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Press Office

If you wish to speak to one of our press office team please call Lauren Wards on 07445 747 222.

If your enquiry is out-of-hours, please call rather than email.

Lauren is also available via email: lauren@universities-scotland.ac.uk.

General Enquiries

All staff are contactable on email and on mobile phones. To contact a specific member of staff please use the details below.

For general enquiries please email: info@universities-scotland.ac.uk

Director & Deputy Director

Alastair Sim

Director

Availability:

Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00

David Lott

Deputy Director

Availability:

Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 08:45-18:00.

Resources & Governance

Ulrike Peter

Senior Policy Officer

Availability:

Monday-Thursday, 08:30-17:00 and Friday, 08:30-13:00.

Heather Sloan

Committee & Policy Assistant

Availability:

Monday-Thursday, 08:45-17:45

Learning & Teaching

Dr Kirsty Conlon

Head of Learning and Teaching and Widening Access

Availability:

Tuesday-Thursday inclusive, 09:00-17:00.

Claire Bannister

Senior Policy Officer

Availability:

Monday-Thursday, 08:30-17:00 and Friday, 08:30-14:00

Mark Wild

Policy Officer

Availability:

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 09:00-17:00

Research & Innovation

Dr Emma Baxter

Senior Policy Officer

Availability:

Tuesday – Friday, 09:00 -17:00

Heather Sloan

Committee & Policy Assistant

Availability:

Monday-Thursday, 08:45-17:45

International

Dr David Donaldson

Senior Policy Officer

Availability:

Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00.

Ela Kossakowska

Connected Scotland Project Officer

Availability:

Monday and Thursday, 08:30-17:30, Tuesday-Wednesday 08:30-17:00 and Friday 09:00-13:00.

Public Affairs & Communications

Susannah Lane

Head of Public Affairs & Communications

Availability:

08:45-17:30, in a nine-day fortnight pattern

Lauren Wards

Senior Public Affairs & Communications Officer

Availability:

Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00

Aimee Logan

Public Affairs & Communications Executive

Availability:

Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00

Operational Services

Sonya Johnston

Head of Operational Services

Availability:

Monday-Friday, with flexible working hours, between 08:00 and 18:00

Sandra Anderson

PA to the Director

Availability:

Monday-Friday, 09:00 – 17:00

Bianca Andrade

Administrative Assistant

Availability:

Flexible working hours over three days per week.