Contact Information
About us
The Graduate School of Social and Political Science is an interdisciplinary hub providing advanced postgraduate education and training in the social sciences. It forms the postgraduate division of the School of Social and Political Science. The Graduate School is led by a Director (Dr Daniel Clegg) and two Deputy Directors who are responsible for Taught Masters programmes (Dr Jeevan Sharma) and Research degrees (Dr James Mittra) and supported by an Administrative Officer (Toni Dismore)
Location
The Graduate School Office is located on the 1st floor of the Chrystal Macmillan Building (room 1.20) and is normally open from 9:30-12:30 and 13:30-16:00 Monday to Friday. It provides an accessible point of personal contact for new enquiries and for existing students.
Contact Details
For general enquiries please email: Gradschool.sps@ed.ac.uk
phone: +44 (0)131 651 5122
MSc On Programme Enquiries:
MSc (Taught) and MSc (by Research) students can also contact their Programme Secretary:
Gillian MacDonald is team leader of the PGT Programme Support Team(taught programmes) and the secretary for the following programmes:
• MSc Global Environment, Politics, and Society
• MSc International and European Politics
• MSc International Political Theory
• MSc International Relations
• MSc International Relations of the Middle East
• MSc International Relations of the Middle East with Arabic
Gillian is situated in room 1.19 and can be contacted on 0131 651 3244.
Nicole Develing-Bogdan is the secretary for the following programmes:
• MSc Global Health and Public Policy
• MSc Health System and Public Policy
• PG Cert Global Health Policy
• MSc Health Inequalities and Public Policy
• MSc Policy Studies
• MSc Comparative Public Policy
• MSc Social Research
• MSc Childhood Studies
• PGCert Africa and International Development, ODL
• PGCert Global Development, ODL
• MSc Global Challenges, ODL
• Making Use of Digital Research, ODL
Nicole is situated in room 1.19 and can be contacted on 0131 651 5067.
Carol Ramsay is the secretary for the following programmes:
• MSc Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance
• MSc Science and Technology in Society
• MSc Africa and International Development
• MSc African Studies
• MSc International Development
Carol is situated in room 1.19 and can be contacted on 0131 651 5066.
Kate Ferguson is the secretary for the following programmes:
• MSc Medical Anthropology
• MSc Social Anthropology
• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• PG Advanced Professional Studies (MHO)
• MSc Sociology and Global Change
• MSc Nationalism Studies
Kate is situated in room 1.19 and can be contacted on 0131 651 1659.
Lee Corcoran is the secretary for the following programme:
• Master in Public Policy
Lee is situated in the Academy of Governement at 21 George Square and can be contacted on 0131 650 4081.
Agata Paluba is the secretary for the following programme:
• MSc by Research programmes
Agata is situated in room 1.19 and can be contacted on 0131 651 5070.
PhD student queries:
Lindsay Hunter is the secretary for all of the MPhil and PhD programmes at SPS. Lindsay is situated in room 1.19 and can be contacted on 0131 651 1587.
Admissions:
For general questions about admissions, including how to apply:
email: pgadmissions.sps@ed.ac.uk
phone: +44 (0)131 651 3064
The Admissions Team are located in room 2.14.
Anna Drever is the Team Leader for postgraduate admissions at SPS. Anna can be reached on 0131 651 5074.
Elaine Khennouf is a secretary for postgraduate admissions at SPS. Elaine can be reached on 0131 650 8428.
Kasia Mazurkiewicz is a secretary for postgraduate admissions at SPS. Kasia can be reached on 0131 651 3064.
Student Development Office:
The Student Development Office delivers skills training, career development, placement opportunities and knowledge exchange for students on both taught and research programmes.
The Student Development team are:
Lucie Stokes Student Development Manager. Lucie can be reached on 0131 650 4254
Amelia Hodgson Student Development Officer. Amelia coordinates the placement opportunities within the School, and can be reached on 0131 651 5677 or Amelia.Hodgson@ed.ac.uk.
Kirsty Brown Student Development Administrative Secretary. Kirsty coordinates the Edinburgh Awards and Student Development events, and can be reached on 0131 650 3929 or Kirsty.Brown@ed.ac.uk.
To find out more about the workshops and placement-based dissertations, or if you are looking for support for student initiatives, visit the Student Development Office website.
Graduate School Manager:
If you would like to speak to the manager of the Graduate School please feel free to contact Toni Dismore or call 0131 651 1777.
Academic Queries about our Postgraduate Degrees
Taught Postgraduate Degrees
For further information about our taught Masters degrees, please see the taught Masters degree webpages. If you have further academic questions, please contact the Programme Director named on the degree webpage.
Research Postgraduate Degrees
For further information about our Research Masters degrees, please see the MSc by Research degree webpages. For further information about our PhD and MPhil degrees, please see the PhD degree webpages. If you have further academic queries - for example, to discuss your research interests - please contact the Postgraduate Advisor named on the degree webpage.
