{"id":690,"date":"2017-08-09T09:48:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T09:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synergy.st-andrews.ac.uk\/biocurrentstudent\/?page_id=690"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:04:11","slug":"student-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/students\/home\/student-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-navbox-Z1kuHGt wp-block-lazyblock-navbox\"><div class=\"col-sm-6\">\r\n            <div class=\"navbox\">\r\n    \r\n                        \r\n                    <div class=\"navbox__title\">\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/moody.st-andrews.ac.uk\/moodle\/mod\/folder\/view.php?id=1406405\"><span>Biology Student Handbooks<\/span><\/a> \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n                                <p><\/p>\r\n                \r\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-navbox-2tTuhD 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Biology<\/button><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"accordion-item__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"table table-striped table-primary\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Role<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Name<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Head of School <\/td><td>Dr Gerald Prescott<\/td><td><a href=\"biohead@st-andrews.ac.uk\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"biohead@st-andrews.ac.uk\">biohead@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deputy Head of School <\/td><td>Prof Sascha Hooker <\/td><td><a href=\"biohead@st-andrews.ac.uk\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"biohead@st-andrews.ac.uk\">biohead@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Director of Teaching<\/td><td>Dr Susan Gurney<\/td><td><a href=\"biodot@st-andrews.ac.uk\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"biodot@st-andrews.ac.uk\">biodot@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Director of Sub-Honours<\/td><td>Dr Fran der Weduwen<\/td><td><a href=\"biosubhonours@st-andrews.ac.uk\">biosubhonours@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Director of Honours<\/td><td>Dr Verena Dietrich Bischoff<\/td><td><a href=\"biohonours@st-andrews.ac.uk\">biohonours@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Student Disability Coordinator<\/td><td>Dr Fran der Weduwen<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:biodisabilities@st-andrews.ac.uk\">biodisabilities@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Student Wellbeing Officer<\/td><td>Dr Helder Ferreira<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:biowellbeing@st-andrews.ac.uk\">biowellbeing@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Assessments Officer<\/td><td>Dr Simon Young<\/td><td><a href=\"bioexams@st-andrews.ac.uk\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"bioexams@st-andrews.ac.uk\">bioexams@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Health and Safety Officer<\/td><td>Dr Magnus Alphey<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:msa31@st-andrews.ac.uk\">msa31@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Biology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair<\/td><td>Dr Tracey Gloster<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:eqdivcom@st-andrews.ac.uk\">eqdivcom@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Senior Teaching Administrator<\/td><td>Sarah Maynard-Morris<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:bioteach@st-andrews.ac.uk\">bioteach@st-andrews.ac.uk<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"accordion-item\"><div class=\"accordion-item__toggle toggle-me\"><h2 class=\"accordion-item__toggle-title\"><button class=\"accordion-item__toggle-button\">Digital Accessibility<\/button><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"accordion-item__content\">\n<p>We are committed to making our modules accessible to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this page you can find useful links to resources and people you can contact to help you with digital accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are having difficulty accessing any biology module content online, please get in touch with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Digital Accessibility Adviser for the School of Biology<\/strong>: Dr Fran der Weduwen&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:biodisabilities@st-andrews.ac.uk\">biodisabilities@st-andrews.ac.uk&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Module co-ordinators<\/strong>: you can find these in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/synergy.st-andrews.ac.uk\/biocurrentstudent\/online_module_handbooks\/\">module handbooks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/digital-standards\/accessibility\/\">University website accessibility page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moody.st-andrews.ac.uk\/static\/accessibility.html\">University Moodle accessibility page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qaa.ac.uk\/scotland\/focus-on\/technology-enhanced-learning\/enhancing-inclusion-and-accessibility\">The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education \u2013 Enhancing Inclusion and Accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/study-skills.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk\/\">Study skills training materials<\/a>&nbsp;show how technology and certain skills can help you study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End-of-term module evaluation questionnaires (MEQs)<\/strong>: these will have a specific question relating to digital accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Class reps<\/strong>: who can raise your comments at various council meetings with staff and management teams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"accordion-item\"><div class=\"accordion-item__toggle toggle-me\"><h2 class=\"accordion-item__toggle-title\"><button class=\"accordion-item__toggle-button\">Extension Requests<\/button><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"accordion-item__content\">\n<p>Extensions can <strong><u>only<\/u><\/strong> be granted for illness or other serious circumstances <a href=\"http:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/policy\/academic-policies-student-progression\/extenuating-circumstances.pdf\">www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/policy\/academic-policies-student-progression\/extenuating-circumstances.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extension requests must be made <strong><u>at least two working days<\/u><\/strong> before the original deadline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with disability accommodations for \u2018flexible deadlines\u2019 can submit requests any time before the deadline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When requesting an extension, you must submit a Self-Certificate via MySaint <strong><u>and<\/u><\/strong> complete the relevant extension form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Years 1 &amp; 2<\/strong> Undergraduates should submit their extension forms <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=yyZW-KgN00mqWGTvZ47wGu91KmI9EtlOlqTJF6xmYBpURVRLNFVQWVhNRTBCN0dNR1dPOUpWVjc2US4u\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Years 3, 4 &amp; 5<\/strong> Undergraduates must complete this <a href=\"https:\/\/moody.st-andrews.ac.uk\/moodle\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=1406244\">form<\/a> and email to the relevant Module Organiser as well a copying in bioteach@st-andrews.ac.uk <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be asked to provide supporting evidence. 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