It is important to us that your time in the School is happy and productive. To help ensure that this is so, we run a personal tutor system. This means that when you register with us you will be assigned a personal tutor, a member of academic staff to whom you can go for support and advice on academic or personal matters.
The overall role of the Personal Tutor is to act as a first point of contact within the University from whom the individual tutee can obtain academic and pastoral support. This may take the form of giving personal or academic advice, or helping students to access the appropriate specialist support services. It is normally the responsibility of the Personal Tutor, in consultation with other academic staff as appropriate, to ensure that students receive adequate academic guidance. This is particularly important when students choose optional units or units in other departments.
For more information about the personal tutor system see the University's Guidance for Personal Tutors and their Tutees.