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Dr Ruth Vater

Department Manager

PhD, MPhil, BSc (Hons)


Affiliations
AffiliationTelephone
Department Manager in the Department of Engineering
Department Manager in the Department of Engineering+44 (0) 191 33 42510

Biography

Biography

BSc (Hons) in Applied Biology

MPhil in Virology

PhD in Muscular Dystrophy Research

Post-Doctoral Research in Cell Pathology (Muscle Degeneration and Regeneration)

Career change into University Administration from 1998

 

Current Responsibilities

As Department Manager I oversee the work of all administrative staff within the Department, and provide support to the Head of Department and Senior Management Team in strategic planning.  Particular roles and responsibilities include:

HR matters, including recruitment, staff management information and payroll

Oversight of all administrative aspects of education, research, finance and operations

Ensuring staff and student wellbeing

Supporting staff workload planning

Promotion of the Department’s activities, internally and externally

Secretary to the Board of Studies

Secretary to the Strategic Advisory Board

Supporting Faculty initiatives, such as the Science Transformation Programme