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Head of School: Professor Richard Frazier

Heads of Department

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Dr John McKendrick Head of Chemistry

0118 378 8246

Chemistry G17

j.e.mckendrick@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Colette Fagan  Head of Food and Nutritional Sciences 

0118 378 5363 

Harry Nusten 2-41

c.c.fagan@reading.ac.uk 
Professor Katrina Bicknell
Head of Reading School of Pharmacy 

0118 378 7032

Harry Nursten 1-01

k.bicknell@reading.ac.uk 

Directors

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Dr Graeme Cottrell
School Director of Postgraduate Research

0118 378 7027

Hopkins 107

g.s.cottrell@reading.ac.uk
Dr James Hall School Director of Recruitment and Admissions 

0118 378 4638

Chemistry 219

james.hall@reading.ac.uk
Dr Fiona Lane School Director of Outreach 

0118 378 4327

Spur F, TOB2, Earley Gate

f.m.lane@reading.ac.uk
Professor Bob Rastall School Director of Academic Tutoring

0118 378 6726

Harry Nursten 2-55

r.a.rastall@reading.ac.uk
Rav Savania  School Director of Teaching and Learning 

0118 378 4700

Harry Nursten 1-03

r.savania@reading.ac.uk

Research division leads

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Dr Ricardo Grau-Crespo Research Division Lead, Chemistry

0118 378 8789

Chemistry 223

r.grau-crespo@reading.ac.uk
Professor Jeremy Spencer
Research Division Lead, Food and Nutritional Sciences

0118 378 8724

Harry Nursten 2-62

j.p.e.spencer@reading.ac.uk
Professor Darius Widera Research Division Lead, Pharmacy

0118 378 7053

Hopkins 108

d.widera@reading.ac.uk

Heath and safety

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Steve Ablett
Health & Safety Manager Harry Nursten 2-36  s.t.ablett@reading.ac.uk

Managers

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Kevin Flint
Technical Manager (Pharmacy)

0118 378 6345

Hopkins G01

k.m.flint@reading.ac.uk
Dr Olga Khutoryanskaya
Technical Manager (Chemistry)  

0118 378 6106

Harry Nursten 3-03

o.khutoryanskaya@reading.ac.uk  
James Magee Technical Services Cluster Manager

0118 378 8729

Harry Nursten 2-35

j.magee@reading.ac.uk 
Andy Whittam
Technical Manager - Operations  

0118 378 6065

Chemistry LG12

a.w.whittam@reading.ac.uk 
Paul Willis  Head of Safety and Stores Operations 

0118 378 6776 

Chemistry LG12

p.h.willis@reading.ac.uk 

Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (WIDE)

Name Position Phone number and room Email
Dr Mauricio Cafiero 

School Lead for Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (WIDE)

0118 378 4878

Chemistry 207

m.cafiero@reading.ac.uk

Executive support

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Jamie Chapman

Executive Administration Manager

Head of School Office

0118 378 5529

Harry Nursten 2-39

j.a.chapman@reading.ac.uk
Loray Blake
Finance Administrator 

0118 378 6727

Harry Nursten 2-37

l.j.blake@reading.ac.uk 
Cathy Crips

Executive Support Officer, AFTP

0118 378 8722

Harry Nursten 2-37

c.crips@reading.ac.uk 
Dani Campion Executive Support Officer, Food & Nutritional Sciences

0118 378 8249

Harry Nursten 2-42

d.campion@reading.ac.uk
Wenhai (Jason) Ge Executive Administrative Officer, Reading School of Pharmacy 

0118 378 4343

Harry Nursten 1-04 

wenhai.ge@reading.ac.uk
Charlotte Harman Executive Support Officer for Admissions and Outreach

0118 378 8718

Harry Nursten 2-47

c.r.harman@reading.ac.uk
Barbara Parr 

Executive Support Officer:

School Research Ethics Committee

School Research Division and IMPACT Leads; School Research Planning Group

0118 378 8453

Chemistry G19

b.l.parr@reading.ac.uk 
Jess Swankie Executive Administration Officer, Chemistry

0118 378 6249

Chemistry G19

j.l.swankie@reading.ac.uk

Teaching and learning

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Andy Barwick
Senior Programme Administrator
0118 378 5343

JJT Support Centre
a.c.barwick@reading.ac.uk
Aly Chesswas
Head of JJT Support Centre
0118 378 7898

JJT Support Centre
a.m.chesswas@reading.ac.uk
Alexis Fisher

Programme Administrator:

  • MSc Physician Associate programme
  • MPAS programme

0118 378 8574

JJT Support Centre

physicianassociate@reading.ac.uk  
Harvey Gwyer

Programme Administrator:

  • Pharmacy (MPharm Parts 1-4)

0118 378 5751

JJT Support Centre

pharm-tlsupport@reading.ac.uk

Programme Administrator: 

  • Foundation programmes (modules CH0CHE and PM0PHS)
  • MSc in Chemical Research
  • MSc in Pharmacy Research
  • Pharmacology programme

