Skip to main content

Academic Management Team 

Academic Management team

​​​​​​​2024/25

Role 

Member of Staff 24/25

Dean of School

Volker Roeben 

Deputy Dean (Research)

Aileen McHarg (until December 2024)

Deputy Dean (Education)

Rachel Avery
Deputy Dean (International and Strategic Development) Lei Chen

Director of PGR

Andy Hayward 

Directors of PGT

Can Eken and Catherine O'Rourke

Director of UG Studies

Dimitrios Kagiaros and Jonathan Mukwiri

Directors of Admissions (UG and PGT)

Pierre Schammo and Lana Ashby 

 

Climate and Sustainability Lead Smith Azubuike

Director of Research Funding

Catherine O'Rourke

Director of Research Impact

Clare McGlynn

Chair of Ethics & Data Protection

Adefolake Adeyeye

Chair of UG Board of Examiners

Emma Milne 

Deputy Chair of UG Board of Examiners  David Lawrence

Chair of LLM Board of Examiners

Ronan Feehily

ECR Coordinator

Johanna Jacques

Directors of Equality and Diversity

Chloe Romanis and TBC

Director of People and Culture

Matt Nicholson 

Director of Employability

Philip Bennett

Summer School Coordinator (International Arbitration)

Can Eken

Summer School Co-Ordinator (Chinese Law)

Ge Chen

PGR Scholarships Coordinator Chris Bevan
REF Coordinators

Aileen McHarg

Clare McGlynn

Director of External Engagement and Alumni Relations

Chris Bevan

Environment Champion

Adebola Adeyemi

PGR Development Co-ordinator

David Lawrence

Social Secretary

Benedict Douglas

Director of International Development 

Bruce Wardhaugh

International exchange and Placement Co-Ordinator 

Jieying Liang

Durham Law School Society of Legal Scholars Representative

Dafni Lima

Director of International Development

Clara Martins Pereira

Ronan Feehily