School Leadership Team
Dr Diane Maclean, Dean of the School of Arts and Creative Industries
Diane White, PA to the Leadership Team
Professor Vassilis Charisis, Associate Dean for Research
Bryden Stillie, Associate Dean for Learning & Teaching
Paul Holmes, Associate Dean for Internationalisation
Matt Sinclair, Head of Subject: Art, Design & Photography
Pauline Miller Judd, Head of Subject: Media & Humanities
Paul Gray, Head of Subject: Screen & Performing Arts
Lesley Jackson, Head of School Support
Professor Kirsten Macleod, Research Degree Lead
Dr Aleksandar Kocic, Academic Conduct Officer
Art, Design & Photography
Matt Sinclair, Head of Subject
Sarah Taylor, Lecturer in Design
Dr Tom Flint, Associate Professor in Design
Richard Firth, Associate Professor in Design
Julia Buchanan, Lecturer in Design
Peter Buwert, Lecturer in Design
Antonia Cairns, Lecturer in Design
Sebastian Chaloner, Lecturer in Design
Angus Colvin, Lecturer in Design
Fabian Galama, Lecturer in Design
Dr Kirstie Jamieson, Lecturer in Design
Trent Jennings, Lecturer in Design
Paul Kerlaff, Lecturer in Design
Fiorella Modolo, Lecturer in Design
Leo Philp, Lecturer in Design
Chloe Tao, Lecturer in Design
Jonathan Thomas, Lecturer in Design
Niina Turtola, Lecturer in Design
Dr Sam Vettese, Senior Lecturer in Design
Michael Wamposzyc, Associate Professor in Graphic Design
Professor Ryo Yamada, Professor in Design
Sophie Gerrard, Lecturer in Photography
Ron O'Donnell, Lecturer in Photography
Emile Shemilt, Lecturer in Photography
Dr Alexander Supartono, Lecturer in Photography
George Shepherd, Lecturer in Creative Advertising
Media & Humanities
Pauline Miller Judd, Head of Subject
Dr Stevie Marsden, Head of Research Integrity
Allan Boughey, Lecturer in Journalism
Ivana Ebel, Associate Professor in Journalism
Miranda Hurst, Lecturer in Journalism
Aleksander Kocic, Lecturer in Journalism
Dr Eamonn O'Neill, Associate Professor in Journalism
Simon Pia, Lecturer in Journalism
Carolyn Scott, Lecturer in Journalism
David Tanner, Lecturer in Journalism
Dr Emily Alder, Lecturer in English
Dr Sarah Artt, Lecturer in English & Film
Katherine Aske, Lecturer in English
Arunima Bhattacharya, Lecturer in English
Dr Elsa Bouet, Lecturer in English
Dr Andrew Frayn, Lecturer in English
Dr Arin Keeble, Lecturer in English
Frederik Kohlert, Associate Professor in English
Dr Scott Lyall, Associate Professor in English
Professor Anne Schwan, Professor in English
Dr Tara Thomson, Lecturer in English
Dr Georgina Lucas, Lecturer in English
Avril Gray, Associate Professor in Publishing
Alice Piotrowska, Lecturer in Publishing
Dr Pauline Miller Judd, Associate Professor in Mass Communications
Aideen McLaughlin, Lecturer in Mass Communications
David Bishop, Lecturer in Creative Writing
Nicholas Binge, Lecturer in Creative Writing
Elizabeth Dearnley, Lecturer in Creative Writing
Noelle Harrison, Lecturer in Creative Writing
Screen & Performing Arts
Paul Gray, Head of Subject
Kay Sheridan, Professional Practice / CPD Coordinator
Dr Louise Milne, Associate Professor in Film
Paul Holmes, Senior Lecturer in Film
Sana Bilgrami, Lecturer in Film
Zoe Irvine, Lecturer in Film
Catriona Macinnes, Lecturer in Film
James Mavor, Lecturer in Film
Dr Paul Sellors, Lecturer in Film
Nigel Smith, Lecturer in Film
Dr Ariadne Xenou, Lecturer in Film
Susan Brand, Lecturer in Film Editing
David Byrne, Lecturer in Film
Pasquale Cicchetti, Lecturer in Film
Dylan Ford, Lecturer in Film
Itandehui Jansen, Associate Professor in Film
Professor Jaya Garrabost Jayalakshmi, Professor in Film
Qiao Li, Associate Professor in Film
David Lumsden, Lecturer in Film
Andrew O'Connor, Lecturer in Film
Sean Martin, Lecturer in Film
Dr Kirsten MacLeod, Lecturer in TV
Kate Davidson, Lecturer in TV
Derek Livesey, Lecturer in TV
Damien Swarbrick, Lecturer in TV
Dr Donna Soto-Morettini, Senior Lecturer in Acting
Ian Dunn, Lecturer in Acting
Iain Davie, Lecturer in Acting
Mark Thomson, Lecturer in Acting
David Wotton, Lecturer in Acting
Christopher Neilan, Lecturer in Screenwriting
Dr John Hails, Senior Lecturer in Music
Bryden Stillie, Senior Lecturer in Music
Dr Katrina Burton, Lecturer in Music
Ken Dumpster, Lecturer in Music
Renée Stefanie, Lecturer in Music
Dr Paul Harkins, Lecturer in Music
Dave Hook, Lecturer in Music
Dr Zack Moir, Lecturer in Music
Jacob Danson Faraday, Lecturer in Music
Jon-Luke Kirton, Lecturer in Music
