Richard Butt

Richard Butt, prior to taking up the position of Deputy Principal, he was a Dean of the School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management at QMU for three and half years. Prior to this he was the Head of Division for Media, Communication and Performing Arts where he managed the design, development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in film, public relations and performing arts.

In all, he has over twenty years higher education experience, many years of which were spent teaching film and media undergraduate and postgraduate students, and supervising PhD students, in the areas of screen adaptation, film and television documentary, world cinema, and narrative and representation.

Having spent a year of his undergraduate degree on Exchange at the University of California, Berkeley, he is a passionate advocate of the benefits of overseas study. As his career progressed, this developed into an interest in all forms of international education, including working with their collaborative partners across the globe.

He's extremely proud to occupy the role of Deputy Principal at Queen Margaret University, a university increasingly recognized internationally for their high quality teaching and learning, as well as the world class status of our research.