Dr Alexandra Lumbers

Dr Alexandra Lumbers, Academic Director

Role

The Academic Director has overall responsibility for the academic administration of the College, and oversees the Academic Office team. She is concerned with students' academic progress, ensuring the delivery of high-quality teaching, rewarding excellence through scholarships and prizes, and dealing with any difficulties students may  encounter. She acts as the Welfare Lead and has a welfare responsibility for students in conjunction with that of subject tutors, and the other members of the College’s welfare support network. The Academic Director is also concerned with academic discipline in College. She acts as Tutor for Graduates, and graduates may consult her on any matter to do with College provision for graduates, or on matters relating to their academic progress. She is also Tutor for Admissions (both undergraduate and postgraduate). 

Profile

Dr Alexandra Lumbers read History as an undergraduate at the University of Southampton, followed by an MA in Historical Studies. She then undertook a DPhil in early-modern British History at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. On completing her doctorate in 2005 she taught History at Keble College, Oxford, before moving to St Peter's College, Oxford, to take up the post of Deputy Registrar. She was then appointed as Research Facilitator in the Humanities Division and subsequently as Senior Development Officer for Humanities. She joined Jesus College in May 2009 to take up the full-time position of Academic Director, which incorporates the roles of Senior Tutor, Tutor for Admissions, and Tutor for Graduates.