Senior Management and Organisational Structure

Structure of the University

Executive Group

The Executive of the University is comprised of:

• Professor Liz Bacon, Principal & Vice-Chancellor

• Caroline Summers, Vice-Principal and University Secretary

• Eilidh Fraser, Director of People and Culture

• Andrew Menzies, Director of Finance, Infrastructure and Corporate Services

Senior Management Team

The Senior Management Team advises the Executive Group on matters of policy. It also advises the University Governing Body, Court and the University Academic Council, Senate on matters of strategic policy (academic and resource), and acts on a day-to-day basis to implement the policies of Court and Senate.

The Senior Management Team is comprised of:

• Members of the Executive Group as noted above.

• Professor James Bown, Dean of the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business

• Professor Andrea Cameron, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences

• Professor Mohamed Branine, Dean of International Education

• Professor Nia White, Dean of Research and the Graduate School

• Claire MacEachen, Dean of International and Partnerships

• Professor Luke Millard, Dean of Learning and Teaching

• James Nicholson, Director of Student and Academic Services

Organisational units with their Key Functions/Areas of Responsibility

Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business

• Department of Cybersecurity and Computing

• Department of Games and Arts

• Department of Games, Technology and Mathematics

• Dundee Business School

Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences

• Department of Built Environment and Life Sciences

• Department of Health, Sport and Wellbeing

• Department of Sociological and Psychological Sciences

Graduate School

• Postgraduate Study (Research)

• Researcher Development

• Research & Knowledge Exchange Strategy and Framework

Learn more about Academic Faculties and the Graduate School.

Other Areas and Services

Abertay Learning Enhancement (AbLE) Academy

• Teaching and Learning Enhancement

• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice

International and Partnerships

• International Recruitment

• Abertay Online

Strategy, Governance and External Relations

• Strategic & Operational Planning

• Risk Management

• Business Intelligence

• Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Liaison

• Corporate Governance

• Information Governance

• Legal Services*

• UK Recruitment and Admissions

• Marketing, Design and Web

• Communications, Events and Engagement

• Civic Mission

• Event Management

• Administrative Services

^*outsourced

Finance, Infrastructure and Corporate Services

• Estate Development, Sustainability and Maintenance

• Campus Facilities

• Finance & Payroll

• Procurement, Purchasing & Contract Management

• Information Technology

• Projects & Business Change

• Business Continuity

• Internal Audit

People Services

• Human Resources

• Organisational Development

• Staff Learning and Development

• Health & Safety

• Occupational Health

Student and Academic Services

• Student records

• Timetabling

• Assessment

• Academic Appeals

• Student Discipline

• Student Complaints

• Quality Assurance

• Support Enquiry Zone

• Advisory

• Counselling

• Careers

• Library

• Learner Development

• Learning Technology

• Sports