School of Pharmacy

Meet the senior team that lead our teaching of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences students

Professor Barrie Kellam

Head of School

As Head of our School of Pharmacy, I lead and support innovation in all that our school does; with an aim to inspire all our staff and students to be truly ambitious and the best they can be in a diverse and supportive environment. I hope Nottingham will provide a place where you can thrive and grow with us.

Dr Helen Boardman

Director of Teaching and Learning

My role is to lead the innovative taught programmes offered by the school. Our aim is to provide a high quality educational experience, that will both challenge and inspire you. We want to prepare you as best we can for your future within pharmacy and pharmaceutical science.

Dr Stephanie Bridges

Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Head of Year 1 MPharm

I am head of year one of the MPharm and aim to help make your transition into higher education and pharmacy as smooth and enjoyable as possible. I am a registered pharmacist, with a background in community pharmacy, and will be teaching you about professional and practice aspects of pharmacy, including in some of the first year teaching blocks.

Julia Thompson

Placements Manager

I manage the Pharmacy Placements Team and support students undertaking placements as part of their course. We work closely with academic colleagues, the Careers and Employability Service and placement providers to ensure students have access to high quality practice-based and industrial placements. We can also help students find extra-curricular work experience and foundation training.

Gautam Paul

Mr Gautam Paul

Assistant Professor, Deputy MPharm Course Director

I am an academic and hospital pharmacist. I work with the MPharm Course Director to ensure student pharmacists have a great experience and are best prepared for their future practice. I also lead the Pharmacy with Integrated Foundation Training MPharm degree and am the MPharm Professional Development and Employability Lead.

Dr Sebastiaan Winkler

Associate Professor & Course director, BSc/MSci Pharmaceutical Sciences

I coordinate the development of the pharmaceutical sciences courses so that they continue to meet the needs of students and employers. I teach biology and pharmacology-related topics and lead a research team focussing on understanding disease and discovering new drug targets.

Dr Zheying Zhu

Associate Professor, Course Director of BSc International Pharmacy

I coordinate the development and delivery of the BSc International Pharmacy course, this is part of the first UK-China joint Clinical Pharmacy programme with Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TUTCM).

I teach a range of modules on BSc, MPharm and MSci courses and lead a research team focusing on pre-clinical pharmacology and drug development.

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Dr Rebecca Rickaby

Assistant Professor

I joined the School of Pharmacy in 2018 as a teaching-focussed staff member. I run and deliver teaching on a range of modules within the school, on both the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) and Pharmaceutical Sciences programmes.

I am also the Course Director for the BSc International Pharmacy Practice degree. This is part of the Dual PharmD programme with Srinakharinwirot University in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Dr James Beswick

Teaching Associate and Course Director of Postgraduate Taught Courses

I joined the School of Pharmacy in 2021 as a teaching-focussed member of staff. My background is in organic and medicinal chemistry, which I teach across all taught courses offered by the school.
I am the Course Director for the postgraduate-taught ‘Drug Discovery’ and ‘Drug Discovery with Industrial Training (two-year)’ MSc programmes.