Student Advisers

Learn about your first point of contact for support during your studies.

You will be assigned a Student Adviser at the start of the year. Your Student Adviser is your primary contact within the school who will provide support for any challenges you face, and will refer you on to other services where appropriate.  

Who We Are

The Student Advisers are:

  • Emily Harlo
  • Emily Stewart
  • Grace Wilson
  • Hayley Crawford
  • Keira Burnett
  • Lewis Allan

What We Can Help With

We are within the School's Student Support Team. You can contact us by emailing StudentSupport@maths.ed.ac.uk.

Meeting your Student Adviser

You will have a number of scheduled meetings with us throughout your degree programme. During your early years we will schedule meetings to enable you to settle in and build a rapport with us. You are actively encouraged to schedule meetings with us as required throughout your time at the University.

Your meetings with us are all about you, so make the most of them by thinking carefully about what you would like to discuss before the meeting. These meetings are an opportunity to think about your personal development, as well as your concerns, and how we can work to ease these. If there are any circumstances that you feel are affecting your progress or well-being at university, you should not hesitate to contact us. If you are struggling, feeling unmotivated or think things could be going better, talk to us about it.

  • Scheduled meetings with us: We will contact you to make arrangements. You are welcome to request additional meetings with us at any other time.
  • Preparing for meetings with us: These meetings are an opportunity to reflect on your academic progress and to make plans to improve it. It is also a chance to reflect on your engagement with the other opportunities that the University offers to develop your skills and attributes. In addition, in most cases you will need to discuss and agree course choices.
  • Contacting us while not on campus: If you are not on campus (e.g. studying abroad for a period, or on placement) then your meetings may take place by telephone, live internet call, or a web conferencing application.

Out-Of-Hours Student Support

Students who experience a crisis outside of normal working hours can contact the University for support through the University Security 24/7 contact number: 0131 650 2257.

For more information about other out-of-hours services, you can visit the out-of-hours student support webpage ( https://www.ed.ac.uk/contacts/out-of-hours-support )

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