Support for Students

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 Jewitt
• Keira Burnett
• Lewis Allan

What We Can Help With

• First point of contact for pastoral care
• Extensions and Special Circumstances
• Degree Transfers
• Interruptions of Study and Withdrawal
• Coordinator of Adjustments
• Information on University Support Services
• Guidance on University procedures and regulations
• Advice on support for personal problems and health issues
• Student Representation
• MathPALS 

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 wellbeing 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.

What We Do

You will be assigned an Academic Cohort Lead (ACL) who will stay with you throughout your time at university. 

Your Academic Cohort Lead will assist you with questions relating to Mathematics and your studies, as well offering academic advice about your further academic journey and your career aspriations. They will also help build a community within your cohort and the wider school by facilitating social events and networking opportunities.

Who We Are

The Academic Cohort Leads are:

• Tom Mackay
• Nikola Popovic
• Nikolaos Bournaveas
• Chris Sangwin
• Johan Martens
• David Quinn
• Jonathan Hickman
• Max Ruffert
• George Kinnear
• Merve Bodur
• Skarleth Carrales Escobedo
• James Lucietti
• Simon Taylor
• Burak Buke
• Amy Wilson
• Linhan Li
• Arend Bayer
• Masha Dvoriashyna
• Gregoire Clarte
• Ozan Evkaya
• Cecilia Balocchi

What We Can Help With

We are a key part of the Student Support ecosystem in the School of Mathematics and take the lead on the following areas:

• Welcome, induction and transition
• Community building
• Academic support

Meeting your Academic Cohort Lead

You will have a number of events scheduled throughout the academic year which your Academic Cohort Lead will facilitate. This can range from social events, such as pizza nights, to skills-focussed seminars. 

Who you should contact if you have not had a reply from your Academic Cohort Lead?

If you have not had a prompt response (normally three working days), then email the Director of Teaching (Students) Vanda Inacio De Carvalho.