Section outline

  • The role of the Academic Advisor is to provide support and guidance to help you realise you academic potential.

    You will meet your Academic Advisor during Induction week and that person will be your Advisor throughout your studies.  In the event that your advisor leaves QMUL then you will be reassigned to another Advisor.  If you are unsure of who your Advisor is, you can check your MySIS record.

    SBCS recommends that Advisors meet with their students in one-to-one meetings throughout the degree programme.  In addition, you can contact your Advisor outside of these meetings with study-related queries (note that module-specific queries should be directed to the Module Organiser in the first instance).  It's usually best to email your Advisor and, if necessary, arrange a meeting with them.

     Note that your Advisor will also be your tutor in the first year Essential Skills module (BIO100).  This will give you opportunity to get to know each other.  These tutorials also enable your Advisor to get to know your academic work so that they can write references for you when you apply for jobs and/or further study.  Students should allow their Advisor five working days to provide a reference.

     

    WIth your Advisor you can talk about your studies or issues that may impact on your ability to study.  Your Advisor is not a trained counsellor but they are able to listen to your concerns.  They should be able to answer questions directly related to your studies and direct you to appropriate specialised support for all other questions and concerns.  Your Academic Advisor cannot take responsibility for, or solve, your problems - but they should be able to listen to you and provide you with support and guidance.

     

    In the first instance, you will usually speak with your Academic Advisor.  However, there may be situations where you want to contact a Programme Tutor.  For example, you may have an issue relating to your Academic Advisor, or your Academic Advisor may be away from QMUL and unable to deal with an urgent and/or serious issue.  In Biomedical Sciences we have several Programme Tutors:

    • Dr Jayne Dennis
    • Dr Chris Faulkes
    • Dr Paul Hurd
    • Dr Joanne Littlefair