Promotions

We are pleased to announce that the following staff were successful during the promotions rounds.

Academic promotions take place on an annual cycle, with promotions taking effect from 1 September 2024. The last combined Learning and Teaching promotions took effect on 1 October 2023 and 1 January 2024. Learning promotions continue to take place termly, and the most recent round took effect on 1 June 2024. Teaching promotions now follow a new annual process, with the first round taking effect 1 September 2024.

Learning and Teaching promotions effective from 1 October 2023 

Business School

Department Promoted title
Esma Koca Analytics, Marketing and Operations Principal Teaching Fellow

Centre for Language, Culture and Communication

Department Promoted title
Mark Pope CLCC Senior Teaching Fellow

Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship

Department Promoted title
Yuan-Li (Tiffany) Chiu CHERS Principal Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Medicine

Department Promoted title
Nida Sajjad CHERS Principal Teaching Fellow
Jenny Husbands School of Public Health Senior Teaching Fellow
Wendy Kwok School of Public Health Senior Teaching Fellow
Luke McGowan School of Public Health Senior Learning Technologist
Ambar Qavi School of Public Health Senior Teaching Fellow
Henock Taddese School of Public Health Principal Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Department Promoted title
Charlotte Sutherell Chemistry Principal Teaching Fellow

Learning and Teaching promotions effective from 1 January 2024

Faculty of Engineering

Department Promoted title
Jason Bailey Computing EdTech Software Engineer (Learning Technologist)
Jackie Bell Computing Principal Teaching Fellow
Freddie Page Dyson School of Design Engineering Principal Teaching Fellow
Linda Stringer Mechanical Engineering Principal Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Medicine

Department Promoted title
Stefano Sandrone Brain Sciences Principal Teaching Fellow
Vaiva Adamonyte Digital Education Office Senior Learning Technologist
Wayne Mitchell Immunology and Inflammation Principal Teaching Fellow
Hilary Watt Primary Care and Public Health Senior Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Department Promoted title
Simon Gerrard Chemistry Principal Teaching Fellow
Magda Charalambous Life Sciences Teaching Fellow (equivalent to Level 6) (Principal Lecturer new role profile)
Michele Zordan Mathematics Senor Teaching Fellow
Isabel Rabey Physics Senior Teaching Fellow

Learning promotions effective from 1 June 2024

Faculty of Medicine

Department Promoted title
Alexander Furr Digital education Office Learning Technology Lead

Academic promotions effective from 1 September 2024

Business School

Department Promoted Title
Omar Merlo Analytics, Marketing and Operations Associate Professor of Marketing Strategy
Laure de Preux Gallone Economic and Public Policy Associate Professor of Health and Environmental Economics
Harjoat Singh Bhamra Finance Professor of Finance
Lara Cathcart Finance Professor of Finance
Claudia Perdigao Dias Custodio Finance Professor of Finance
Christiane Bode Management and Entrepreneurship Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
Christian Hampel Management and Entrepreneurship Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy
HeeJung Jung Management and Entrepreneurship Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
Ileana Stigliani Management and Entrepreneurship Professor of Strategic Design
Anne Leendert Johannes ter Wal Management and Entrepreneurship Professor of Technology and Innovation Management

Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship

Department Promoted Title
Camille Blackwell Kandiko Howson CHERS Professor of Higher Education

