About Us

The Deans’ Group convenes two General Meetings each year, often with invited guests for discussion and debate on key issues. Other special meetings may be arranged focusing on specific topics, or held jointly with groupings representing particular interests.

The DSES has established a separate Education Group, again with nominated representation from each of its member universities, and this conducts its own activities, reported back and subject to the approval of each General Meeting.

From time to time the DSES may make submissions or frame position statements on specific matters of interest or concern. The DSES may establish short life Working Groups to investigate and to report back with recommendations for further action, or with draft position statements to publish, on defined topics.

The DSES interacts with the UK Deans of Science and the Engineering Professors Council, through agreed link members. The current Core Membership and Office Bearers are as listed below.

Core members

University Name Role
Aberdeen Prof Bryan MacGregor
Prof Mike Greaves
Vice Principal & Head of Coll of Physical Sciences
Vice Principal & Head of Coll of Life Sciences & Medicine
Abertay Dr Nia White
Prof Carl Schaschke
Head of Abertay Graduate School
Head of the School of Science, Engineering & Technology
Dundee Prof David Coates
Prof Timothy Newman
Head, Life and Biomedical Sciences Education
Dean of Engineering, Physics & Mathematics
Edinburgh Prof Lesley Yellowlees
Prof Alan Murray ;
Head of College of Science & Eng
Dean of Students
Edinburgh Napier TBA
Sally Smith
Science and Engineering
Dean, School of Computing
Glasgow Caledonian Prof Iain Cameron
Prof Vince McKay
Dean, School of Engineering & Built Environment
Dean, School of Health and Life Science
Glasgow Prof Muffy Calder
Prof Graeme Milligan
Head College of Science & Engineering
Dean of Research, Coll of Medical, Vet & Life Sciences
Heriot Watt Prof Jim Ritchie
Prof Duncan Hand
Dean of Science and Engineering
Deputy Principal, Research & Knowledge Transfer
Highlands & Islands Gary Campbell
Bob Smith
Dean of Learning and Teaching
Subject Network Leader for Energy and Technology
Robert Gordon Prof Val Maehle
Prof John Watson
Dean of Faculty of Health & Social Care
Dean of Faculty of Design & Technology
St Andrews Prof Alan Dearle
TBA
Dean of Science
Stirling Prof Ian Simpson
Prof Carron Shankland
Deputy Principal, Research & KT)
Depute Head, School of Natural Science
Strathclyde Prof David Littlejohn
Prof Dimitris Drikakis
Exec Dean, Faculty of Science
Exec Dean, Faculty of Engineering
West of Scotland Prof Ian Allison
Prof Sabbir Ahmed
Dean School of Engineering and Computing
Dean of School of Science and Sport

Current Office Bearers:
Chair: Prof David Coates, Dundee University
Chair Education Group: Dr Alison Jenkinson, University of Aberdeen
Secretary: Prof Malcolm Allan, Glasgow Caledonian University

Core Members are nominees of their University Principal. They may, in turn, nominate a relevant colleague to attend any specific meeting on their behalf, or to participate in any given Working Group.

Contact us:
Any approaches or enquiries should in the first instance be directed by email, to m.allan@gcu.ac.uk

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