Meet the SEED School Executive
26 Jan 2026
Who's who on the SEED School Executive
As we start a new year, we wanted to remind staff of the core leadership team within the School of Environment, Education and Development. The SEED School Executive (formerly referred to as SLT) is made up of 13 academic and five Professional Services colleagues, eight of whom are men and nine of whom are women. They are:
Academic Posts
Head of School
Khalid Nadvi, Professor of International Development
Deputy Head of School
Juup Stelma, Professor of Language and Education
Director of Research
Pamela Qualter, Professor of Education
Director of Postgraduate Research
Tanja Muller, Professor of Political Sociology (until end Jan 2026)
Tanja Bastia, Professor of International Development (from beg Feb 2026)
Director of Teaching and Learning
Rory Stanton, Senior Lecturer in the Global Development Institute
Director of Social Responsibility
Nicola Banks, Professor of Global Development
Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Laura Winter, Reader in Education and Counselling Psychology
Head of Department - Architecture
Alan Lewis, Senior Lecturer in Architectural Studies
Head of Department - Geography
William Fletcher, Professor of Physical Geography
Head of Global Development Institute
Sam Hickey, Professor of Politics and Development
Head of Manchester Institute of Education
Lisa Murtagh, Professor of Education
Head of Department - Planning, Property and Environmental Management
Ian Mell, Professor of Environmental and Landscape Planning
Professional services posts
David Pattwell, Director of School Operations
Lucy Adams, School Operations Manager (until end Jan 2026)
Kelly Osgood, Head of Teaching, Learning and Student Experience
Lizzy Langton, Head of School Finance
Christina Collier, People Partner
Colleagues are encouraged to contact the relevant member of School Executive if they have any feedback, suggestions or queries about the School's activities. More information about the School Executive can be found here.