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Maggie Scott

Areas of Expertise

ALDcon Proposals | JLDHE Submission | Research Funding Application

Biography

Maggie is currently an Independent Scholar, having worked in UK Higher Education for over 25 years. She is a former Associate Dean Academic (Quality Assurance and Enhancement) for the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology at the University of Salford, where she also served on secondment as Interim Pro Vice Chancellor Student Education. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from Glasgow University (2004) and an MBA from the University of Salford (2022). She is a Section Editor for the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, a former editor of Nomina, the journal of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland, and a current member of the Editorial Board for Names, the Journal of the American Name Society. Her research interests include the history and lexicography of the English and Scots languages, and academic leadership and governance in Higher Education.

Last modified: 07/07/2026