Key Staff

Below is a summary of the key staff in the School. For details of how to contact each staff member below please see Contact Information. See also Programme Directors and Joint Programme Contacts in Advice and Support.

For all complaints please email the Professor Biagio Lucini (b.lucini@qmul.ac.uk), Head of School

Role

Name

Head of School

Professor Biagio Lucini

Deputy Head of School

Dr Claudia Garetto

Director of Research

Dr Juan Valiente-Kroon

School Manager

Mr David Boyle

Director of Education (Operations)

Dr Matthew Fayers

Director of Education (Strategy)

Dr Pedro Vergel

Senior Tutor / Director of Student Experience

Dr Justin Ward

Director of Student Engagement

Dr Matthew Lewis

Deputy Director of Education (Operations)

Dr Melania Nica

Deputy Director of Education (Strategy)

Dr Lei Fang

Placement Leads

Professor Thomas Prellberg

Study Abroad Lead

Professor Abhishek Saha

PGT Student-Staff Liaison Committee Chair

Dr Matthew Lewis

Examination Board Chair

Dr Vincenzo Nicosia

Examination Board Deputy Chair

Dr Viresh Patel

 

Contact details for all academic staff in the School of Mathematical Sciences can be found here - https://www.qmul.ac.uk/maths/people/academic-staff/

 

 

Student Support Officer's role

In addition to the pastoral support provided by members of the Education Services Team, the Student Support Officer is here to help you with more complex pastoral issues. The Student Support Officer can help with advice on the technical and bureaucratic aspects of student life and can direct you to the appropriate Queen Mary support services, such as Advice and Counselling. The Student Support Officer provides professional support for all aspects of undergraduate and postgraduate administration and is a key member of the School's Professional Services Team, responsible for providing expert pastoral care and support to all students within the School of Mathematical Sciences as well being the link between students, the school and central college support services.

This involves:

  • Create and run a variety of support mechanisms to support students throughout their student journey.
  • Help students get the most out of life as a student and fulfil their full potential.
  • Be the first point of contact for all students and signpost students to relevant support services and mechanisms.
  • Offer advice on matters which may be impeding a student’s ability to study.
  • To make the student experience the best it can possibly be.
  • Manage and monitor the School’s engagement policy and offer support mechanisms to get students re-engaged with their programme of study.
  • Manage the School’s extenuating circumstances policy (circumstances that are outside a student’s control which may have a negative impact on a student’s ability).
  • Leading on the School’s student feedback procedures for assuring academic standards and enhancing the student learning experience.

Further information on how the School supports students can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlIb9f-h2b4

Each module has a module leader or convenor, and each module generally has at least one office hour per week allocated during the teaching semester, during which students can meet with the module leader. Before travelling any distance, you should always arrange an appointment with the particular academic staff member by email or phone. Information about academic staff office hours will be available once term starts.

 

Summer vacation support

During the summer vacation, many academic staff will be away; you may still be able to contact them by email but not otherwise. You should contact the Maths Office or the Student Support Officer (hereafter referred to as "SSO"), if you need academic advice or assistance and cannot contact the appropriate member of academic staff.  The SSO is Hamida Begum: https://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/s/

 

Senior Tutor's Role

 

The Senior Tutor role allocates Advisors for students and oversees all aspects linked School of Mathematical Sciences enabling plan that relate specifically to overall student experience and/or success. They will be leading on initiatives to improve and to enhance both the student experience and student outcomes while acting as a key link between feedback regarding teaching, the student experience and the student voice. They oversee the academic aspects of advising and student welfare, in particular, engagement, attendance and performance in courseworks, tests and examinations while facilitating feedback from Course Reps and Lecturers. They liaise with Advisors and the Student Support Officer, as appropriate in regards to any non-academic aspects of advising (pastoral support) or student welfare.

 

Student Support Officer's Role

In addition to the pastoral support provided by members of the Education Services Team, the Student Support Officer is here to help you with more complex pastoral issues. The Student Support Officer can help with advice on the technical and bureaucratic aspects of student life, and can direct you to the appropriate Queen Mary support services, such as Advice and Counselling. The Student Support Officer provides professional support for all aspects of undergraduate and postgraduate administration and is a key member of the School's Professional Services Team, responsible for providing expert pastoral care and support to all students within the School of Mathematical Sciences as well being the link between students, the school and central college support services.

This involves:

  • Create and run a variety of support mechanisms to support students throughout their student journey.
  • Help students get the most out of life as a student and fulfil their full potential.
  • Be the first point of contact for all students and signpost students to relevant support services and mechanisms.
  • Offer advice on matters which may be impeding a student’s ability to study.
  • To make the student experience the best it can possibly be.
  • Manage and monitor the School’s engagement policy and offer support mechanisms to get students re-engaged with their programme of study.
  • Manage the School’s extenuating circumstances policy (circumstances that are outside a student’s control which may have a negative impact on a student’s ability).
  • Leading on the School’s student feedback procedures for assuring academic standards and enhancing the student learning experience.

Further information on how the School supports students can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlIb9f-h2b4

Contact Information for Joint Programme Students

The School of Economics and Finance

The School of Economics and Finance (SEF) is situated on the third floor of the Graduate Centre.

The postal address for the School is: School of Economics and Finance, Graduate Centre, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS.

The School of Economics and Finance website can be found at: www.qmul.ac.uk/sef/

For enquiries relating to your academic studies in SEF please use the following contact details.

Visit: http://www.econ.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/ or via AskQM: https://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/s/

Telephone: 020 7882 8848.

Fax: 020 8983 3580.

The School Office is GC306

 

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (hereafter referred to as "EECS") is located on the third floor of the Peter Landin Building, the east end of the ground.

The postal address for the School is:

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Peter Landin Building, 10 Godward Square, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4FZ.

The relevant contact details for the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science are as follows:

General website: www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk.

General Contact: https://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/s/

For enquiries relating to your academic studies in EECS please use the following contact details - https://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/s/

The School Office is based in the third floor of the Peter Landin Building.

Telephone: 020 7882 7332.

Fax: 020 7882 7064.

 

School of Business and Management

 

The School of Business and Management is located in the Bancroft Building.

The postal address is:

Fourth Floor Reception
Bancroft Building
Mile End Campus
Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS

 

The contact details to the School of Business and Management are as follows:

The administration office (4th Floor Reception in the Bancroft Building) is open from 10:00-16:00, Monday to Friday.

For enquiries relating to your academic studies please use the following contact details - https://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/s/

Tel: 020 7882 8570

 

 

The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

 

The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is located in the G.O. Jones Building and Joseph Priestley (JP) Building.

The postal address is:

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
327 Mile End Road
London, E1 4NS, UK

 

The contact details to the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences:

The administration office is located on the First Floor of the G.O. Jones Building/

For enquiries relating to your academic studies please use the following contact details - https://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/s/

Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 6962

Contact details for all academic staff in the School of Mathematical Sciences can be found here - https://www.qmul.ac.uk/maths/people/academic-staff/