Faculty of Engineering

Department Promoted Title
Emiliano Bilotti Aeronautics Reader in Multifunctional and Sustainable Polymer Composites
Oliver Buxton Aeronautics Professor of Fluid Mechanics
Christopher Cantwell Aeronautics Reader in Computational Engineering
Yongyun Hwang Aeronautics Professor of Fluid Mechanics
Ajit Panesar Aeronautics Reader in Computational Design for Advanced Manufacturing
Georgios Rigas Aeronautics Reader in Fluid Mechanics
David Labonte Bioengineering Reader in Animal Biomechanics
Nicolas Newell Bioengineering Senior Lecturer
Victoria Salem Bioengineering Reader in Diabetes and Metabolism (clinical)
Julien Vermot Bioengineering Professor of Biomechanical Signalling & Tissue Morphogenesis
Yuval Elani Chemical Engineering Reader in Biochemical Technologies
Ceri Hammond Chemical Engineering Reader
Anna Hankin Chemical Engineering Senior Lecturer
Ronny Pini Chemical Engineering Professor of  Multiphase Systems
Panagiotis Angeloudis Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of Transport Systems & Logistics
Ana Mijic Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of Water Systems Integration
Aruna Sivakumar Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of Consumer Demand Modelling & Urban Systems
Marc Stettler Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of Transport and Environment
Chao Wu Civil and Environmental Engineering Reader in Civil Engineering
Dalal Alrajeh Computing Reader in Computer Science
Soteris Demetriou Computing Senior Lecturer
Edward Johns Computing Reader in Robot Learning
Bernhard Kainz Computing Professor in Medical Image Computing
Azalea Raad Computing Reader in Programming Languages
Michel-Alexandre Cardin Dyson School of Design Engineering Reader in Computational Aided Engineering
Samuel John  Cooper Dyson School of Design Engineering Reader in Machine Learning for Materials Design
Pelin Demirel Dyson School of Design Engineering Reader in Innovation and Sustainability
Chandramohan George Dyson School of Design Engineering Senior Lecturer
Nan Li Dyson School of Design Engineering Reader in Lightweight Design and Manufacturing
Connor Myant Dyson School of Design Engineering Reader in Digital Manufacturing Systems
Lorenzo Picinali Dyson School of Design Engineering Professor in Spatial Acoustics and Immersive Audio
Matthew John Genge Earth Science and Engineering Reader in Earth and Planetary Science
Lluis Guasch Batalla Earth Science and Engineering Senior Lecturer in Seismic and Medical Imaging
Samuel Krevor Earth Science and Engineering Professor of Subsurface Carbon Storage
Cong Ling Electrical and Electronic Engineering Professor in Information Theory and Cryptography
Chun Huang Materials Reader in Energy Storage Materials
Mark Wenman Materials Professor in Nuclear Materials
Catrin Mair Davies Mechanical Engineering Professor in Structural Integrity
Andrea Giusti Mechanical Engineering Senior Lecturer in Thermofluids
Huizhi Wang Mechanical Engineering Reader in Electrochemical Engineering
Liliang Wang Mechanical Engineering Professor in Sustainable Manufacturing

Faculty of Medicine

Department Promoted Title
Javier Alegre Abarrategui Brain Sciences Clinical Reader in Neuropathology
Soma Banerjee Brain Sciences Professor of Practice
Sofia Pappa Brain Sciences Professor of Practice (Psychiatry)
Nathan Skene Brain Sciences Senior Lecturer
Yu Ye Brain Sciences Senior Lecturer in Molecular Neuroscience
Tom Anthony Jude McKinnon Immunology and Inflammation Reader in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Margarita Dominguez-Villar Infectious Disease Reader in Immunology
Rachel Suzanne Edgar Infectious Disease Senior Research Fellow
Andrew Edwards Infectious Disease Reader in Molecular Microbiology
Jethro Herberg Infectious Disease Clinical Professor in Paediatric Infectious Disease
Goedele Noella Etienne Maertens Infectious Disease Professor in Retrovirology
Elizabeth Whittaker Infectious Disease Professor of Practice (Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology)
Alexis Barr Institute of Clinical Sciences Senior Research Fellow
Ali Abbara Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Reader in Endocrinology
Edward Chambers Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Senior Lecturer
Pinelopi Manousou Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Professor of Practice (Metabolic Liver Disease)
Roshni Patel Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Professor of Practice (Clinical) of Obstetrics & Maternal Medicine
Lynne Sykes Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Clinical Reader in Obstetrics
Alejandra del Don Tomas Catala Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Reader in Cell Biology
Elizabeth Joy Want Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Reader in Clinical Mass Spectrometry
Horace Williams Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Professor of Practice (Gastroenterology)
Luke Peter Allsopp National Heart and Lung Institute Senior Lecturer in Molecular Bacteriology and Respiratory Infection
Joseph James Boyle National Heart and Lung Institute Professor of Chemical Systems Pathology
Michael Emerson National Heart and Lung Institute Professor of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Louise Jane Fleming National Heart and Lung Institute Professor of Practice in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Paul Kemp National Heart and Lung Institute Professor of the Molecular Biology of Muscle
Ramzi Khamis National Heart and Lung Institute Professor of Cardiology
Saeed Mirsadraee National Heart and Lung Institute Professor of Practice (Cardiovascular Imaging)
Michela Noseda National Heart and Lung Institute Reader in Cardiovascular Science
Asha Kumari Patel National Heart and Lung Institute Senior Lecturer in Advanced Therapies
James Edward Pease National Heart and Lung Institute Professor of Leukocyte Biology
Andre Filipe Santos Amaral National Heart and Lung Institute Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Epidemiology and Global Health
Paul Justin Turner National Heart and Lung Institute Clinical Professor in Anaphylaxis, Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Zachary Whinnett National Heart and Lung Institute Professor of Cardiology
Isobel Blake School of Public Health Senior Lecturer in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Anne Cori School of Public Health Reader in Infectious Disease Modelling
Ilaria Dorigatti School of Public Health Reader in Infectious Disease Analysis and Modelling
Dougal Hargreaves School of Public Health Professor of Paediatrics & Population Health
Matthew James Harris School of Public Health Clinical Reader in Public Health Innovation
Lucy Okell School of Public Health Reader in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Oliver Robinson School of Public Health Senior Lecturer in Molecular Epidemiology
Stephanie Wright School of Public Health Senior Lecturer
Raymond Ezika Bongani Anakwe Surgery and Cancer Professor of Practice (Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery)
Rajarshi  Bhattacharya Surgery and Cancer Professor of Practice
Colin Bicknell Surgery and Cancer Professor of Vascular Surgery
James Michael  Flanagan Surgery and Cancer Professor of Cancer Informatics
Shehan Peter  Hettiaratchy Surgery and Cancer Professor of Practice Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Gaby Judah Surgery and Cancer Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Sciences
Jonathan Krell Surgery and Cancer Reader (Clinical) in Medical Oncology
Padmanabhan  Ramnarayan Surgery and Cancer Professor of Paediatric Critical Care (clinical)
Alexander James Thompson Surgery and Cancer Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sensing
Kirill Veselkov Surgery and Cancer Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Natural Sciences 

