Business School Professional Services
Professional Services staff
The Business School Professional Services team consistently strives to provide an outstanding, high quality service working in collaboration with the College, its departments, academic colleagues and students.
Professional Services Teams
The Accreditation and Rankings Team which co-ordinates all School accreditation and rankings processes in relation to the following organisations: AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB, Athena SWAN, FT, QS etc. The team provides high-level project management support to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, the Associate Dean of International and Development, and other members of the College Executive Group (CEG), to coordinate accreditation and rankings activity.
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Maria Pearce | Accreditation and Rankings Manager | m.pearce4@exeter.ac.uk |
01392 723204 |
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Badar Afzal | Accreditation and Rankings Administrator | b.afzal@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723201 |
PVC's office |
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Tim Pithers | Executive Officer | t.pithers@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722789 |
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Ophelia Lindley | Executive PA to the Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean | O.B.Lindley@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725620 |
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Cath Pratley | PA to the College Registrar and PA to Associate Dean International and Development | C.Pratley@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725734 |
Penryn |
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Irene Christophers | Academic Support Administrator (SITE - Penryn) | I.Christophers@exeter.ac.uk | 01326 370469 |
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Ali Bearhop | College Administrator (Penryn) | A.Bearhop@exeter.ac.uk | 01326 259259 |
ASA |
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Maggie Bishop | PA to Deputy Dean and Academic Support Administrator’s Team Leader | M.L.Bishop@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723463 |
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Irene McManus | Academic Support Administrator (Economics) | I.B.Mcmanus@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726286 |
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Lauren Witkin | Academic Support Administrator (SITE) | L.A.Witkin@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723458 |
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Tom Crowford | Academic Support Administrator (Management) | T.Crowford@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725088 |
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Jamila Lashkor | Academic Support Administrator (Accounting & Finance) | J.Lashkor@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726686 |
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Amber Bassett | Assistant Academic Support Administrator (Economics) | A.L.Bassett@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723226 |
Our role is to enhance the Business School's global reputation, help build effective stakeholder relationships, and attract and develop students with the potential to excel.
Marketing |
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Colin Morris | Head of Communications and Marketing | C.Morris2@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723997 |
Admissions |
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Zara Salman | Student Recruitment and Admissions Manager | Z.Salman@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723246 |
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Gillian Coley | Student Recruitment and Admissions Officer | G.M.Coley@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726679 |
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Jemma Morgan | WP & Student Recruitment Assistant | J.Morgan9@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722333 |
Digital/Web |
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Paul Collins | Web Officer (Project Business) | P.Collins@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726692 |
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Marcus Roberts | Web Officer | M.Roberts5@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725446 |
Events |
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Charlotte Leach | Events Officer | C.J.Leach@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723808 |
Press |
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Garth Davies | Head of Press and Public Affairs | G.Davies2@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722616 |
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Gareth Carey-Jones | Education Business Partner | G.O.Carey-Jones@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722671 |
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Helen Terry | Education Support Manager (Building:One) | H.Terry@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722422 |
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Lisa Lindsey-Clerk | Education Support Manager (Building:One) | L.Lindsey-Clark@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726437 |
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Terri Stoddern | Education Support Manager (Penryn) | T.J.Stoddern@exeter.ac.uk | 01326 371813 |
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Julie Hargreaves | MBA Programme Manager | Julie.Hargreaves@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 724494 |
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Lucy Harbinson | Education Support Manager (Degree Apprenticeships) | L.D.Harbinson@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 724331 |
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James Eva | Policy Advisor (Quality and Standards) | James.A.Eva@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726111 |
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Melanie Nearchou | College Coordinator and Student Development Consultant | M.Nearchou@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726959 |
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Helen Wallace | Head of Space and Design | H.Wallace@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725554 |
Finance Services are responsible for the management of the Business School's financial affairs.
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Siobhan White | Head of Finance and Deputy Director of College Operations | S.White3@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726268 |
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Chris Merritt | Management Accountant | C.H.Merritt@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726472 |
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Sarah Mills | Assistant Management Accountant | S.Mills2@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726663 |
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Josh Papanicola | Alumni Engagement and Volunteering Manager | j.papanicola@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726683 |
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Beth Cossey | Alumni Officer | B.Cossey@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725084 |
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Ruth Waterfield | Alumni Officer | R.P.Waterfield@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725014 |
The Business School is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of all staff, students, visitors and contractors.
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Rhian Loosemore | Health & Safety Advisor | r.loosemore@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726175 |
Our HR team supports the University to attract, develop and support a diverse, motivated workforce within a healthy and productive environment. We work with the executive team and other managers in the Business School on a range of topics including planning for future workforce demands aligned to our key local strategies; supporting colleagues to reach their academic potential with robust performance and development support processes; recruitment of outstanding colleagues from international and local markets, and supporting managers and faculty through complex and challenging situations.
