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Faculty Officers

Secretary to the Board: Robyn Pearce-Jones, administrator@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

Faculty Board 2025-26

  • Chair: Professor Phillip Rothwell, chair@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr Laura Lonsdale, laura.lonsdale@queens.ox.ac.uk
  • Director of Graduate Studies (PGR): Professor Catriona Seth, catriona.seth@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
  • Director of Masters Courses: Dr Rajendra Chitnis, rajendra.chitnis@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
  • Director of Research: Professor Karen Leeder, karen.leeder@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
  • Director of Schools Liaison: Professor Charlie Louth, charlie.louth@queens.ox.ac.uk

Sub-Faculty Officers

French and Francophone Studies
Chair: Dr Andrew Counter, Magdalen College andrew.counter@new.ox.ac.uk
Secretary: Dr Seth Whidden, Queen's College seth.whidden@queens.ox.ac.uk
German
Chair: Professor Kerstin Hoge, St Hilda's College kerstin.hoge@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Secretary: Dr Joanna Neilly, St Peter's College joanna.neilly@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Italian
Chair: Professor Francesca Southerden, Somerville College francesca.southerden@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Secretary: Professor Emma Bond, St Hugh's College emma.bond@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Spanish
Chair: Professor Geraldine Hazbun, St. Anne's College geraldine.hazbun@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Secretary: Dr Oliver Noble Wood, Hertford College oliver.noblewood@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Portuguese
Chair: Professor Claire Williams, St Peter's College claire.williams@spc.ox.ac.uk
Secretary:    
Slavonic Languages
Chair: Professor Andrew Kahn, St Edmund Hall andrew.kahn@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Secretary: Dr Rajendra Chitnis rajendra.chitnis@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Byzantine/Modern Greek
Chair: Professor Stratis Papaioannou stratis.papaioannou@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Secretary:    

Harassment Officers

The University’s bullying and harassment policy is available here.

The Faculty’s harassment officers are:

  • Alejandra Crosta, alejandra.crosta@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

Alternatively you can contact other members of the harassment advisor network.

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Woodstock Road
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OX2 6GG

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