Doctoral College team
The Doctoral College has a wide range of specialist staff who are dedicated to supporting postgraduate and early career researchers.
If you have a general question and aren't sure who to ask, you can reach us on doctoralcollege@surrey.ac.uk
Meet the team
Interim Dean of the Doctoral College
Dr Allan Kilner-Johnson
Associate Professor in English Literature & Interim Dean of the Doctoral College
Faculty Associate Deans
Professor Nicholas Hills
Professor of Computational Engineering, Faculty Associate Dean of the Doctoral College
Dr Ruan Elliott
Associate Dean (Doctoral College); Senior Lecturer in Nutrition
Dr Femi Adeyemi-Ejeye
Interim Associate Dean (Doctoral College) and Senior Lecturer in Video Technology
Researcher Development and Employability
Clare Wunderly
Head of Researcher Development and Employability
Dr Nadya Yakovchuk
Lecturer in Academic Writing (PGRs and ECRs)
Dr Jay Rowe
Race Equity Research Fellow
Dr Michael Rose
Researcher Development Training Officer
Dr Mark Whelan
Researcher Development Training Officer
Jane Pango
Placement and Employability Coordinator
Emma Francis
Researcher Careers & Employability Consultant
Rana Marrington
Researcher Careers & Employability Consultant
Dr Hanna Groothuizen
Researcher Development Training Officer
Research Degrees Programme Management
Julie Davies
Head of Research Programmes
Jackie Gallagher
Senior Administrative Officer (FEPS)
Emma Proctor
Senior Administrative Officer (FHMS)
Karen Collins
Senior Administrative Officer (FASS)
Sarah Crawford
Administrative Officer (FEPS)
Renata Richardson
Administrative Officer (FHMS)
Lisa Sketchley
Administrative Officer (FASS)
Jo Sharp
Administrative Officer
Kate Smith
Doctoral College Studentship Manager & South East DTC Manager