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Holly Hellier |
Senior HR Business Partner | h.vallance@exeter.ac.uk | 07557 631458 (mobile) |
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Simon Isaac | Resourcing Partner | S.Isaac@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723083 |
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Fern Rice | HR Advisor | F.Rice@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723201 |
The Innovation, Impact and Business (IIB) team works across the research and education landscape. We are experts in:
- Driving impact - We help with Impact case study development
- Connecting partners - We help you build links with potential partners locally, nationally and globally
- Creating opportunities - We help you structure relationships and create opportunities for collaboration using national and regional funding
- Generating value - We help with income generation; such as IP exploitation, spin-outs, consultancy, facilities access, training services and entrepreneurship across the University
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Michelle Spillar | Head of Corporate Partnerships |
M.Spillar@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722160 |
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Dr Ruth Cherrington | Impact and Partnership Development Manager – Circular Economy and Earth Resources |
R.Cherrington@exeter.ac.uk | 01326 255029 |
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Jack Oliver | IPDM - Finance & Business Risk | J.Oliver@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722351 |
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Peter Offord | Impact and Partnership Development Officer – Degree Apprenticeships | P.L.Offord@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 727040 |
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Victoria (Tor) Walton | Impact and Partnership Development Manager – Degree Apprenticeships | V.Walton@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726900 |
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Sophie Smith | Impact and Partnership Development Manager - Leadership, Management and Organisational Strategy | S.C.Smith@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 724308 |
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Katie Steen | Impact & Partnership Development Officer – Professional Education | k.steen@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 727075 |
The Global Partnerships team is responsible for the development and implementation of the University’s strategy regarding high impact relationships with high performing universities around the world, and for initiating, nurturing and extending these highly strategic relationships. We work closely within the University to join up activity at both operational and strategic levels to develop focused collaborations and activities such as Study Abroad partners, research project partners, recruitment partners, and curriculum enhancement relationships.
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Rachel Jones | Head of International Partnerships | Rachel.Jones@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725107 |
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Rita Collar | Global Opportunities Support Officer | L.Collar@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723228 |
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Jade Schneiders | Global Partnerships Coordinator | business-school-intl-partnerships@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 727657 |
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Rebecca Hill | Head of International Student Recruitment (Business School) | r.hill3@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 727611 |
Exeter IT Business partners work with customers across the university to promote the value of IT services, investments and capabilities. IT business partners will advocate on behalf of the Colleges and Professional Services, understanding and challenging their strategies and plans, and ensuring IT services meet their needs. The IT business partners will take responsibility for navigating the University IT landscape on your behalf, ensuring clear communication and connection between the IT team and the their customer.
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Jack De Sousa | IT Business Partner | J.De-Sousa@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 725646 |
Operational Support and IT Equipment Purchasing – Desktop Support, Research IT and AV Support
The IT Helpdesk is the single point of contact for University of Exeter staff, across all campuses, to request IT support.
Staff will have the ability to report an IT problem or request an IT service and have it assigned directly to the specialist IT team responsible for their request.
Click here to raise an IT support request
With a focus on The University of Exeter Business School, Policy & Planning and Business Intelligence develop institutional strategies, particularly through the planning process; are responsible for the analysis, monitoring and reporting on Key Performance Indicators and Global and UK Rankings, and specific statutory returns.
PPBI provide insight, to model and forward plan for new and emerging scenarios facing HE and Business schools nationally and internationally.
As part of the Business Intelligence, we provide data packages and information for strategic decision-making across the University through the development of the University’s data warehouse as the University’s single agreed source for strategic data reporting for the University and the Business School.
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Maria Banham | Planning and Policy Officer – Business School | M.Banham@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726278 |
Research Services – Streatham |
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Emma Roberts | Research and Doctoral College Business Partner | E.Roberts@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723218 |
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Paul Woolnough | Senior Research Development Manager | p.j.woolnough@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726204 |
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Dr Kathryn Gannon | Research Development Manager | K.A.Gannon@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722374 |
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Mandy Schuster | Research Finance Assistant Manager | 01392 725669 | |
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Sharon Gove | Research Finance Administrator | 01392 726684 | |
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Joanna Williams | Research Finance Administrator | 01392 722557 | |
Research Services – Penryn |
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Dr Chloe Onoufrio |
Head of Research Cornwall |
c.onoufriou@exeter.ac.uk | 07775 542361 |
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Dr Anna Bawden | Research Development Manager | cornwallresapps@exeter.ac.uk | 01326 255038 |
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Jane Phelps | Research Finance Assistant Manager | 01326 259045 | |
EU/International Research Services |
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Sarah Hill | EU/International Research Cluster Lead | 01392 726206 | |
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Gaynor Hughes |
Research Development Manager - EU/International | 01392 725835 | |
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EU Research Awards Support |
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PGR Support |
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Alison Stamps | PGR Manager (Business School & PGR Admin) | A.Stamps@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 723258 |
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Natalie Bartram | PGR Support Officer (Streatham) | n.m.bartram@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 726255 |
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Jenny Andrews | PGR Support Administrator (Streatham) | uebs-pgradmin@exeter.ac.uk |
01392 726460 |
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Jim Milnes | PGR Support Administrator (Streatham) | uebs-pgradmin@exeter.ac.uk | 01392 722635 |
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Jo Shepherd | PGR Support Officer (Cornwall) | cornwall-pgr@exeter.ac.uk | 01326 213853 |
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Sarah Hodson | PGR Administrator (Cornwall) | cornwall-pgr@exeter.ac.uk | 01326 255944 |