Leadership in MPLS Departments
Senior contacts in each of the nine MPLS academic departments are listed below, as well as contacts for Begbroke Science Park, the Doctoral Training Centre and the Ineos Oxford Institute.
Department of Biology
Heads of Department: Professor Martin Maiden
Heads of Administration and Finance: Nigel Cribb
Department of Chemistry
Head of Department: Professor Stephen Faulkner
Head of Administration and Finance: Janice French
Department of Chemistry website
Department of Computer Science
Head of Department: Professor Leslie Ann Goldberg (Leslie will have a research sabbatical during 2025-26 but will continue to lead on strategic development during her sabbatical)
Acting Head of Department 2025-26: Professor Ivan Martinovic
Head of Administration and Finance: Sophie Gibbons
Department of Computer Science website
Department of Earth Sciences
Head of Department: Professor Conall MacNiocaill
Head of Administration and Finance: Hannah Lingard (maternity cover for Louisa Bailey)
Department of Earth Sciences website
Department of Engineering Science
Head of Department: Professor Clive Siviour
Head of Administration and Finance: Dr Joanna Rhodes
Department of Engineering Science website
Department of Materials
Head of Department: Professor Sir Peter Bruce
Head of Administration and Finance: Fernanda Haswell-Martin
Department of Materials website
Department of Physics
Head of Department: Professor Andrew Boothroyd
Head of Administration and Finance: Simon Probert
Department of Statistics
Head of Department: Professor Frank Windmeijer
Head of Administration and Finance: Annette Miller
Department of Statistics website
Mathematical Institute
Head of Department: Professor Jon Chapman
Head of Administration and Finance: Rachael Sanders
Mathematical Institute website
Begbroke Science Park
Director: Elaine Walder
Doctoral Training Centre
Director: Professor David Gavaghan
Head of Administration and Finance: Samantha Taylor
Doctoral Training Centre website
Ineos Oxford Institute FOR ANTIMICROBIAL RESEARCH
Head of Administration and Finance: Lyndsey Houseman