Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Faculty Executive Board

The role of the Faculty Executive Board (FEB) is to be accountable for the creation, review and implementation of the Faculty’s strategies and associated business plans within a common framework set by the University Executive Board, in response to university strategies. It provides frameworks for decision making within its departments and supports the Department Leadership Teams with department strategies and planning.

The FEB is responsible for Faculty and Department performance, creating a positive, inclusive culture for its staff and students and for the delivery of the University of Exeter’s 2030 Strategy.  

Professor Gareth Stansfield

Professor Gareth Stansfield

Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean

Professor Adam Watt

Professor Adam Watt

Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor

Professor Helen Berry

Professor Helen Berry

Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor

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Cathy Durston

Director of Faculty Operations

Roo Haywood Smith

Roo Haywood Smith

Deputy Director of Faculty Operations

Professor Susan Molyneux-Hodgson

Professor Susan Molyneux-Hodgson

Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Impact

Professor Duncan Russel

Professor Duncan Russel

Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education & Student Experience

Professor Li Li

Professor Li Li

Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement

Professor Abhilash Nair

Professor Abhilash Nair

Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Business Engagement & Innovation

Professor Will Higbee

Professor Will Higbee

Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Business Engagement & Innovation

Professor Rebecca Langlands

Professor Rebecca Langlands

Head of Department - Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology

Professor Sandy Allan

Professor Sandy Allan

Head of Department - School of Education

Professor Lindsay Heatherington

Acting Head of Department - School of Education

Professor Christina Phillips

Professor Christina Phillips

Head of Department - Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

Professor Vike Plock

Professor Vike Plock

Head of Department - English and Creative Writing

Professor Caroline Fournet

Head of Department - Law School

Professor Fiona Cox

Professor Fiona Cox

Head of Department - Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies

Professor Jane Milling

Professor Jane Milling

Head of Department - Communications, Drama and Film

Professor Robert Lamb

Professor Robert Lamb

Head of Department - Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology

Professor Naomi Sykes

Professor Naomi Sykes

Head of Department - Archaeology and History

Professor Clare Saunders

Professor Clare Saunders

Head of Department - Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall

Professor James Clark

Professor James Clark

Director of Societies and Cultures Institute

Chris Merritt, Faculty Head of Finance

Chris Merritt

Faculty Head of Finance

Emily Morris

Emily Morris

Faculty Executive Officer

Suzie Masterman

Suzie Masterman

Research Services, IIB & Doctoral College Partner

Gareth Carey Jones

Gareth Carey Jones

Education & Student Experience Partner

Gemma Bartlett

Gemma Bartlett

Strategic Marketing Partner

Jane Stephenson

Jane Stephenson

Senior HR Partner

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Professor Gabriella Giannachi

Director of Digital Humanities 

Contact us

For queries relating to the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Faculty Executive Board, please contact the Faculty Executive Officer, Emily Morris.