School of Social and Political Science

Roles and responsibilities

Hi, I'm Alison - part digital, part hardware, part tech troubleshooter, and full-time wrangler of the weird and wonderful world of academic technology.

On a daily basis I help steer the ship for websites, learning platforms, and all things IT, trying my level to ensure that research centres, teaching teams, and projects have the digital tools they need to thrive.

But that’s just the tip of the silicon iceberg! I moonlight as a behind-the-scenes problem solver for the wider team - doing my best to keep servers humming, users happy, and the digital wheels of the school turning. Whether it's web hosting mysteries, learning tech puzzles, or the occasional existential crisis about institutional systems, I'll try to help.

And when things go sideways? Well, that's just another Tuesday...

Got a web, systems, or tech conundrum? I probably have an answer - or at least a well-informed guess, and there's always coffee & sympathy.