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School of History
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Colleges, Schools & Institutes
- Birkbeck College [BkC]
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Goldsmiths College [GC]
- Institute of Classical Studies [ICS]
- Institute of Commonwealth Studies [ICwS]
- Institute of Education [Inst. Ed.]
- Institute of English Studies [IES]
- Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies
- Institute of Historical Research [IHR]
- Institute for the Study of the Americas [ISA]
- King's College London [KCL]
- London School of Economics [LSE]:
- Department of International History
- Department of Economic History
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [LSHTM]
- Menzies Centre for Australian Studies (KCL)
- Queen Mary University of London [QMUL]
- Royal Holloway [RH]
- School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS]
- School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London [SSEES, UCL]
- University College London [UCL]
- Warburg Institute [Warburg]
- Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine [WCHM]
Birkbeck College [BkC]
Malet Street, WC1E 7HXTel: 020-7631 6268
Fax: 020-7631 6552
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 11 Dec
4 Jan - 19 Mar
19 Apr - 2 Jul
Head of School: Professor Catherine Edwards - c.edwards@bbk.ac.uk
Office Administrator: Jessica Dunne - j.dunne@bbk.ac.uk
Chair, B.A. Board of Examiners: Dr Nikolaus Wachsmann - n.wachsmann@bbk.ac.uk
Tutor for Research Students: Professor M. Hunter - m.hunter@bbk.ac.uk
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Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RNTel: 020-7872 0220
Fax: 020-7848 2410
Academic Registry: 020 7848 2645/2635
Website: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 9 Dec
4 Jan - 17 Mar
19 Apr - 30 Jun
Director: Dr Deborah Swallow
Academic Registrar: Dr Gareth Morgan
Chair, B.A. Board of Examiners: Dr Georgia Clarke
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Goldsmiths College [GC]
Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NWTel: 020-7919 7490
Fax: 020-7919 7398
Website: http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/departments/history
Terms 2009 - 2010
21 Sep -11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
267 Apr - 18 Jun
Head of Department: Dr Helen Jones - h.jones@gold.ac.uk
Departmental Administrator: Nevenka Martin - n.martin@gold.ac.uk
Departmental Secretary (administers Group 2, 3 and MA courses): Mrs Carol
Granger - c.granger@gold.ac.uk
Chair, B.A. History Board of Examiners: Professor Damien Keown - d.keown@gold.ac.uk
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Institute of Classical Studies
Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E 7HUTel: 020-7862 8700
Fax: 020-7862 8722
Website: http://www.sas.ac.uk/icls
Director: Professor Michael Edwards - mike.edwards@sas.ac.uk
Administrator: Dr Olga Krzyszkowska - admin.icls@sas.ac.uk
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Institute of Commonwealth Studies [ICwS]
28 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DSTel: 020-7862 8844
Fax: 020-7862 8820
Email: ics@sas.ac.uk
Website: http://www.sas.ac.uk/commonwealthstudies/index.htm
Terms 2009-2010
28 Sep -11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 18 Jun
Director: Professor Philip Murphy - philip.murphy@sas.ac.uk
Administrative Manager: Alison Stewart - Alison.Stewart@sas.ac.uk
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Institute of Education [Inst. Ed.]
