Quality at Queen Margaret University

Key contacts at QMU
Each collaborative programme has a named Academic Link Person (ALP) The ALP is your first point of contact for the following types of issues:
- advice on teaching and learning
- assessments
- developing a new programme or changing your current programme
- student support
- matters for Joint Board of Studies attention
There are a range of people across the University who you may wish to contact regarding administrative issues. Their responsibilities are summarised below. Click on the name to send them an email.
Registry (Academic Development and Student Affairs)
The Registry covers various central administrative functions and is staffed by specialists in particular areas:
| Name |
Responsibilities |
Sheila Adamson
(Collaborations Development Co-ordinator)
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memoranda of agreement, validation and review, external examiners reports, annual monitoring reports, Joint Boards of Studies arrangements, advice on regulations, publicity materials |
| Dawn Martin |
policy, quality assurance processes, Joint Boards of Studies, QMU committees, validation and review |
| June Ross |
graduation, fees, assessment regulations |
| Student Records |
matriculation |
| Admissions |
selection and admission of new students |
| Recruitment and International Liaison Office |
visas and immigration, student exchanges and ERASMUS |
School Office
Staff in the School Office deal with registering students on modules, marks, exam board preparation and transcripts. For each school there is a generic mailbox. You are advised to use this as you can be guaranteed that someone will read it and answer.
There is a named administrator for each programme. You can also contact the School Manager for complex queries or the School Office Team Leader.
| Name |
Responsibilities |
| Nichola Kett |
School Office Team Leader
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| Arts, Social Sciences and Management |
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| Sheena Watson |
School Manager |
| Paula McClellan |
BA Performing Arts (AMC) ; BA Mass Communication and Media Arts (AMC); PgCert Drama and Theatre for Teaching and Learning |
| Hester Lean |
BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen ; BA International Hospitality and Tourism Management (Silver Mountain) |
| Anne Campbell |
ITM programmes |
| Barbara Herd |
SSTH and Distance Learning MBAs |
| Fraser Rudge |
EASB business programmes |
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| Health Sciences |
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| Kath Twaddell |
School Manager |
| Xanthe Duncan |
MSc Transactional Analysis Counselling; BSc (Hons) Nursing (Jeddah); BSc (Hons) Nursing (BUE); BSc Professional Practice - Nursing (EASB) |
| Lois McKinnon |
Scottish Breast Screening programmes; MSc Podiatric Surgery / MSc Podiatric Medicine ; NHS Lothian CPD Framework |
| Eleanor Swift |
PgCert Clinical Leadership |
| Cheryl Bruce |
MSc Palliative Care; BSc Professional Practice – Palliative Care Approach; MSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; PgCert Brain Injury Rehabilitation; HECert in Person Centred Approaches |
| Kyoko Jardine |
PgCert Human Resources for Health Management |
| Cheryl Bruce |
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy (AMC) |
| Sue Cade |
BSc (Hons) Logopaedics and BSc (Hons) Dietetics (AMC) |
Library and Information Technology
Access to information technology, WebCT and library services is controlled through a single account. See the relevant web pages for more information:
For advice on resolving problems with access to electronic resources, contact Avril Dickson, Information Services Specialist.
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