Heads-designate of School Announced.
Dr Hugh Brady, the President of UCD, has received and accepted the following nominations as Heads-designate of School. They will begin work immediately planning for the transition to new structures and the first year of operation of the new Schools, and will formally take up their appointment as interim Head of School on 1st September 2005.
These are critical appointments who, in conjunction with the interim College Principals, will lead the development of Schools and the smooth transition of programmes and responsibilities to the new structures.
The University has advertised the posts of Principal of each of the five Colleges, and appointments of Heads of School will be reviewed when the Principal of each College is appointed.
The appointment of an interim Vice-Principal for Research, Vice-Principal for Teaching and Learning, and Director of the Graduate School/Doctoral Programmes will be announced shortly for each College.
Current Deans, Associate Deans and Heads of Department will remain in office until the enactment of Statute 6 on the 1st September 2005. Their ongoing contribution to and engagement with the restructuring process is greatly appreciated.
| College of Arts and Celtic Studies |
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| Principal Professor Mary Daly | |
| School of Archaeology | Dr Muiris O’Suilleabháin |
| School of Art History and Cultural Policy | Dr Paula Murphy |
| School of Classics | Dr Michael Lloyd |
| School of English and Drama Professor | Andrew Carpenter |
| School of History and Archives | Dr Michael Laffan |
| School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics | Professor Séamas Ó Catháin |
| School of Languages, Literatures and Film | Ms Cliona de Bhaldraithe Marsh |
| School of Music | Dr Wolfgang Marx |
| College of Business and Law |
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| Principal Professor Frank Roche | |
| School of Business |
Professor Mary Lambkin |
| School of Law | Professor Paul O’Connor |
| College of Human Sciences |
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| Principal Professor Brigid Laffan | |
| School of Applied Social Science |
Dr Valerie Richardson |
| School of Economics | Professor Rodney Thom |
| School of Education and Lifelong Learning | Professor Sheelagh Drudy |
| School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy |
Dr Joe Brady |
| School of Information and Library Studies | Professor Mary Burke |
| School of Philosophy | Dr Gerard Casey |
| School of Politics and International Relations | Professor Attracta Ingram |
| School of Psychology |
Dr Barbara Dooley |
| School of Social Justice | Dr Sara Cantillon |
| School of Sociology | Dr Kieran Allen |
| College of Life Sciences |
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| Principal Professor Brian McKenna | |
| School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine | Professor Maurice Boland |
| School of Biological and Environmental Science |
Professor Thomas Bolger |
| School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science | Dr Paul Moynagh |
| School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Professor Michael McGlinchey |
| School of Medicine and Medical Science | Professor William Powderly |
| School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems |
Dr Marie Carney |
| School of Public Health and Population Science | Professor Cecily Kelleher |
| School of Physiotherapy and Performance Science | Dr Catherine Blake |
| College of Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
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| Principal Professor Owen Lewis | |
| School of Architecture, Civil Engineering and the Designed Environment |
Dr Mark Richardson |
| School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering | Professor Don MacElroy |
| School of Computer Science and Informatics | Professor Barry Smyth |
| School of Engineering: Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical | Dr David Fitzpatrick |
| School of Geological Sciences Professor | Patrick Shannon |
| School of Mathematical Sciences | Professor Adrian Ottewill |
| School of Physics | Professor Gerry O’Sullivan |
The following Deans have also been appointed in leadership roles:
Dean of Undergraduate Studies Professor Gerry Doyle
The Dean of Undergraduate Studies will work with and support the Registrar in driving innovation and enhancing quality in all undergraduate programmes, and the ongoing implementation of the modularisation project.
Dean of Doctoral Studies Professor Michael P Ryan
The Dean of Doctoral Studies will work closely with the Vice-President for Research to establish the UCD PhD as a premier basic research training programme of international repute, focusing in particular on the development of structured PhD programmes and graduate schools.
There are a number of high-profile UCD programmes which require the appointment of a programme leader to maintain the external profile of the programme, its quality and relevance, and to manage the relationship of the programme with professional bodies and external stakeholders. These will be known as Deans and will support the relevant Heads of School or College. The following appointments have been made:
| Dean of Engineering | Professor Gerald Byrne |
| Dean of Medicine | Professor Muiris Fitzgerald |
| Dean of Veterinary Medicine | Professor Boyd Jones |
The Head of the School of Business and the Head of the School of Law will hold the office of Dean of Business and Dean of Law respectively, and perform the functions of Dean as outlined above.