Student Support
Role Name Contact Head of School Dr Gerald Prescott [email protected] Deputy Head of School Prof Sascha Hooker [email protected] Director of Teaching Dr Susan Gurney [email protected] Director of Sub-Honours Dr Fran der Weduwen [email protected] Director of Honours Dr Verena Dietrich Bischoff [email protected] Student Disability Coordinator Dr Fran der Weduwen [email protected] Student Wellbeing Officer Dr Helder Ferreira [email protected] Assessments Officer Dr Simon Young [email protected] Health and Safety Officer Dr Magnus Alphey [email protected] Biology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair Dr Tracey Gloster [email protected] Senior Teaching Administrator Sarah Maynard-Morris [email protected] We are committed to making our modules accessible to all.
On this page you can find useful links to resources and people you can contact to help you with digital accessibility.
If you are having difficulty accessing any biology module content online, please get in touch with:
- Digital Accessibility Adviser for the School of Biology: Dr Fran der Weduwen [email protected]
- Module co-ordinators: you can find these in the module handbooks.
Resources
- University website accessibility page
- University Moodle accessibility page
- The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education – Enhancing Inclusion and Accessibility
- Study skills training materials show how technology and certain skills can help you study.
Feedback
Digital accessibility issues that are preventing you from accessing course material need to be addressed. As well as contacting the people listed above, you can raise concerns or propose ideas for improvements via:
End-of-term module evaluation questionnaires (MEQs): these will have a specific question relating to digital accessibility.
Class reps: who can raise your comments at various council meetings with staff and management teams.
Extensions can only be granted for illness or other serious circumstances www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/academic-policies-student-progression/extenuating-circumstances.pdf
Extension requests must be made at least two working days before the original deadline.
Students with disability accommodations for ‘flexible deadlines’ can submit requests any time before the deadline.
When requesting an extension, you must submit a Self-Certificate via MySaint and complete the relevant extension form.
Years 1 & 2 Undergraduates should submit their extension forms here.
Years 3, 4 & 5 Undergraduates must complete this form and email to the relevant Module Organiser as well a copying in [email protected]
You may be asked to provide supporting evidence. You will be notified of the decision by email within two working days. These forms can be used to request extensions up to 7 working days for short-term issues affecting submission.
For longer-term problems, please contact the Director of Sub-Honours ([email protected]) or the Director of Honours ([email protected])
Other useful contacts –
Disabilities Co-Ordinator, Dr Fran der Weduwen – [email protected]
Undergraduate Wellbeing Officer, Dr Helder Ferreira – [email protected]