Undergraduate administration

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC STAFF

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, DR DEREK LEE

The DUGS heads the teaching team and leads the development and running of UG Teaching. He represents the Department on several Faculty and College committees, supplies much documentation for Registry and organises the Department’s accreditation and quality assurance procedures. With support from the Teaching Committee, he chooses lecturers for courses, demonstrators, Heads of Lab and other activities and manages a large annual budget paying for three teaching laboratories, three lecture theatres and the Computing Suite.

SENIOR TUTOR, DR SEBASTIEN GUENNEAU

The Senior Tutor has responsibility for course advice and student welfare, handling many student matters both personal and collective. He deals with many mitigating circumstances and confidential matters, and frequently writes letters of reference. As a permanent member of the Staff/Student Committee, he is a major route for student opinion to be put into effect.

DEPUTY SENIOR TUTOR, PROF JULIET PICKERING

The Deputy Senior Tutor works closely with the Senior Tutor and shares the same perogatives as the Senior Tutor.

HEADS OF YEARS

HEAD OF YEAR ONE, DR JON FENTON

HEAD OF YEAR TWO, DR STEVE KOLTHAMMER

HEAD OF YEARS 3 & 4, DR YVONNE UNRUH

UNDERGRADUATE SUPPORT STAFF

STUDENT LIAISON OFFICER, DR YASMIN ANDREW

The Student Liaison Officer acts as one of the main points of contact for undergraduate students, providing them with support and advice on academic issues and course engagement.  She is responsible for efficient communication between the student body and teaching staff and is a member of the staff-student committee.  The Student Liaison Officer is also responsible for the recommendation and implementation of innovative and effective physics teaching and learning strategies through the department’s teaching committee, to provide successful learning experiences for students and sustain their academic success. Yasmin also has a PWP page.

DISABILITIES LIAISON OFFICER, MERY FAJARDO

The Disabilities Liaison Officer manages the academic needs of our students with different types of difficulties. She acts as the first point of contact within the department for disabled students and those who have specific learning difficulties. She liaises with the Disability Advisory Service to provide support and applies for Additional Examination Arrangements.  

UNDERGRADUATE ADMINISTRATION STAFF

EDUCATION ADMINSTRATORS

MARLON CURNIFFE, RUPES BAINS
The Student Administration Office has contact with students, academic and other staff, and the general public. The Education Administrators are responsible for providing administrative support for undergraduate teaching in the Department. In the absence of a formal reception facility in the department, they regularly deal with enquiries from the general public in person and over the phone. They act as minute secretaries to the Teaching Committee and the Staff/Student Committee.

SENIOR EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR, KAYLEIGH MURPHY

The Senior Education Administrator is responsible for the undergraduate academic timetable, supports the mitigating circumstances process and coordinates the efficient administration of the undergraduate teaching programmes.

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION MANAGER, DERRYCK STEWART

The UG Education Manager's chief task is to ensure the successful implementation of teaching requirements in the Department, and has frequent contact with staff and students on a wide variety of issues. He is responsible for ensuring effective and efficient coordination of all undergraduate degrees and modules. He manages the undergraduate electives process and is the lead Physics administrator for Starfish, the College’s student case management software.

He is a long-standing member of the College’s three main timetabling committees; TUGS, ETUG and TSEG. He is also a member of the college's Regulations and Policy Review Committee (RPRC).

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