20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0ALTel: 020-7612 6750
Fax: 020-7612 6555
Website: http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe
Terms 2009 - 2010
6 Oct - 18 Dec
11 Jan - 19 Mar
26 Apr - 2 Jul
Director: Professor Geoff Whitty
Course Leader, MA History of Education: Dr Jane Martin
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Institute of English Studies
Room 304, Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E 7HUTel: 020-7862 8675
Fax: 020-7862 8720
Website: http://www.sas.ac.uk/ies
Terms 2009 - 2010
5 Oct - 11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 18 Jun
Director: Professor Warwick Gould - warwick.gould@sas.ac.uk
For general Institute enquiries, contact Christine Lees- ies@sas.ac.uk
For enquiries regarding postgraduate study, contact Francesca Bettocchi
- fbettocchi@sas.ac.uk
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Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies
Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HUTel: 020-7862 8677
Fax: 020-7862 8672
Email: igrs@sas.ac.uk
Website: http://igrs.sas.ac.uk
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 18 Jun
Director: Professor Naomi Segal
Administrator: Flo Austin
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Institute of Historical Research [IHR]
Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HUTel: 020-7862 8740
Fax: 020-7862 8745
Email: ihr@sas.ac.uk
Website: http://www.history.ac.uk
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 18 Jun
Director: Professor Miles Taylor
Institute Administrator/Registrar: Elaine Walters - elaine.walters@sas.ac.uk
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Institute for the Study of the Americas [ISA]
Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E 7HUTel: 020-7862 8870
Fax: 020-7862 8886
Email: americas@sas.ac.uk
Website: http://americas.sas.ac.uk
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 25 Jun
Director: Professor Maxine Molyneux
Administrative Manager: Ms Karen Perkins - karen.perkins@sas.ac.uk
For further information, contact the Postgraduate Administrator: Ms Kalinda
Hughes - kalinda.hughes@sas.ac.uk
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King's College London [KCL]
Strand, London WC2R 2LSTel: 020-7848 1078
Fax: 020-7848 2052
Email: history@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/history
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 18 Dec
11 Jan- 1 Apr
26 Apr - 4 Jun
Head of Department: Dr Paul Readman - paul.readman@kcl.ac.uk
Departmental Manager, History: Ms Laura Clayton - laura.clayton@kcl.ac.uk
Chair, History B.A. Board of Examiners: Dr M. Rowe - michael.rowe@kcl.ac.uk
Departmental Administrator, Classics: Mr Michael Broderick - michael.broderick@kcl.ac.uk
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London School of Economics [LSE]
Houghton Street, Aldwych, London WC2A 2AEWebsite: http://www.lse.ac.uk
Terms 2009 - 2010
1 Oct - 11 Dec
11 Jan - 19 Mar
26 Apr - 2 July
Department of International History
Tel: 020-7955 7548
Fax: 020-7955 6800
Head of Department: Dr A. Best
Departmental Manager: Mrs D. Frini - d.frini@lse.ac.uk
Chair, Board of Examiners for Undergraduate Degrees: Dr J. Lewis
Departmental Tutor: Dr J.P. Rubiés
Tutor for Masters Students: Dr N.P. Ludlow
Research Students Tutor: Dr K.E. Schulze
Department of Economic History
Tel: 020-7405 7686
Fax: 020-7955 7730
Acting Head of Department: Professor Janet Hunter
Departmental Manager: Mrs L. Sampson
Departmental Tutor: Dr Patrick Wallis
Research Students Tutor: Professor Janet Hunter
Tutor for Graduates: Dr Edward Hunt
Chair, Board of Examiners for Undergraduate Degrees: Dr Tim Leunig
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [LSHTM]
Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HTTel: 020-7927 2269/2434
Fax: 020-7637 3238
Website: www.lshtm.ac.uk/history
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep -18 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
19 Apr - 17 Sep
Centre for History in Public Health
Head of Group: Professor Virginia Berridge - virginia.berridge@lshtm.ac.uk
Secretary: Ms Ingrid James - ingrid.james@lshtm.ac.uk
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Menzies Centre for Australian Studies (KCL)
4th Floor, Australia Centre, Cnr Strand & Melbourne Place, London WC2R 4LGTel: 020-7240 0220
Fax: 020-7240 8292
Website: www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/menzies/index.html
