Staff members progress in the 2025 Academic Progression exercise
Congratulations to the 126 staff members who have successfully progressed in the 2025 Academic Progression Exercise.

View the list of featured colleagues below.
Progressed to the Professoriate
- Professor Alex Wilson, Queen's Business School
- Professor Paul Best, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Professor Andrew McDowell, Faculty Office EPS
- Professor Aidan McGowan, Faculty Office EPS
- Professor Haresh Manyar, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Professor Wasif Naeem, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Professor Hien Quoc Ngo, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Professor Okan Yurduseven, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Professor Dermot Green, School of Mathematics and Physics
- Professor David Hester, School of Natural and Built Environment
- Professor Niall Majury, School of Natural and Built Environment
- Professor Ulrich Ofterdinger, School of Natural and Built Environment
- Professor Gareth Arnott, School of Biological Sciences
- Professor Kathy Cullen, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Professor Anna Krasnodembskaya, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Professor Stephen McMahon, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Professor Richard Turkington, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Professor Michael Williams, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Progressed to Reader
- Dr Graham Brownlow, Queen's Business School
- Dr Alan Fernihough, Queen's Business School
- Dr Hangfei Guo, Queen’s Business School
- Mr Chris Corrigan, School of Arts, English and Languages
- Dr Edel Lamb, School of Arts, English and Languages
- Dr Jane Lugea, School of Arts, English and Languages
- Dr Des O’Rawe, School of Arts, English and Languages
- Dr Evi Chatzipanagiotidou, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
- Dr Eithne Dowds, School of Law
- Dr Conor McCormick, School of Law
- Dr Pratyush Nath Upreti, School of Law
- Dr Siobhan McAlister, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Dr Paul McCafferty, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Dr Aisling O’Boyle, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Dr Peter Knipe, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Dr Matthew Collins, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Dr Vishal Sharma, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Dr David Barnes, School of Mathematics and Physics
- Dr Rory Doherty, School of Natural and Built Environment
- Dr Jeanette Robertson, School of Biological Sciences
- Dr Katerina Theodoridou, School of Biological Sciences
- Dr Aidan Cole, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Claire McEvoy, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Vikki O’Neill, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Selinda Orr, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Sean Roe, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Samantha Taylor, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Garry Laverty, School of Pharmacy
Progressed to Senior Lecturer
- Dr Yassine Bakkar, Queen's Business School
- Dr Mohamed Elsayed, Queen's Business School
- Dr Faersheed Hesaraki, Queen's Business School
- Dr Lane Matthews, Queen's Business School
- Dr Gillian McMahon, Queen's Business School
- Dr Wojdan Omran, Queen's Business School
- Dr Sonali Sen Gupta, Queen's Business School
- Dr Zeynep Bulut, School of Arts, English and Languages
- Dr Elena Caoduro, School of Arts, English and Languages
- Dr Merryn Davies-Deacon, School of Arts, English and Languages
- Dr Derek Johnston, School of Arts, English and Languages
- Dr Michele Crepaz, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
- Dr Jack Taggart, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
- Dr Elizabeth Agnew, School of Law
- Dr Paulina Wilson, School of Law
- Dr Karen Kerr, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Dr Colm Walsh, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Dr Nicole Gui, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Dr Baharak Ahmaderaghi, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Dr Jonathan Browning, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Dr Muhammad Fahim, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Dr Hannah Mitchell, School of Mathematics and Physics
- Dr David Wilkins, School of Mathematics and Physics
- Dr Faris Elghaish, School of Natural and Built Environment
- Mr Laurence Lord, School of Natural and Built Environment
- Dr Heather Ritchie, School of Natural and Built Environment
- Dr Pal Schmitt, School of Natural and Built Environment
- Dr Agnieszka Graham, School of Psychology
- Dr Alison Calvert, School of Biological Sciences
- Dr Colin McClure, School of Biological Sciences
- Dr Linda Oyama, School of Biological Sciences
- Dr Rebecca Coll, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Guilherme Costa, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr David Courtney, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Stephanie Craig, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Lisa Crawford, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Sarah Maguire, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Mary McGahon, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Dr Bettina Schock, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Mrs Joanne Blair, School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Dr Julie Brown, School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Mr Conor Hamilton, School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Dr Clare McKeaveney, School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Dr Stephen Kelly, School of Pharmacy