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1. The College is headed by an Acting Principal, Professor Rob Kemp, appointed by the Council as the chief academic and administrative officer.

A new Principal, Professor Paul Layzell has been appointed and will take up office in August 2010.

2. There are two Vice-Principals, directly supporting the Principal with specific responsibilities for the following areas of work:

(i) Professor Geoff Ward - Vice-Principal, planning and resources

(ii) Professor Adam Tickell - Vice-Principal, research, enterprise and communications

3. The College has three faculties: Arts, History & Social Sciences, and Science. Each faculty is headed by a Dean, who is appointed by the Council from the academic staff in the faculty. The Deans are supported by Deputy Deans and there is an Assistant Registrar for each faculty.

4. There are 18 academic departments, grouped into the three faculties, as follows:

Arts	History & Social Sciences	Science
Dean Professor Katie Normington	Dean Professor Rosemary Deem	Dean Professor Philip Beesley
Classics	Centre for Criminology & Sociology	Biological Sciences
Drama & Theatre	Economics	Computer Science
English	Health & Social Care	Earth Sciences
Media Arts	History	Geography
Modern Languages, Literature & Cultures	Management	Mathematics
Music	Politics & International Relations	Physics
		Psychology

The Heads of Department are appointed by the Acting Principal, and they report to the Dean of their Faculty.

5. The Acting Principal and Vice-Principals are assisted by Deans with functional responsibilities.

There is also a Dean of the Graduate School, Dr Gary Nichols, who supports the development of postgraduate work.

6. The heads of the Administrative and Information Services Departments are:

Academic Registrar	Dr Phil McGeevor
Director of Development	vacant
Head of Corporate Communications	vacant
Director of Facilities Management	Stephen Bland
Director of Finance	Graeme Robinson
Director of IT Services	Laura Gibbs
Director of Library Services	John Tuck
Director of Human Resources	John Grimmer
Director of Research & Enterprise	Tony Greenwood
Director of Royal Holloway International	Sheryl Simon
Director of Strategic Development	Susan Kay

7. Katie Kerr, College Secretary and Head of Governance, is responsible for supporting the work of the College Council.

8. The Acting Principal, Vice-Principals, and Deans of Faculty constitute the Principal's Briefing Group, which supports the Acting Principal with the day-to-day operation of the College.

Academic Departments have a range of recognised roles to ensure that there is consistent management and smooth running of core functions across the College. In smaller departments some of these roles may be combined. They include:

Head of Department

Director of Teaching

Director of Research

Director of Graduate Studies

Senior Faculty Administrator

Academic Co-ordinator

Undergraduate Admissions Tutor (and a Deputy)

Postgraduate Admissions Tutor (and a Deputy)

Technical Supervisor

IT Co-ordinator

Health & Safety Co-ordinator

Web Co-ordinator