Head of Centre: Professor Carl Bridge - carl.bridge@kcl.ac.uk
Centre Secretary: Ms Kirsten McIntyre - kirsten.mcintyre@kcl.ac.uk
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Queen Mary University of London [QMUL]
Mile End Road, London E1 4NSTel: 020-7882 5016
Fax: 020-8980 8400
Website: http://www.history.qmul.ac.uk
Terms 2009 - 2010
23 Sep - 18 Dec
11 Jan - 1 Apr
4 May - 11 Jun
Head of Department: Dr. Virginia Davis - v.g.davis@qmul.ac.uk
Departmental Administrator: Ms Claire Hackett - c.l.hackett@qmul.ac.uk
Chair, B.A. Board of Examiners: Dr Mark Glancy - h.m.glancy@qmul.ac.uk
Departmental Tutor: Dr Michael Questier - m.c.questier@qmul.ac.uk
Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. Georgios Varouxakis - g.varouxakis@qmul.ac.uk
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Royal Holloway [RH]
Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, London TW20 0EXTel: 01784-443 639
Fax: 01784-433 032
Website: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history
Terms 2009 - 2010
21 Sep - 11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 11 Jun
Head of Department: Professor Justin Champion -
j.champion@rhul.ac.uk
Senior Faculty Administrator: Penelope Mullens - penelope.mullens@rhul.ac.uk
Chair, B.A. Board of Examiners: Dr Sarah Ansari - s.ansari@rhul.ac.uk
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr Zoe Laidlaw - zoe.laidlaw@rhul.ac.uk
Director of Postgraduate Studies: Dr Dan Stone - dan.stone@rhul.ac.uk
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School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS]
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XGTel: 020-7898 4011
Fax: 020-7898 4699
Dept. Contact: Martin Hodkinson - mh74@soas.ac.uk - Tel: 020-7898 4038
Website: http://www.soas.ac.uk/History/
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 18 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 18 Jun
Head of Department: Dr Benjamin Fortna - bf7@soas.ac.uk
Chair, B.A. Board of Examiners: Dr Michael Charney
Undergraduate Tutor: Dr Heidi Walcher
Tutor for Masters Students: Dr Avril Powell
Research Students' Tutor: Dr Daud Ali
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School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London [SSEES, UCL]
16 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BWTel: (Switchboard) 020-7679 8700
(History) 020-7679 8774
Fax: 020-7679 8777
Email (History): s.rizvi@ssees.ac.uk
Website: http://www.ssees.ac.uk
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 11 Jun
Departmental Administrator: Ms Suzie Rizvi - s.rizvi@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
Head of Department: Dr Rebecca Haynes - r.haynes@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
Chair, B.A. Board of Examiners: Professor Martyn Rady - m.rady@ssees.ucl.ac.uk
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University College London [UCL]
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BTTel: 020-7679 1340
Fax: 020-7413 8394
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/history
Terms 2009 - 2010
28 Sep - 11 Dec
11 Jan - 26 Mar
26 Apr - 11 Jun
Head of Department: Professor Nicola Miller - nicola.miller@ucl.ac.uk
Undergraduate Administrator and Examinations Liaison Officer: Ms Cari Tuhey
- c.tuhey@ucl.ac.uk
Postgraduate Administrator: Mr David Ferguson - david.ferguson@ucl.ac.uk
Chair, B.A. Board of Examiners: Professor Stephen Conway - s.conway@ucl.ac.uk
Departmental Tutor: Dr Antonio Sennis - a.sennis@ucl.ac.uk
Tutor for Research Students: Dr Axel Körner - a.korner@ucl.ac.uk
Departmental Administrator, Greek & Latin: Ms Amanda Cater - a.cater@ucl.ac.uk
Departmental Administrator, Institute of Archaeology: Miss Judy Medrington
- j.medrington@ucl.ac.uk
Departmental Administrators, Hebrew & Jewish Studies - jewish.studies@ucl.ac.uk
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Warburg Institute [Warburg]
Woburn Square, London WC1H 0ABTel: 020-7862 8949
Fax: 020-7862 8955
Email: warburg@sas.ac.uk
Website: http://www.sas.ac.uk/warburg/
Terms 2009 - 2010
26 Sep - 4 Dec
11 Jan - 19 Mar
26 Apr - 2 Jul
Director: Professor Charles Hope
Secretary and Registrar: Miss Anita C. Pollard
Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine [WCHM]
210 Euston Road, London NW1 2BETel: 020-7679 8100
Fax: 020-7679 8194
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed
Head of the Centre: Professor H. J. Cook
Centre Administrator: Alan Shiel - a.shiel@ucl.ac.uk

