Heads of Faculties, Schools and Subjects
Our two faculties are led by our Executive Dean with Deputy Deans for each Faculty, and eight Heads of School.
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Faculty of Creative Arts and Media
Associate Dean: Damian Owen-Board
School of Art
- Head of School: Professor Richard Noble
- Associate Heads of School: Dr Samuel McAuliffe (ESE), Professor Stephen Johnstone (Interim RKE), and Professor Nina Wakeford (RKE) from August 2026
- Heads of Subject: Professor Richard Noble (Art), Dr Emily Rosamond (Visual Cultures)
School of Design
- Head of School: Duncan Fairfax
- Associate Heads of School: Laura Potter and Sarah Pennington (ESE) and Tobie Kerridge (RKE)
- Heads of Subject: Professor Matthew Ward (Design)
School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies
- Head of School: Dr Daisy Asquith
- Associate Heads of School:Ceiren Bell (ESE) and Professor Nathaniel Tkacz (RKE)
School of Music, English and Theatre
- Head of School: Dr Lauren Redhead
- Associate Heads of School: Professor Tom Perchard (ESE) and Professor Holly Rogers (RKE)
- Heads of Subject: Dr Richard Crownshaw (Literary and Creative Studies), Professor Barley Norton and Dr Philippa Burt (Theatre, Music and Performance)
Faculty of Society and Innovation
Deputy Dean: Professor José van Velzen
School of Computing
- Head of School: Professor Jamie Ward
- Associate Heads of School: Professor Jennifer George (ESE) and Professor Marco Gillies (RKE)
- Heads of Subject: Dr Basel Barakat (Computer Science and AI); Rachel Falconer (Creative Technology); Alan Zucconi (Interactive Technology)
School of Creative Management
- Head of School: Professor Ivano Cardinale
- Associate Heads of School: Professor Victoria Alexander (ESE) and Professor Ragupathy Venkatachalam (RKE
- Heads of Subject: Dr Kelly Meng (Business, Management, Marketing); Siân Prime (Creative Industries and Cultural Entrepreneurship); Dr Andrés Lazzarini (Economy and Society)
School of Global Change
- Head of School: Professor Elena Gonzalez-Polledo
- Associate Heads of School: Dr Alex Rhys-Taylor (ESE) and Dr Virginie Barral (RKE)
- Heads of Subject: Dr Alex Dymock (Law); Dr Simon Griffiths (Politics and International Relations and History); Dr Martin Webb and Dr Svenja Bromberg (Anthropology and Sociology)
School of Mind, Body and Society
- Head of School: Professor Farzana Shain
- Associate Heads of School: Dr Pearson Nkhoma (ESE) and Professor Rebecca Charlton (RKE)
- Heads of Subject: Dr Francis Gilbert (Education and Lifelong Learning); Dr Diana Omigie (Psychology and Neuroscience); Dr Panagiotis Pentaris (Social, Individual and Community Wellbeing, until 31 August 2026, then Doireann Larkin from 1 September 2026)