Dimitrios Papageorgiou, Lecturer in Music
Andrew Samson, Lecturer in Music
Technical Staff
Rune Lilledal Hansen, Technical Services Manager
Craig Ainslie, Technician in Music
Dave Archibald, Technician in Photography
Laurie Bowman, Technician
Olivia Gifford, Production Manager
Herve Girardin, Sound Technician
Iain Mackay, Technician in TV
Rob McCann, Technician in TV
Lou McCurdy, Technician in Photography
Cameron Malcolm, Music Technician
Colin Malcolm, Technician in Design
Blair Reid, Technician in Design
Dominic Suominen, Film Technician
Ben Thompson, Technician in Film
Francis Todd, Technician in TV
Victoria Ariza Ruiz, Design Reprographics Technician
Andrew Wells, Film Stores Technician
School Support Service
Lesley Jackson, Head of School Support
Sharon Hall, School Operations Manager
Diane White, PA to School Leadership Team
Louise Douglas, Programme Administration and Student Support Manager
Louise Lynas, School Support Coordinator
Jill Leggatt, Quality & Accreditation Manager
Francoise Chevalier, School Support Administrator
Linda Leyden, School Support Administrator
Susie McFadyen, School Support Administrator
Craig McFarlane, School Support Administrator
Tanya Oestergaard, School Support Administrator
Nikki Rainy-Brown, School Support Administrator
Fiona Reid, School Support Administrator
Shona Richardson, School Support Administrator
Jennifer Wood, School Support Administrator
Emeritus Professors
Linda Dryden, Professor
Bashabi Fraser, Professor
Honorary Graduates
Barbara Rae, Doctor of Arts (1999)
Magnus Linklater, Doctor of Arts (1994)
Magnus Magnusson, Doctor of Letters (1994)
Patricia Barker, Doctor of Letters (1996)
Angus Macdonald of Tradeston, Doctor of Letters (1997)
Daniel Bell, Doctor of Letters (1997)
Andrew Neil, Doctor of Letters (1998)
Janet Balfour of Burleigh, Doctor of Letters (1999)
Belinda Dickson, Honorary Fellow of the University
Finn Andersen, Doctor of Letters (2000)
Joanne Rowling, Doctor of Letters (2000)
Richard Holloway, Doctor of Letters (2000)
Jose Carreras, Doctor of Arts (2000)
Brian McMaster, Doctor of Arts (2002)
Robert Carlyle, Doctor of Arts (2002)
James Boyle, Doctor of Arts (2002)
James Naughtie, Doctor of Letters (2002)
Carol Grigor, Doctor of Arts (2003)
Albert Watson, Doctor of Arts (2003)
Anna Butterworth, Honorary Fellow of the University
Alexander McCall Smith, Doctor of Letters (2005)
Andrea Mitchell, Doctor of Letters (2005)
Graham Forbes, Doctor of the University (2006)
Lynne Ramsay, Doctor of Arts (2006)
Matilda Swinton, Doctor of Arts (2006)
Stuart Cosgrove, Doctor of Arts (2006)
Allan Shiach, Doctor of Arts (2007)
Catherine Lockerbie, Doctor of Letters (2008)
Brian Cox, Doctor of the University (2008)
John Calder, Doctor of Letters (2008)
Iain Banks, Doctor of Letters (2003)
Brian Taylor, Doctor of Letters (2008)
Margaret Ford, Doctor of Business Administration (2008)
Craig Armstrong, Doctor of Music (2009)
Evelyn Glennie, Doctor of Music (2009)
Doug Allan, Doctor of Arts (2009)
Chris Brookmyre, Doctor of Letters (2010)
Sharmila Tagore, Doctor of Arts (2012)
Gordon Rintoul, Doctor of the University (2013)
James Holloway, Doctor of Arts (2013)
Robert Currie, Doctor of Arts (2013)
Nigel Planer, Doctor of Arts (2013)
Richard Jobson, Doctor of Arts (2013)
David Eustace, Doctor of Arts (2013)
Zhenning Nie, Doctor of Letters (2014)
Alan Clements, Doctor of Arts (2014)
Robin Gillanders, Honorary Fellow of the University
Louise Welsh, Doctor of Arts (2015)
Susie Henry, Honorary Fellow of the University
Duncan Wardle, Doctor of Business Administration
Alison Bowden, Doctor of Letters (2019)
Jim Haynes, Doctor of Arts (2018)
Moray Callum, Doctor of Design (2022)
Neville Kidd, Doctor of Arts (2022)
Helena Good MBE, Doctor of the University (2025)
Anna Meredith, Doctor for Music (2022)
Douglas Mackinnon (2024)
Iain Smith, Doctor of Arts (2016)
Sean Connery, Doctor of the University (2009)
John Gray, Doctor of Arts (2006)
Susan Wylie Morrison, Doctor of the University (2025)
Alexander Poots, Doctor of Arts (2024)
Jenny Brown, Doctor of the University (2023)
Nicky Wilson, Doctor of the University (2023)
David Allfrey, Doctor of Business Administration (2022)
Andrew Bouglas & Arlene Stuart, Doctors of the University (2025)
James Matthews, Doctor of the University (2025)
Lorraine Kelly, Doctor of Arts (2018)
Allan Little, Doctor of Arts (2018)