Advisers of Study and Student Support ServicesCollege of Science & Engineering

Dr Peter H. Sneddon Dr Douglas ThomsonChief Adviser of Studies, Science Chief Adviser of Studies, Engineering

What is an Adviser of Studies?

A member of staff assigned to every UG and PGT student, who …

Looks after you during your degree Gets to know you Monitors your progress Advises on course choices Helps with personal problems Directs you to other sources of help

Just one part of the support available to students

Student Services Student Representative Council School Teaching Offices

Adviser of Studies provide pastoral support …

Adviser can help you with any problems you may be having during your studies.

Speak to your Adviser as soon as problems arise.

These may be issues arising in the University or in other aspects of your life: health, finances, family etc.

Advisers are not counsellors – but they can direct you to experts.

Anything you tell your adviser will be treated as confidential.

Adviser of Studies provide academic support with …

Choosing optional courses.

Careers & professional issues.

References and Letters of Support.

Progression

Your Adviser is NOT a tutor.

Chief Adviser of StudiesOne for Science; One for Engineering

Senior Adviser of Studies(One per School for Science; One per Subject for Engineering)

Adviser of Studies(Many per School)

Adviser Network

CHIEF ADVISER OF STUDIESDr Peter H. Sneddon

science-chief-adviser@glasgow.ac.uk

CHEMISTRYDr Beth Paschke

beth.paschke@glasgow.ac.uk

COMPUTING SCIENCEDr Helen Purchase (MSc CS)Dr Simon Rogers (MSc IT/DS)

helen.purchase@glasgow.ac.uksimon.rogers@glasgow.ac.uk

GEOGRAPHICAL & EARTH SCIENCESProf Roderick Brown

roderick.brown@glasgow.ac.uk

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICSDr Chris Athorne

maths-stats-senioradviser@glasgow.ac.uk

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMYDr Donald MacLaren

phas-senioradvisor@glasgow.ac.uk

PSYCHOLOGYDr Margaret Martin

margaret.martin@glasgow.ac.uk

Chief & Senior Adviser Contact Details: Science

Chief & Senior Adviser Details: Engineering

Chief AdviserDouglas Thomson

Senior Adviser Aerospace

Richard Green

Senior AdviserBiomedical

Manlio Tassieri

Senior AdviserCivil

Trevor Davies

Senior AdviserEEE

Calum Cossar

Senior AdviserMech

Phil Dobson

Senior AdviserPGT

Euan McGookinM.VezzaC. York

D. AndersonH. Zare-Behtash

Angela BusseMatteo Cerrioti

D. ThomsonI. Taylor

G. BarakosR. Steijl

K. RameshC. White

B. PorrN. Gadegaard

E. TannerH. Gollee

H. YinT. Franke

A. VuckovicJ. Reboud

S. WheelerM. ValyrakisR. Simpson

K. AmpoutolasL. BrownZ. Gao

C. Gauchotte-LindsayA. McBrideF. BradleyT. ShireC. Smith

C. CossarN. Bailey

J. WilliamsonA. Kelly

E. WasigeM. Hersh

N. JohnsonY. Li

D. Moran

J. WeaverJ. Sharp

I. WatsonP. Harrison

A. KnoxI. ThayneM. Paul

P. HarknessZ. Yu

S.NealeA. Cammarano

A. CochranC. McInnes

S. RoyK. ElgaidM.SorelP. Grassl

L. KaczmarczykP. Li

M. Clerici

Who is my Adviser of Studies?

Meeting my adviser

Your Adviser will contact you within the first two weeks of the new session. This will be by email. In 2021-22, initial meeting will likely be held by Zoom/Microsoft Teams.

Initial meeting is just to allow your Adviser to introduce themselves to you.

Your adviser will then contact you to arrange another meeting early in Semester 2.

You can ask to see your adviser any time.

If you can’t make contact with your Adviser, you are free to contact your Senior Adviser, the Chief Adviser or (for Engineering students) the School Teaching Office.

Student services

Your Adviser is not the only source of help and support available to you …

Student Services Enquiry Team (SSET)

Learning Enhancement & Academic Development Service (LEADS)

Counselling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

The Careers Service

The Student Representative Council (SRC)

SSET

www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/students/sset/

LEADS

www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/leads/

Supports student learning and staff teaching development

Effective Learning Advisers Maths & Stats Advisers Writing Skills Study skills Communication skills

CAPS

www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/counselling/

Careers

www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/careers/

SRC

www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/studentsrepresentativecouncil/

• Represent ALL students of the University, whether a mature student, an international student, part-time, doing a post-graduate qualification or straight from school

• It’s a student-led organisation, run by a council including 30 student members and an executive formed by sabbatical and non-sabbatical officers. All registered students of the University have the right to vote and can stand for elections, which usually take place in October and March every year.

• It runs a free, impartial and confidential Advice Centre which can help you with anything from academic matters to housing, financial and welfare advice.

Summary

• There is a LOT of support available at the University for students

• But we can only help you if you tell us you need that help.

• Your Adviser is there to be your first point of contact for any question or concern you might have.

• They won’t always have the answers, but they will know where the answers can be found.

Chief Adviser of Studies: ScienceDr Peter H. Sneddon

science-chief-adviser@glasgow.ac.uk

Chief Adviser of Studies: EngineeringDr Douglas Thomson

douglas.thomson@glasgow.ac.uk

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Thank you!Dr Peter H. Sneddon - science-chief-adviser@glasgow.ac.ukDr Douglas Thomson - douglas.thomson@glasgow.ac.uk