Proctor's Office
Vice-Principal (Proctor)
Professor Lorna Milne, MA, PhD, Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Vice-Principal (Proctor)
Professor Lorna Milne is Vice-Principal (Proctor)
Responsibilities of the Vice-Principal (Proctor) include:
- Oversight and Development of the University's Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Development and Management of internal practices and policies related to Learning and Teaching
- Centre for Academic, Professional and Organisational Development (CAPOD)
- Student Services
- Chaplaincy
- Students' Association
After completing an MA (Honours) in French at the University of St Andrews, Lorna Milne joined HM Diplomatic Service, working in London and East Berlin before returning to academia and a PhD at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research and teaching focus on modern and contemporary French literature, with a particular interest in the French Antilles. Her publications include monographs on the contemporary writers Michel Tournier and Patrick Chamoiseau, and articles and edited volumes on both metropolitan and postcolonial culture and literature. In 2005 she was awarded the rank of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her work in French Studies. Prof Milne has held various administrative roles at St Andrews, including Dean of Arts (2006 – 2009).
Tel: 01334 462588
Fax: 01334 462554
proctor@st-andrews.ac.uk
Mrs Vanessa Hughes
Personal Assistant to the Vice-Principal (Proctor)
Tel: 01334 462583
Fax: 01334 462554
vls@st-andrews.ac.uk
Principal's Medal for Outstanding Endeavour and Achievement. Please download and complete the applicaton form below to apply for the medal:
The Principal's Medal for Outstanding Endeavour and Achievement (Word, 16 KB)
Deans
Professor Nic Beech
Dean of Arts
Professor Nic Beech, B.Sc., M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., FCIPD, FRSA is Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of St Andrews and Vice Chair of the British Academy of Management. He has also held the posts of Head of the School of Management at St Andrews, Head of the Department of Management at the University of Strathclyde and Lead Fellow of the UK Advanced Institute of Management. His research interests are in management practice, change and the construction of identity, principally in the creative industries. He has undertaken significant research projects funded by the ESRC, EU and industry partners and has published 39 articles in peer-reviewed journals and over 20 chapters in edited collections. His six books include Managing Creativity (with B. Townley, 2010) and Managing Change (with R. MacIntosh, 2012) both published by Cambridge University Press.
Tel:01334 462126
Fax:01334 467432
deanarts@st-andrews.ac.uk
Professor Al Dearle
Dean of Science
Alan Dearle, BSc, PhD is Dean of the Faculty of Science. He is an experimental Computer Scientist whose primary research interests are in the confluence of programming languages, databases, middleware, distributed systems and operating systems. He is a double graduate of St Andrews University completing a Bachelors degree in 1983 and a PhD on Persistent Programming Environments in 1988 under the supervision of Professor Ron Morrison. After graduating he became a lecturer in Computational Science at St Andrews University. In 1990 he moved to Senior Lecturer position at The University of Adelaide, becoming a reader in Computer Science in 1992. Whilst at Adelaide he continued to work with the St Andrews group on persistent systems in addition to working on persistent distributed shared memory address systems. The lessons learned from this work led to him to create the Grasshopper Persistent Operating System with Professor John Rosenberg of Sydney University in 1992. In 1994 he moved to The University of Stirling to take up a chair in Computing Science and worked on log structured storage and an exo-kernel operating system. In 1999, Prof. Dearle returned to St Andrews to take up a chair in Computer Science. At St Andrews he has worked on reflective middleware, global ubiquitous computing, computation in appropriate geographical locations, P2P systems and most recently languages for sensor nets. Throughout his career he has maintained close links with industry and has been a consultant to Iona Technology, Reuters Research and Standards Group, Enigmatec Corp. and is currently on the technical advisory board of Cloudsoft Corp. As well as continuing to be an active researcher and committed teacher, he has served in various senior academic roles including Head of Computer Science at both Stirling and St Andrews.
Tel:01334 462127
Fax:01334 467432
deansci@st-andrews.ac.uk
Mrs Nicola Milton
Executive Officer to the Proctor
Tel: 01334 462131
Fax: 01334 467432
nam6@st-andrews.ac.uk
Mrs Jane Williams
Personal Assistant to the Deans of Arts and Science
Tel: 01334 462159
Fax: 01334 467432
jmw30@st-andrews.ac.uk
Ms Julia Griffiths
Personal Assistant to the Provost and Administrative Officer to the Proctor
Tel: 01334 463230
Fax: 01334 467432
jg81@st-andrews.ac.uk