Department Promoted Title
Alexandra Collins Centre for Environmental Policy Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability
Iain Staffell Centre for Environmental Policy Reader in Sustainable Energy
Francesco Antonio Aprile Chemistry Senior Lecturer in Biological Chemistry
Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot Chemistry Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Materials Chemistry
Nicholas Brooks Chemistry Professor of Membrane Biophysics
James Adam Bull Chemistry Professor of Synthetic Chemistry
Nicola Gasparini Chemistry Senior Lecturer in Electronic Materials
Martin Daniel Brazeau Life Sciences Reader in Vertebrate Evolution
Lauren Cator Life Sciences Reader in Vector and Transmission Ecology
Matthew Andrew Child Life Sciences Senior Research Fellow
Giorgio Francesco Gilestro Life Sciences Reader in Systems Neurobiology
Richard Gill Life Sciences Reader in Evolutionary & Experimental Ecology
Nadia Guerra Life Sciences Reader in Immunology
David Mann Life Sciences Professor of Molecular Biology
Julie McDonald Life Sciences Senior Lecturer
James William Murray Life Sciences Reader in Structural Biology of Photosynthesis
Ruben Perez-Carrasco Life Sciences Senior Lecturer in Theoretical Systems Biology
Emma Ransome Life Sciences Senior Lecturer
Dina Vlachou Life Sciences Senior Research Fellow
Bonnie Grace Waring Life Sciences Reader in Ecosystems Ecology
Michele Coti Zelati Mathematics Professor of Mathematics
Marina Evangelou Mathematics Reader in Statistics
Anthea Monod Mathematics Senior Lecturer in Biomathematics
Ambrus Pal Mathematics Reader in Pure Mathematics
Pierre-Françoise Rodriguez Mathematics Reader in Pure Mathematics
Vahid Shahrezaei Mathematics Professor of Biomathematics
Martin Taylor Mathematics Senior Lecturer
Philipp Thomas Mathematics Reader in Biomathematics
Joseph Cotter Physics Senior Research Fellow
Heather Graven Physics Professor of Climate Physics
William Steven Kolthammer Physics Senior Lecturer
Adam Masters Physics Reader in Planetary Science
Lorenzo Matteini Physics Senior Lecturer in Space Plasma Physics
Robbie Theodore Murray Physics Senior Lecturer in Mid-Infrared Photonics
James Edward Owen Physics Reader in Astrophysics
Jonathan Robin Pritchard Physics Professor of Astrostatistics
Michael Ross Vanner Physics Reader in Quantum Science and Technology

Teaching promotions effective from 1 September 2024

Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship

Department Promoted title
Joanna Horsburgh CHERS Principal Lecturer
Kate Ippolito CHERS Principal Lecturer
Iro Ntonia CHERS Principal Teaching Fellow
Monika Pazio Rossiter CHERS Principal Teaching Fellow in Education

Faculty of Engineering

Department Promoted title
Martin Holloway Bioengineering Principal Teaching Fellow
Thomas Lancaster Computing Principal Teaching Fellow
Olga Kravchenko Dyson School of Design Engineering Senior Teaching Fellow
Jonathan Rackham Materials Senior Teaching Fellow
Chloe Agg Mechanical Principal Teaching Fellow
Nicolas Cinosi Mechanical Principal Teaching Fellow

Graduate School

Department Promoted title
James DesLauriers Education Office Senior Teaching Fellow
John Pinney Education Office Senior Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Medicine

Department Promoted title
Tanvi Agrawal Faculty Education Office Senior Teaching Fellow
Marieke Peuscher Faculty Education Office Senior Teaching Fellow
Jennifer Wallis Faculty Education Office Senior Teaching Fellow
Tamlyn Peel National Heart and Lung Institute Senior Teaching Fellow
Sungano Chigogora School of Public Health Principal Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Department Promoted title
Christopher Hallsworth Mathematics Principal Lecturer