Our Team

Members of the Widening Participation team and their respective roles.

Working from home and the office

Our staff are working both from home and from the office.

Our campus and outreach activities are currently being delivered in a hybrid way.

You can contact us on wpteam@ed.ac.uk or contact individual members of the team via our emails as detailed below.

Our normal working hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.

Our Team

WP Managers

Name(sorted in ascending order)

Role

Email

Laura Cattell

Head of Widening Participation/Deputy Director Student Recruitment & Admissions

laura.cattell@ed.ac.uk

Kirstin Henry

Widening Participation Manager (Student Lifecycle)

kirstin.henry@ed.ac.uk

Pat Reid

Widening Participation Manager

pat.reid@ed.ac.uk

Dr Neil M Speirs

Widening Participation Manager

neil.speirs@ed.ac.uk

Lesley Stokes

Widening Participation Manager

lesley.stokes@ed.ac.uk

WP Officers and Administrators

Name(sorted in ascending order)

Role

Email

Jasmine Bitsakaki

Outreach Officer (ACES)

jasmine.holt@ed.ac.uk

Stef Blum-Stevenson

Widening Participation Officer (ACES)

stef.blum@ed.ac.uk

Briony Cowan

Widening Participation Administrator

briony.cowan@ed.ac.uk

Tom Draper

IntoUniversity Community Liaison Coordinator

tom.draper@ed.ac.uk

Eleanor Ellis

Widening Participation Graduate Intern (Access to High Demand Professions)

eleanor.ellis@ed.ac.uk

Susan Forrest

Widening Participation Officer (Summer Schools)

susan.forrest@ed.ac.uk

Ryan Hamilton

Widening Participation Officer (Access to the Professions)

ryan.hamilton@ed.ac.uk

Jess Hume

Widening Participation Officer (Student Life Cycle)

jess.hume@ed.ac.uk

Gabriele Negro

Widening Participation Officer

gabriele.negro@ed.ac.uk

Jefferson Shirley

Data and Monitoring Officer

jefferson.shirley@ed.ac.uk

 

 

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