Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies Group

The Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies, along with the Research Leaders, oversee the strategic development of U21’s Researcher Engagement activities. This group provides opportunities for the Deans and Directors to share ideas and experiences, enhance knowledge and develop contacts within the U21 network.

The group also aims to identify ways in which U21 members can support each other and, ideally, share resources in areas such as professional development materials or programmes, information systems, and core policies and procedures associated with research practice.


Group Contacts

U21 Waseda Contact

Waseda University

Pierre Benckendorff

Deputy Dean - Graduate School Graduate School

The University of Queensland

Jessica Blair

Professor of Antimicrobial Resistance

University of Birmingham

Janet Carton

Head- Graduate Studies & Research Strategy

University College Dublin

Yan Chen

Associate Vice President and Executive Deputy Dean, Graduate School

Fudan University

Diego Cosmelli

Director of the Graduate School, Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Jean-Pierre Delplanque

Vice Provost and Dean – Graduate Studies

University of California, Davis

Tao Deng

Dean of the Graduate School

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Jane Dyson

PVC for Graduate Research

The University of Melbourne

Irene-Marie Esser

Dean of the Graduate School, College of Social Sciences

University of Glasgow

Kathleen Freson

Director of the Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences

KU Leuven

Danang Sri Hadmoko

Vice Rector for Research, Business Development, and Partnerships

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Steve Hranilovic

Vice-provost & Dean of Graduate Studies

McMaster University

Dong-Yan Jin

Senior Associate Dean of Graduate School

The University of Hong Kong

Lucy Jones

Director Graduate Research School

UNSW Sydney

Catherine Lemon

Head of Global Engagement (Research)

Grace Leung

Senior Director: Postgraduate School

University of Johannesburg

Claudine Leysinger

Head of Graduate Campus

University of Zurich

Antony Maciocia

Dean of Students

The University of Edinburgh

Jonathan Morris

Pro Vice-Chancellor Research & Training & Dean Graduate Research School

UNSW Sydney

Nele Nivelle

Research Careers: Young Talent (Research Coordination Office)

KU Leuven

Niall O’Loughlin

Director of RKE Excellence and Strategy

University of Nottingham

Minkyu Oh

Vice President of the Graduate School

Korea University

Silvia Olivares

Graduate Director

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Sandrine Ongeri

Vice-President for PhD

Université Paris-Saclay

Viktor Öwall

Pro Vice Chancellor

Lund University

Minna Palander-Collin

Director of Doctoral School

University of Helsinki

Stephen Roth

Associate Provost and Dean of The Graduate School

University of Maryland

JR Rowland

Pro Vice-Chancellor Global and Graduate Research

University of Auckland

Louise Sharpe

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Researcher Training)

The University of Sydney

Leslie Shor

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education in the School of Engineering

University of Connecticut

Virginia Slaughter

Dean, University of Queensland Graduate School

The University of Queensland

Emma Sokell

UCD Dean of Graduate Studies

University College Dublin

Qian WANG

Deputy Director

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Jeanette Woolard

Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research Academy and Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology

University of Nottingham

Yao Yao

Vice Dean NUS Graduate School

National University of Singapore
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