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Dr Jim McGeorge

University Secretary

Following an undergraduate degree in Zoology at the University of Liverpool, Jim obtained a PhD in Parasitology from the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling. He went on to work as a MAFF/CSO postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stirling, focusing his research on aspects of the biology and immunology of economically-relevant myxozoan parasites of wild and farmed fish and spending time at the UK Government's Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Weymouth) and the University of California.

Jim moved to the University of Abertay Dundee in 1996 where he held a succession of posts, finishing up as its Academic Secretary & Registrar. Appointed Director of Strategic Planning & Governance at the University of Stirling in 2005, his portfolio was expanded to include the role of Deputy University Secretary from 2007 onwards.

Jim joined the University of Dundee as its University Secretary in March 2009. Born and raised in Derby, he lives just outside the village of Dunshalt in North-East Fife with his wife and daughter.