Ms Demetra Frini
Department Manager
Responsible for:
• Planning and management of departmental resources: human, financial and space
• Acting as the key interface between the Department and the School
• Responsible for quality assurance (reviews)
• Compliance responsibilities i.e. employment law, special education needs & disability, data protection, health and safety.
• First point of contact on contractual, resource and financial matters
• Responsible for the professional services team and its development
Office Hours:
- In-person: Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. Other times by appointment.
Room: SAR.1.03B
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7548
Email:
• ih.deptmanager@lse.ac.uk
- For enquiries on HR matters, compliance, opportunities for part-time teachers, contract quieries and applications for the teaching programme.
• ih.finance@lse.ac.uk
- For enquiries about Departmental finance including: payments, claims, suppliers, invoices and budget enquiries.
• d.frini@lse.ac.uk
- For all other enquiries
Mrs Jacquie Minter
Undergraduate Programmes Administrator and Office Manager
Responsible for all aspects of programme administration for the Department's Undergraduate Programmes:
• BA History
• BSc International Relations and History
• BSc History and Politics
• This includes: degree and course enquiries, course choice, induction, exams, language course reimbursement queries, essay submissions queries, student staff liaison committee enquiries and student surveys.
• Applications for undergraduate degrees are considered by Undergraduate Admissions, who make the decisions on whether to offer places. For admissions queries Contact Undergraduate Admissions.
• Department's Main Office and its facilities including post, fax, stationery; ordering and distribution of goods and services
• Estate-related requests e.g. maintenance issues and office requirements. Including the issuing of ID cards and fob keys to offices.
Jacquie Minter has a certificate in Mental Health First Aid.
Office Hours:
- Monday to Friday by appointment (appointments available in person or via Zoom)
Attend Jacquie Minter's office hours to discuss:
• general programme related queries
• exams
• essay submissions
• extension requests
• welfare and personal issues affecting studies
Room: SAR.1.03F
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6174
Email: ih.ug.admin@lse.ac.uk for programme related enquires for Undergraduate BA/BSc programmes in International History
(j.minter@lse.ac.uk for all other queries)
Mrs Milada Fomina
MSc Programmes Administrator
Responsible for all aspects of programme administration for the:
• MSc History of International Relations
• MSc Theory and History of International Relations
• MSc Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation
• MSc International and Asian History
• MA Modern History
• This includes: degree and course enquiries, course choice, induction, exams, language course reimbursement queries, essay submissions queries, student staff liaison committee enquiries and student surveys.
Room: SAR.1.03E
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7331
Email:
• ih.pgadmin@lse.ac.uk
- For enquiries about the MA/MSc Programmes in International History
• m.fomina@lse.ac.uk
- For all other enquiries
Mrs Nayna Bhatti
Double Degree Programmes Manager
Responsible for all aspects of programme administration for the Department's Double Degree Programmes:
• LSE-PKU Double Degree MSc in International Affairs
• LSE-Columbia Double Degree MA in International and World History
• LSE-NUS Double Degree MA in Asian and Global History
• Deputises for Department Manager in times of absence
• This includes: degree and course enquiries, course choice, induction, exams, language course reimbursement queries, essay submissions queries, student staff liaison committee enquiries and student surveys.
Office Hours:
- In-person: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am to 11.30am; other times by appointment.
Room: SAR.1.03C
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7126
Email:
• Ih.Doubledegrees@lse.ac.uk
- For enquiries about the three double degree programmes
• ih.deptmanager@lse.ac.uk
- For enquiries when deputising for Department Manager
• n.bhatti@lse.ac.uk
- For all other enquiries
Mr Mathew Betts
Teaching Committee and Research Committee Officer
Responsible for:
• Secretary to the Department's Teaching and Research Committees, and Teaching and Exams Meeting
• Student, welfare and pastoral matters, Assistant to the Tutor for 3rd year undergraduates
• Departmental business on the CAPIS course management system
• Departmental representative for the course selection improvement project
• Departmental administration for the Research Excellence Framework (REF)
• Administration for Visiting Academics, primarily during the application and welcome stages
• PSS representative on the department’s EDI Committee in 2022/23
Office Hours:
- Tuesday, 2.30pm to 3.30pm.
Room: SAR.1.03D
Tel: +44 (0)20 7107 5409
Email: m.betts1@lse.ac.uk
Dr Edlira Gjonca
Project Administrative Officer
Responsible for:
• Programme Administration for MPhil/PhD International History in the Department
•This includes admission enquiries, induction, student staff liaison committee enquiries and LSE PhD Studentships
• Alumni relations and careers programmes and their activities in the Department
Room: SAR.1.03d
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7543
Email:
• ih.phdadmin@lse.ac.uk
- For enquiries about the MPhil/PhD Programme in International History
• e.gjonca@lse.ac.uk
- For all other enquiries
Office Hours:
- In-person: Monday and Wednesday, 10:30am to 12:30pm
Ms Laila Yousofi
Web and Digital Resource Editor
Responsible for:
• Day-to-day managing of the department’s social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram) and department's presence in the School’s app, the LSE Student Hub
• Developing and producing multi-media, graphic and written content for all online channels
• Promoting departmental events and news
• Digital marketing of degree programmes
• Managing the department’s blog (LSE International History Blog)
• Assisting in the production and promoting the department's podcasts and video
• First point of contact on all website, social media, LSE Student Hub, blog and podcast matters relating to the department
• All aspects of our department's virtual learning environment, Moodle and reading list software, Leganto.
Office Hours:
- Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Room: SAR 103G
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7789
Email:
• ih.socialnetworks@lse.ac.uk
- For enquiries about our social media platforms and webpages
• ih.projectadmin@lse.ac.uk
- For enquiries about Moodle and Lenagto
• l.yousofi@lse.ac.uk
- For all other enquiries
Mr Maximilian (Max) Smith
Student Experience, Events & Communications Officer
Responsible for:
• Leading in the PSS team and advising faculty on Department’s planning and focus for the student experience
• The design and organisation of student events within the Department
• Management of internal and external communications in relation to the student experience within the Department and the School.
• Booking and organising all meetings within the department and managing the Department Diary
• Key contact for initiatives on the diversification of assessment as it relates to the Student experience
Office Hours:
- Monday to Friday, 10am – 4pm by appointment (appointments via Zoom or in-person)
Room: SAR 103G
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7789
Email:
• ih.events@lse.ac.uk
For enquiries about events in the department
• m.smith18@lse.ac.uk
- For all other enquiries