Senior Management Team

The Senior Management Team oversee the Global Development Institute and its research centres.

• Prof Sam Hickey - Head of Institute
• Prof David Fielding- Deputy Director (Teaching and Learning)
• Dr Ralitza Dimova - Deputy Director (Staff) (from 1 August 2023)
• Dr Charis Enns - Director of Undergraduate Taught
• Dr Vidhya Unnikrishnan - GDI Forum Chair
• Dr Rory Stanton - Director of Postgraduate Taught
• Dr Tom Lavers - Director of Research
• Prof Tanja Bastia - Director of the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College 
• Chris Jordan - Communications and Impact Manager
• Rachel Collie - Institute Research Manager (GDI and MUI)
• Hannah Laycock - Departmental Administrator (GDI)