Key roles

Head of School

Dr Gerald Prescott


Full biography

Email:
biohead@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 2654

Deputy Head of School

Dr Jacqueline Nairn


Full biography

Email:
jn37@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3604

School Manager

Donna Pierz-Fennell


Full biography

Email:
biomanager@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3626

Technical Operations Manager

Dr Martin Cockcroft


Full biography

Email:
mgc22@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3083

Senior School Administrator

Claire Booth


Full biography

Email:
cb485@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3401

Director of Teaching Team (Honours student matters)

Dr Verena Dietrich-Bischoff


Full biography

Email:
biodot@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3004

Director of Teaching Team (University and strategic matters)

Dr Iain Matthews


Full biography

Email:
biodot@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3004

Director of Teaching Team (Staff matters)

Professor Graeme Ruxton


Full biography

Email:
graeme.ruxton@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 4825

Director of Teaching (Pre-Honours student matters)

Dr Fran der Weduwen


Full biography

Email:
fe9@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:

Senior Teaching Administrator

Sarah Harris


Email:
bioteach@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 4048

Director of Postgraduate Teaching

Dr Michael Webster


Full biography

Email:
Biodopgt@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 1690

Director of Research

Professor Oscar Gaggiotti


Full biography

Email:
biodor@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3513

Deputy Director of Postgraduate Teaching

Dr Andy Blight


Full biography

Email:
Biodopgt@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3488

Senior Research Administrator

Dr Lynn Christie


Email:
bioresearch@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 4037

Director of Postgraduate Research

Professor Patrick Miller


Full biography

Email:
biodopg@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3554

Director of Impact and Innovation

Dr Uli Schwarz-Linek


Full biography

Email:
biodoi@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 7188

Director of the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex

Professor Terry Smith


Full biography

Email:
tks1@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3412

Director of the Centre for Biological Diversity

Dr Michael Morrissey


Full biography

Email:
mbm5@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3738

Director of the Scottish Oceans Institute

Dr David Ferrier


Full biography

Email:
dekf@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3480

Director of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Dr Tracey Gloster


Full biography

Email:
eqdivcom@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 7245

Deputy Director of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Carmel McDougall


Full biography

Email:
eqdivcom@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3433

Convenor - Public Engagement Committee

Dr Rafael da Silva


Full biography

Email:
rgds@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3496

Health and Safety Coordinator

Dr Magnus Alphey


Full biography

Email:
biology_safety@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 7250

Biology Admissions Officers (Home and rest of UK)

Dr David Hughes


Full biography

Email:
djh25@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 7197

Biology Admissions Officers (International)

Professor Christian Rutz


Full biography

Email:
cr68@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1334 46 3340

School President

Alicia Barnes


Full biography