promotions announced across the Faculty

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Following the suspension of promotions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences is thrilled to finally announce their return with the first round of this year’s promotions.

We’d like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all of our successful colleagues; this is a fantastic achievement, made all the more impressive considering these exceptional times.

Professor Tom Walley, panel member on the 2021 Standing Committee and interim EPVC remarked,
“Congratulations to all those who were promoted. These awards acknowledge the wealth of talent and fantastic work underway in the Faculty, and are tributes not just to the individual but to the teams they work in. Many others are also undertaking excellent work and can be assured that the promotions procedures are now back on track”

You can see a list of the recent promotions below:

Education Directorate

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

•    Dr Claire Tierney

Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

•    Dr Jo Ireland
•    Dr Zeeshan Durani
•    Dr Emma Ormandy
•    Dr Emanuele Ricci

Promoted to Reader

•    Dr Georgios Pollakis
•    Dr Benedict Michael
•    Dr Joanne Fothergill
•    Dr Lance Turtle
•    Dr Tom Price


Promoted to Personal Chair

•    Dr Benjamin Makepeace
•    Dr Gina Pinchbeck
•    Dr Kate Baker

Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

•    Dr Hannah Levis
•    Dr Vanja Pekovic-Vaughan
•    Mrs Joanne Bowles

Promoted to Reader

•    Dr Karl Bates

Promoted to Personal Chair

•    Dr Deidre Lane
•    Dr Yalin Zheng

 Institute of Population Health

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

•    Dr Steven Gillespie
•    Dr Vicky Fallon
•    Dr Nicholas Fallon
•    Dr Susan Giles
•    Dr Maria Limniou
•    Dr Jennie Day
•    Dr Michaela Higginson
•    Dr Michael Kirby
•    Dr Jigsnasa Mehta

Promoted to Reader

•    Kerry Woolfall

Promoted to Personal Chair

•    Mrs Denise Prescott
•    Dr Emma Boyland
•    Dr Eric Robinson
•    Dr Joanne Harold
•    Dr Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona

Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

•    Dr Mark Morgan
•    Dr Lekh Dahal
•    Dr Rachel Floyd
•    Dr Elliott Stollar
•    Dr Robert Treharne
•    Dr Carrie Duckworth

Promoted to Reader


•    Dr Aditi Kanhere
•    Dr Ainhoa Mielgo Iza
•    Dr Neill Liptrott

Promoted to Personal Chair

•    Dr Catriona Waitt
•    Dr Jason Parsons
•    Dr Shampa Das