Department Contacts are UCU members who have volunteered to be a link between the Branch Committee and members located in particular parts of the university. In such a large organisation they play an important role on behalf of the union. There is no ‘job spec’ for Departmental Contacts – some are happy to offer help and advice, others are happy to point members with a query in the right direction.
If you work in an area with a Department Contact (see below) you may want to approach them in the first instance if you have a query. If they can’t help, they will be able to direct you to someone who can. If the area you work is is not listed below, it is because we do not have a Department Contact for your area. Perhaps you might be willing to take it on? The role does not need to be onerous, and there is always help available. If you’d like to discuss the issue informally with a committee member then email us at ucu@nottingham.ac.uk and someone will be in touch.
| American and Canadian Studies | Maria Ryan |
| Architecture and the Built Environment | Peter Rutherford |
| Biosciences | Tim Parr |
| Chemistry | Oscar Siles-Brügge |
| Civil Engineering | Nick Thom |
| Computer Science | Venanzio Capretta |
| Counselling | Sarah Hinds |
| Culture Film and Media | Jen Birks, Ting Chang |
| Economics | Steve Leybourne |
| Education (inc CELE) | Mary Bailey, Lindsay Cooper |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Leah Ridgeway |
| English | Lila Matsumoto |
| FABS | Angela Lees |
| French | Katherine Shingler |
| Geography | Nick Clare |
| German Studies | Bram Mertens |
| Health Sciences | Mike Craven |
| History | Dean Blackburn |
| History of Art | Richard Wrigley |
| Information Systems | Andrew Armstrong |
| Law | Agnes Flues |
| Libraries | Tony Simmonds |
| Life Sciences | Lopa Leach, Tom Reader |
| Mathematical Sciences | Alan Barker, David Hodge, David Sirl |
| Medicine | Martyn Harling |
| Music | |
| Nottingham University Business School | Marek Korcynski |
| Pharmacy | |
| Philosophy | Joseph Kisolo-Ssonko |
| Physics and Astronomy | John Owers-Bradley |
| Politics and International Relations | Ed Burke |
| Psychology | Charlotte Bonardi |
| Russian and Slavonic Studies | |
| Sociology and Social Policy | Nick Stevenson |
| Spanish, Portugese and Latin American Studies | Jane-Marie Collins, Adam Sharman |
| Veterinary Medicine and Science | Cyril Rauch |