Department of Government

Our professional services staff

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Meet the professional services staff in the Department of Government

Our professional services staff are responsible for the day-to-day operation of both the Department of Government and Department of Economics, supporting the delivery of our teaching and our research across two academic departments.

To visit an individual member of staff's profile and view their contact details, please click on the links below:

Department Manager

Claire Cox

Department Manager, Department of Economics

Department Manager - Government, Department of Government

Ask me about: Professional services across the department; Supporting the department's academic leaders on planning, managing resources and representing the department across the university

Carol Macaskill

Department Manager, Department of Economics

Department Manager - Government, Department of Government

Ask me about: professional services across the departments of Economics and Government; supporting the department's academic leaders on planning, managing resources and representing the departmentsacross the university

Deputy Department Manager

Emma Hales

Deputy Department Manager, Department of Government

Ask me about: Exam boards, Rules of Assessment, Co-ordination of Exams, Extenuating Circumstances and University Policies and Procedures

Professional Services Staff

Vickie Banks

Essex Summer School Administrator, Department of Government - Essex Summer School

Charlie Barrows

Undergraduate Administrator, Department of Economics

Ask me about: I’m one of the Final Year Undergraduate Student Administrators for the department. I work Monday-Friday and you can contact me and the other administrators on fineco@essex.ac.uk.

Dr Matt Bennett

Project Manager, Department of Government

Amber Cornick

Student Engagement Officer, Department of Economics

Ask me about: Student Engagement Issues - Module Information, University Policies, Course Changes, Special Syllabus, Module Information and more - Come to me with any question and I will do my best to answer or point you in the right direction!

Philippa Foks

Undergraduate Administrator, Department of Economics

Ask me about: Anything relating to final year undergraduate Economics. I work Monday-Wednesday and you can contact me and the other administrators on fineco@essex.ac.uk.

Lina Garcia Santos

Student Administrator, Department of Government

Dr Robert Kemp

Senior Adviser, Department of Government

Jules (Julie) Lay

Postgraduate Taught Student Assessment Coordinator, Department of Economics

Ask me about: Postgraduate enquiries including module and assessment information, University policies and procedures, change of degree, course or class, or anything that you are unsure about.

Dr Hersh Mann

Senior Adviser, Department of Government

Julie Oliver

Quality Assurance and Research Student Officer, Department of Economics

Ask me about: PhD Student matters for both Economic and Government Departments; Learning and teaching strategies in Economics.; Course and module records, including new course and module approvals for the department of Economics.; Academic standards and quality functions in the department.

Angharad Pearce

Student Administrator, Department of Economics

Ask me about: Postgraduate enquiries including module and assessment information, University policies and procedures, change of degree, course or class, or anything that you are unsure about.

Roxi Powell

Essex Summer School Co-ordinator, Department of Government - Essex Summer School

Ask me about: Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis

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Email: govquery@essex.ac.uk

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