Meet the Community Team

The University’s Community Team is a central point of contact for community engagement at the University.

The Community Team provides operational support for the implementation of the University's Community Plan. The team is currently made up of staff members from the Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability and Communications and Marketing.  The team also acts as an interface between the University and communities in the local region.

Get in touch

You can contact the Community Team by email, or on their individual email addresses below.

General enquiries: local@ed.ac.uk

NameRoleEmail
Gemma GourlayHead of Social ImpactGemma.Gourlay@ed.ac.uk
Sarah AndersonSenior Community Engagement ManagerSarah.Anderson@ed.ac.uk
Lynn McMathDeputy Director, Stakeholder RelationsLynn.Mcmath@ed.ac.uk
Stuart TooleyHead of Public AffairsStuart.Tooley@ed.ac.uk
Aidan TraceySocial Impact ManagerAidan.Tracey@ed.ac.uk
Post currently vacantCommunity Engagement Projects Coordinator 
Isla ParkerGaelic and Community Relations OfficerIsla.Parker@ed.ac.uk
Frances JohnsonStakeholder Relations Officer, Communications and Marketingfrances.johnson@ed.ac.uk 

Community Engagement at the Edinburgh BioQuarter

NameRoleEmail
Cathy SouthworthSenior BioQuarter Education and Community ManagerCathy.Southworth@ed.ac.uk
Dom Cairns-GibsonBioQuarter Education and Community ManagerDom.Cairns-Gibson@ed.ac.uk
Sara Al DisiBioQuarter Education and Community ManagerSara.Aldisi@ed.ac.uk