Professor Sarah Prescott

Sarah Prescott is Professor of English Literature and Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Areas of responsibility

  • Overall management of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, comprising eleven separate schools and the University’s Centre for Open Learning, over 20,000 full time students and around 5,000 staff (including guaranteed hours)

University level committee membership

  • Estates Committee
  • Honorary Degrees Committee
  • Senate (ex officio)
  • Senior Leadership Team
  • Staff Experience Committee
  • University Executive
  • University Library Committee

Contact details

Sarah can be contacted via her assistant at Head.CAHSS@ed.ac.uk

Professor Sarah Prescott

Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

  • College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • The University of Edinburgh

Contact details