JJT Support Centre 

chem-tlsupport@reading.ac.uk

food-tlsupport@reading.ac.uk

pharm-tlsupport@reading.ac.uk 

Harriet Hardwick 

Programme Administrator:

  • CIPPET programmes 
  • Food Postgraduate programmes

0118 378 4403

JJT Support Centre  

cippet-students@reading.ac.uk  
Charley Holbrough
Student Advice and Support Manager
0118 378 4240

JJT Support Centre
c.holbrough@reading.ac.uk
Marina Sims 

Programme Administrator:

  • Food UG programmes 

0118 378 4636 

JJT Support Centre

food-tlsupport@reading.ac.uk 
Emmi Collet

Programme Administrator:

  • MChem programme
JJT Support Centre chem-tlsupport@reading.ac.uk
Yanos Soubieski  Student Support Coordinator

0118 378 4101

JJT Support Centre

ssc.cfp@reading.ac.uk  
Casper Sporle

Programme Administrator:

  • Chemistry UG
0118 378 4473

JJT Support Centre
chem-tlsupport@reading.ac.uk
Rhian Walker  Programme Manager - SCFP & SAGES 

0118 378 7827

JJT Support Centre

r.s.walker@reading.ac.uk 
Linda Watson Student Support Coordinator
0118 378 4101

JJT Support Centre
ssc.cfp@reading.ac.uk

Finance office

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Nyasha Mundiripo
Transactions Administrator

0118 378 8701 

Harry Nursten 2-36

n.mundiripo@reading.ac.uk 

Placements

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Erma Akulli
Placements Coordinator for Pharmacy & Chemistry

0118 378 4702 

JJT Support Centre

e.akulli@reading.ac.uk

Postgraduate administrators

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Melina Aston
Postgraduate Research Administrator (Pharmacy)

0118 378 4132 

Old Whiteknights House F05

m.aston@reading.ac.uk 
Isaac Wilks
Postgraduate Research Administrator (Chemistry and Food) 

0118 378 4159

Old Whiteknights House F-06

i.m.j.wilks@reading.ac.uk 

Analytical and research services

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Andy Dodson
Mass Spectrometry Specialist

0118 378 6027-5360 

Harry Nursten 4-22/21

a.t.dodson@reading.ac.uk 
Hong Lin
Research Technician 

0118 378 7033

Hopkins 202

h.lin@reading.ac.uk 
Bindukala Radha 
Research Technician

0118 378 7713

Harry Nursten 4-16

b.radha@reading.ac.uk 
Nick Spencer
Specialist CAF Technician

0118 378 5195 

Chemistry LG68

n.j.spencer@reading.ac.uk 

Maintenance and support

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Mike Charij
School Workshop Technician

0118 378 6066

Chemistry LG13

m.p.charij@reading.ac.uk  
Surya Devkota
Support Technician 

0118 931 8704

Food Processing Hall, Level 1

s.devkota@reading.ac.uk 
Sue Mouring
General Support

0118 378 8704

Harry Nursten 1-33

s.j.mouring@reading.ac.uk 
Andy Whittam
Head of Maintenance Services

0118 378 6065 

07715804092

Chemistry LG12

a.w.whittam@reading.ac.uk 
Gary Yeo  IT/Electronics Technician 

0118 378 7731 

Chemistry LG13

g.f.yeo@reading.ac.uk 

Stores

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Paul Willis
Stores Manager

0118 378 6776 

Chemistry LG11 

p.h.willis@reading.ac.uk  
Philip Mason
School Stores Technician 

0118 378 6785

Chemistry Stores

yg906654@reading.ac.uk 

Teaching support

Name Position Phone number and room Email 
Graham Bradbury
Chemistry Technician

0118 378 7440

Chemistry 127

g.s.bradbury@reading.ac.uk
Chris Bussey
Food Process & Manufacturing

0118 378 8704

Harry Nursten 1-09A

c.c.bussey@reading.ac.uk
Li ly Ge
Food Microbiology & Biotechnology

0118 378 6106

Harry Nursten 3-05

l.ge@reading.ac.uk 
Ellen Hackl
Teaching Technician (Food) 

0118 378 8505

Harry Nursten (Annex) 1-40

e.hackl@reading.ac.uk 
Cattleya Leksmono  Teaching Technician, Pharmacology & Therapeutics 

0118 378 8505 

Harry Nursten 1-40

c.s.leksmono@reading.ac.uk 
Manik Puranik  Teaching Technician  

0118 378 8704 

Harry Nursten 1-09A 

m.p.puranik@reading.ac.uk  
Mark McClemont  Glass Blower 

0118 378 7433 

Chemistry LG1

m.a.mcclemont@reading.ac.uk  
Dr Muhammad Yaqoob  Teaching Technical Specialist
(Chemistry) 

0118 378 7440 

Chemistry Teaching Labs

m.yaqoob@reading.ac.uk  
Athena SWAN Silver Award