Welfare Tutors/ Wellbeing Officers

Each School has their own Welfare Tutor(s) or Wellbeing Officer(s) able to provide practical and emotional support for you if you are experiencing personal problems that interfere with your academic work.

They can recommend sources of professional help and, if appropriate, will guide you through the extenuating circumstances process. However, it is up to you to ask for their assistance in a timely manner.

Welfare Tutors and Wellbeing Officers are effectively the same position, however some schools use Welfare Tutors and some use Wellbeing Officers. They are both equally able to provide support and assist you with regards to student welfare/wellbeing. There is also a Reasonable Adjustment contact within each School, who will be a Welfare Tutor/Wellbeing Officer.

You can also approach Student Support in the Aston Webb Student Hub. If you need support with your academic work, you should see your Personal Academic Tutor within your Department.

Find your Welfare Tutor(s) or Wellbeing Officer(s)

Choose your School to find contact details for your Welfare Tutor(s) or Wellbeing Officer(s) below.

You can contact any of the Welfare Tutors or Wellbeing Officers in your school and they will be able to assist you, some have more than one and some have specified areas (e.g. undergraduate, specific courses). You can select whichever is most suited to you.

Biosciences

College Wellbeing Officer

Jennifer Shergill

Tel: 0121 414 3822

Email: bio-geeswelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Room 102 of the LES Student Hub. This is on the first floor of the Old Gym Building (Y1 on the campus map).

Drop-in times:

Monday 14:00–16:00

Tuesday 11:00-13:00

Wednesday 13:00-15:00

Thursday 10:00-12:00

Friday 13:00-15:00

Please note that these sessions run during term-time only and are subject to change. An up-to-date timetable can always be found on the College Welfare Canvas page.

Birmingham Business School

Paula Douglas

Tel: 0121 414 7791

Lisa Doughty

Tel: 0121 414 3593

Vickie Glynn

Georgina Bromley

Tel: 0121 414 3217

Miriam Nicholson

Tel: 0121 414 6761

Email: bbs.welfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Drop-in times: Room G30 University House

Monday – 14.00 – 16.00
Tuesday - 10.00 – 12.00
Wednesday - 14.00 – 16.00
Thursday - 14.00 – 16.00
Friday - 10.00 – 12.00

Birmingham International Academy

Ricky Joseph

Tel: 0121 415 1104

Priorsfield, Room 209

Office drop-in hours Appointment Only

Mondays 14:00 – 16:30 Wednesday 14:00 – 16:30

Tuesdays 14:00 – 16.30 Fridays 09:30 – 12:30

Thursday 09:30 – 12:30

Email: r.joseph@bham.ac.uk

Birmingham Law School

Libby Proctor

Tel: 0121 414 6273

Kate Hands Harvey

Tel: 0121 414 5503

Email: law.welfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Chemical Engineering

Natalie Foulkes

Email: chemengwellbeing@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Room 153, Chemical Engineering Building

Drop-in times:

Monday 11:00-12:00

Tuesday 11:00-12:00

Wednesday 11:00-12:00

Thursday 11:00-12:00

Chemistry

Natalie Foulkes

Email: chemwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Room 211E, Haworth Building

Drop-in times:

Monday 10:00-11:00

Tuesday 10:00-11:00

Wednesday 10:00-11:00

Thursday 10:00-11:00

Computer Science

Mia Wright

Email: cswelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Room 225, Computer Science Building

Drop-in Times:

Monday 10:00-12:00

Tuesday 10:00-12:00

Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Thursday 10:00-12:00

Dentistry

Welfare Tutor: Kirsty Hill

Email: K.B.Hill@bham.ac.uk

Welfare Tutor: John Morris

Email: A.J.Morris@bham.ac.uk

Wellbeing Officer: Pam Grant

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Education

Tonie Stolberg

Tel: 0121 415 8395

Email: t.l.stolberg@bham.ac.uk

Tracy Whatmore

Tel: 0121 414 4818

Email: T.Whatmore@bham.ac.uk

Adrian Leech

Tel: 0121 415 8238

Email: a.leech@bham.ac.uk

Drop-in times: Room 211, School of Education, R19

Tuesday – 11.00 – 13.00
Thursday – 16.00 – 18.00 (term time) or 15.00-17.00 (outside of term time)

English, Drama and American and Canadian Studies

Iain Cormack

Tel: 0121 414 7013

Location: Arts G22

Email: edacswelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Sonia Suman

Tel: 0121 414 9200

Location: Arts G22

Email: edacswelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Engineering

Amina Amjad

Tel: 0121 414 4267

Email: engineeringwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Term time drop-in times: Monday – Thursday 10:00-11:45 in room S3a in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering Building (Y3). Any changes will be posted on the Engineering Welfare Canvas Page.

Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

College Wellbeing Officer

Jennifer Shergill

Tel: 0121 414 3822

Email: bio-geeswelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Room 102 of the LES Student Hub. This is on the first floor of the Old Gym Building (Y1 on the campus map).

Drop-in times:

Monday 14:00–16:00

Tuesday 11:00-13:00

Wednesday 13:00-15:00

Thursday 10:00-12:00

Friday 13:00-15:00

Please note that these sessions run during term-time only and are subject to change. An up-to-date timetable can always be found on the College Welfare Canvas page.

