Staff Academic and Pastoral Responsibilities

Certain members of staff in the Department have been allocated particular academic and pastoral roles. Any student who requires advice or guidance in areas that are met by the following roles is encouraged to approach the named member of staff:

BSc Year Tutor - Level 1 Dr Andrew Cox
Provides pastoral care to Level 1 students of the BSc Information Management.

BSc Year Tutor - Level 2 Dr Robert Villa
Provides pastoral care to Level 2 students of the BSc Information Management.

BSc Year Tutor - Level 3 Dr Alex Peng
Provides pastoral care to Level 3 students of the BSc Information Management.

Careers Liaison Officer: Ms. Pam McKinney
Provides advice and guidance relating to careers and jobs in the library and information sector. See also the section entitled Careers Information on page 76.

Director of Research: Prof. Val Gillet, Deputy Prof. Elaine Toms

Director of Learning and Teaching: Dr Andrew Cox, Deputy Dr Peter Bath

Disability Liaison Officer: Dr John Holliday
Provides advice and guidance of a general nature to students with particular support needs.

Examinations Officer (Postgraduate): Dr. Paul Clough
Provides advice and guidance relating to all aspects of postgraduate assessment and examinations.

Examinations Officer (Undergraduate): Dr. Peter Stordy
Provides advice and guidance relating to all aspects of undergraduate assessment and examinations.

Harassment Network Officer: Prof. Phil Levy
Provides advice and guidance relating to issues/incidents regarding harassment.

Health and Safety Officer: Mr. Andrew Stones
Provides advice and guidance relating to all aspects of health and safety within the Department.

International Student Advisor: Dr. Angela Lin
Provides advice and guidance of a general nature to overseas and EU students.

Part-Time Student Advisor: tbc
Provides specialist advice and guidance to part-time students.

Research Ethics Administrator: Prof Elaine Toms
Provides advice on research ethics and processes research ethics applications.

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Exchange Scheme Advisor: Dr. Ana Cristina Vasconcelos
Provides advice and guidance to students thinking of/wishing to participate in the Socrates/ Erasmus exchange programme.

Student Placement Tutor: Dr Angela Lin
Provides advice and guidance to students participating in student placement scheme.

Study Abroad Advisor: Dr. Ana Cristina Vasconcelos
Provides advice and guidance to undergraduate students thinking of/wishing to participate in the Study Abroad exchange programme with partner university institutions in the USA and Japan