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The admissions teams are happy to answer your questions, whether you're applying or are already a student with us. 

Undergraduate enquiries

• Amanda Grimshaw
  Undergraduate Admissions Manager 
  Email: amanda.grimshaw@manchester.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4748
• Kirsty Egerton
  Senior Admissions Secretary
  Email: kirsty.egerton@manchester.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 (0)161 275 2291
• Anna Bakhda
  Admissions Assistant 
  Email: anna.bakhda@manchester.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 (0)161 275 1473 
• Sam Hook
  Management Information Assistant
  Email: sam.hook@manchester.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4470
• Tom McCunnie
  UG Admissions Tutor and Outreach Co-ordinator
  Email: tom.mccunnie@manchester.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 (0)161 275 1752 

Postgraduate enquiries

• Vicky Barnes
  Postgraduate Admissions Manager
  Email: vicky.barnes@manchester.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4743
• Janet Smith
  Postgraduate Admissions Secretary
  Email: janet.a.smith@manchester.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4471 (Monday-Friday, 8.00am-3.30pm)
• Zoe Woodend
  Postgraduate Admissions Secretary
  Email: zoe.woodend@manchester.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 (0)161 275 1296 (Monday-Friday, 8.00am-4.00pm)

Research support team 

The research support team helps academic colleagues to prepare and submit funding applications and manage new awards, including:

• understanding and explaining funder requirements;
• preparing budgets;
• formally submitting and accepting awards on behalf of the University;
• supporting internal peer review processes;
• coordinating approvals for new research staff appointments and contracts;
• arranging internal ethics screening;
• providing management information on applications and awards. 

Research Support Managers also provide strategic research support to Heads of School, Directors of Research and School Research Committees. 

Contacts 

• Prof Claire Alexander
  School Research Director
  Email: claire.alexander@manchester.ac.uk
• Patricia Gorham
  Research Support Manager
  Email: patricia.a.gorham@manchester.ac.uk
• Clare Canning
  Knowledge Exchange and Impact Officer
  Email: clare.canning@manchester.ac.uk
• Simon Challis
  Grant Writer
  Email: simon.challis@manchester.ac.uk

Research support officers 

• Neil Chetham (Politics and Economics)
  Email: neil.chetham@manchester.ac.uk
• Rebecca (Becci) Bailey (Social Statistics and Social Anthropology)
  Email: rebecca.bailey@manchester.ac.uk
• Rebecca Cross (Sociology and Philosophy)
  Email: rebecca.cross@manchester.ac.uk

Undergraduate students 

We can offer support on all aspects of student life, from coursework to pastoral care. 

Undergraduate team

• Amanda Brereton
  Head of Undergraduate Administration
  Email: amanda.brereton@manchester.ac.uk 
• Paul Smith
  Head of Student Support Services
  Email: paul.v.smith@manchester.ac.uk

BA (Econ)

• Shau Chan
  Programme Administrator
  Email: shau.y.chan@manchester.ac.uk
• Bernadette Julien
  Programme Secretary
  Email: bernadette.julien@manchester.ac.uk

BA Social Sciences (BASS)

• Rabia Nawaz
  Programme Administrator 
  Email: rabia.nawaz@manchester.ac.uk

Economics

• Alexandra Collins
  Programme Administrator and Disability Co-ordinator
  Email: alexandra.collins@manchester.ac.uk 
• Melanie Dunn
  Undergraduate Administrator
  Email: melanie.dunn@manchester.ac.uk
• Emily Haughton
  Undergraduate and International Exchange Assistant
  Email: emily.haughton@manchester.ac.uk

BA PPE

• Sarah Baguley
  Deputy Head of Undergraduate Administration and Programme Administrator
  Email: sarah.baguley@manchester.ac.uk

Philosophy

• Christopher Ashworth
  Programme Administrator
  Email: christopher.ashworth@manchester.ac.uk 

Politics 

• Luke Smith
  Programme Administrator
  Email: luke.smith-2@manchester.ac.uk
• Jay Burke
  Undergraduate Assistant
  Email: jay.burke@manchester.ac.uk

Social Anthropology

• Kellie Jordan
  Programme Administrator
  Email: kellie.jordan@manchester.ac.uk

Social Statistics 

• Melanie Dunn
  Course Unit Administrator
  Email: melanie.dunn@manchester.ac.uk

Sociology

• Chantel Riley
  Programme Administrator
  Email: chantel.riley@manchester.ac.uk

Student Welfare officers 

• Joseph Barrett
  Email: joseph.barrett@manchester.ac.uk
• Philippa Wilson
  Email: philippa.wilson@manchester.ac.uk

Postgraduate students 

The postgraduate office is on the 2nd floor of the Arthur Lewis building. Visit us from 8.30am-4.30pm (Monday-Friday). 

• Bernadette O'Connor
  Head of Postgraduate Services
  Email: bernadette.o'connor@manchester.ac.uk
• Amanda Bridgeman
  Deputy Head of Postgraduate Services
  Programme Administrator for Politics and Political Economy
  Email: amanda.bridgeman@manchester.ac.uk
• Jill Chandler
  Postgraduate Disability Support Officer and Programme Administrator in Economics
  Email: jill.chandler@manchester.ac.uk
• Vickie Roche
  Postgraduate Taught Programmes Administrator, Social/Visual Anthropology and Sociology
  Email: vickie.roche@manchester.ac.uk
• Kimberley Hulme
  Enquiries about finance 
  Email: kimberley.hulme@manchester.ac.uk
• Marie Waite
  Postgraduate Research Programmes Administrator
  Economics, Social Statistics, Social Change, CMI, Social Anthropology
  Email: marie.waite@manchester.ac.uk
• Ann Cronley
  Postgraduate Research Programmes Administrator
  Philosophy, Politics and Sociology
  Email: ann.cronley@manchester.ac.uk
• Thomas Jenkins
  PGR/PGT Receptionist
  Email: thomas.jenkins@manchester.ac.uk