Governance Structure

The Centre is currently led by Dr Nicholas Matheou (Director) and Dr Mahmood Kooria (Deputy Director).

Past Directors:

• Dr Sonia Tycko (Director 2023-2024)
• Dr Meha Priyadarshini (Director 2022-2023)
• Professor Diana Paton (Director 2020-22)
• Dr Stephen McDowall (Director, 2019-20);
• Professor Emma Hunter (Founding Co-Director, 2018-19)
• Professor Nuala Zahedieh (Founding Co-Director, 2018-19)

The Centre is organised around three research hubs, each of which is led by hub convenors: 

• Migration, Slavery & Diaspora Studies (Professor Diana Paton)
• Global Histories of Ideas (Professor Emma Hunter & Dr Jeremy Dell)
• Material Culture Studies (Dr Meha Priyadarshini)
• Economic and Social History (Dr Felix Boecking) 
• Graduate Research Hub (Gemma McClean-Carr, Morris Chou & Jessica Turner)

The Steering Committee consists of: 

• Director
• Deputy Director
• Hub convenors
• Postgraduate student representative
• Early career representative

Representatives from other Schools within CAHSS:

• Dr Nicola Perugini and Dr Iona Macintyre

An open AGM and planning meeting is held annually to discuss our direction and plans for the following year. Hubs are reviewed every three years.