Professor Sarah Sawyer: Interim Executive Dean (Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities)
Biography
Sarah was appointed as interim Executive Dean of the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities in September 2026.
Sarah is Professor of Philosophy; she joined Sussex in 2006 and became Professor in 2017. She has performed many roles at the University, including elected member of Senate, Director of Teaching and Learning, Head of Department and Associate Dean (Research and Innovation).
Sarah works primarily in the philosophy of mind and language, and is Vice-Chair of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, Deputy Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Sarah is a member of the University Executive Team, the University Leadership Team and Senate.