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UG Student Support

All undergraduate students have full access to a Senior Student Adviser and an Academic Mentor  

Below you will find support that you can acces inside the Department of Statistics such as your Senior Student Adviser, Academic Mentor and Programme Director plus support you can find outside of the Department of Statistics such as student academic mentor programme and the wellbeing service. 

 Support inside the Department of Statistics 

What can my senior student adviser help me with?

Your senior student adviser is called Franks Reyes-Sarria. When you become a student within the Department of Statistics, you will be given details on how to book to see Franks and discuss your issues. Such as:

  • Navigating 91桃色’s policies, processes, and systems (e.g., assessments, exceptional circumstances, deferrals, interrupting and academic progression).
  • Addressing challenges that may be impacting their studies, such as health issues, personal difficulties, or study skills concerns.
  •  Helping students with queries about results or academic progress.
  • Providing guidance on accessing appropriate specialist support, whether within the department or via 91桃色’s central services (e.g., Student Wellbeing, Careers, Financial Support, Disability and Mental Health Services, 91桃色 LIFE).
  •  Encouraging proactive engagement with their studies and overall university experience.
  •  Advising students on when adjustments might be beneficial and helping them through the process.

 

What can my academic mentor can help me with?

at what an academic mentoring is. 

  • Provide you with academic guidance and feedback on your progress and performance, and discuss any academic challenges you may experience.
  • Provide pastoral guidance on non-academic issues and refer you, as necessary, to the appropriate support services within the School.
  • Implement the provisions outlined in Inclusion Plans if you have long-term medical conditions, specific learning differences and/or disabilities in liaison with the School’s Disability and Mental Health Service.
  • Comment on and provide general assessment of your progression on your termly class reports via 91桃色 for You.
  • Inform the department tutor and school of any students whose attendance and progress is not satisfactory Advising /approving course selection.

What can my departmental tutor (sometimes referred to as Undergraduate Programme Director) help me with?

  • More complex academic issues. They will work closely with your academic mentor and the programmes coordinators.
  • Arranging regular termly meetings of the Staff-Student Liaison Committee and the nomination of a representative to the School's Undergraduate Students' Consultative Forum.
  • Ensuring students make appropriate course selections and agreeing, where appropriate, a student's request for course selection outside the degree regulations. 
  • Considering students' request for a degree transfer, interruption of studies and repeat teaching.

 


 Support outside the Department of Statistics 

Student Academic Mentor programme

The is an undergraduate only programme that matches second- and third-year undergraduate mentors with undergraduate students from the same department who’d like a mentor. SAM is a student-to-student mentoring model, designed by students, for students. The idea for the programme first came from two undergraduate students in Economics, who wanted to help first years meet some people in the department and get off to a good start with their studies

 

Student Wellbeing Service

The works with you and the wider school to explore and manage challenges relating to disability, and to support your wellbeing so you can make the most of your 91桃色 experience