Academic Welfare Tutor – UG Geography, Planning and Environmental Science

Mel Bickerton

Tel: 0121 414 7509

Email: M.A.BICKERTON@bham.ac.uk

Academic Welfare Tutor – UG Earth Sciences

Marco Maffione

Email: M.Maffione@bham.ac.uk

Academic Welfare Tutor – PGT CURS

Dr. Mike Beazley

Tel: 0121 414 3278

Email: m.j.beazley@bham.ac.uk

Academic Welfare Tutor – PGT DEHRM Postgraduate taught students

Zena Lynch

Tel: 0121 414 5556

Email: z.lynch@bham.ac.uk

Government and Society

Warren Evans

Tel: 0121 414 8060

Conor McKenna

Tel: 0121 414 8452

Email: gandswelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Drop-in times: Muirhead 633 or 634

Monday - 10.00-12.00 and 14.00-16.00
Tuesday - 14.00-16.00
Wednesday - 10.00-12.00
Thursday - 14.00-16.00
Friday - 10.00-12.00

History and Cultures

Adrian Powney

Tel: 0121 414 5436

Email: shacwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Penny Hewlett

Tel: 0121 414 6867

Email: shacwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

Dee Partridge

Tel: 0121 415 8372

Email: d.partridge@bham.ac.uk

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Ruth Johnson

Tel: 0121 415 8236

Email: r.johnson@bham.ac.uk

Mathematics

Joanne Morris

Email: mathswelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Poynting Building, Room S12

Drop-in times:

Monday 10:00-12:00

Tuesday 10:00-12:00

Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Thursday 10:00-12:00

Medical School

MDSstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

The MDS Student Services Centre is open for drop-ins 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday

Student Services Centre (MDS)

Rebecca Varney (Manager)

Tel: 0121 414 7830

Email: r.c.varney@bham.ac.uk

MBChB

Welfare Tutor: Miranda Pallan (Senior Welfare Tutor + GEC 1)

Tel: 0121 414 7990

Email: m.j.pallan@bham.ac.uk

Welfare Tutor: Shilpa Purandare (Year 1)

Tel: 0121 414 7104

Email: s.purandare@bham.ac.uk

Welfare Tutor: Carole Cummins (Year 2)

Tel: 0121 414 8625

Email: c.l.cummins.20@bham.ac.uk

Welfare Tutor: Derek Ward (Year 3)

Email: d.j.ward@bham.ac.uk

Welfare Tutor: Martyn Chidgey (Year 4)

Tel: 0121 414 6068

Email: m.a.chidgey@bham.ac.uk

Welfare Tutor: Helen McMillan (Year 5)

Email: H.A.McMillan@bham.ac.uk

Wellbeing Officer Year 1, 2 and GEC: Ross Strong

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Wellbeing Officer Year 3-5: Hannah Lunney

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

BMedSc Medical Science

Welfare Tutor : Linda Lefievre

Email: L.Lefievre@bham.ac.uk

Wellbeing Officer: Emma Wynne-Hughes

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Postgraduate Taught

Wellbeing Officer: Emma Wynne-Hughes

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Postgraduate Research

Wellbeing Officer: Emma Wynne-Hughes

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Metallurgy and Materials

Student Wellbeing Officer

Alex Johl

Email: metmatwellbeing@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Drop in hours: Monday – Thursday, 09.30 - 10.30

Nursing

Welfare Tutor: Tracey Valler-Jones

Email: T.B.Valler-Jones@bham.ac.uk

Wellbeing Officer: Pam Grant

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Pharmacy

Wellbeing Officer Year 1 and 3: Emma Wynne-Hughes

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

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Wellbeing Officer Year 2 and 4: Ross Strong

Email: mdsstudentservicesdesk@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Philosophy, Theology and Religion

Anna Read

Tel: 0121 414 3377

Email: ptrwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Physics and Astronomy

Joanne Morris

Email: physicswelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Poynting Building, Room S12

Drop-in times:

Monday 10:00-12:00

Tuesday 10:00-12:00

Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Thursday 10:00-12:00

Psychology

Ella Robson

Tel: 0121 415 8311

Email: psych-sportxwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Room 102 of the LES Student Hub. This is on the first floor of the Old Gym Building (Y1 on the campus map).

Drop-in times:

Monday 14:00-16:00

Tuesday 11:00-13:00

Wednesday 13:00-15:00

Thursday 10:00-12:00

Friday 13:00-15:00

Please note that these sessions run during term-time only and are subject to change. An up-to-date timetable can always be found on the College Welfare Canvas page.

Postgraduate students

Paul Pope

Tel: 0121 414 3338

Email: p.pope@bham.ac.uk

For more information, see the College Welfare Canvas page.

Social Policy

Mel Hardy

Tel: 0121 414 5729

Email: sospwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

Drop-in times: Muirhead Tower Room 821

Monday – 10.00 – 12.00
Tuesday – 14.00 – 16.00
Wednesday - 10.00 – 12.00
Thursday - 14.00 – 16.00

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Ella Robson

Tel: 0121 415 8311

Email: psych-sportxwelfare@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Location: Room 102 of the LES Student Hub. This is on the first floor of the Old Gym Building (Y1 on the campus map).

Drop-in times:

Monday 14:00-16:00

Tuesday 11:00-13:00

Wednesday 13:00-15:00

Thursday 10:00-12:00

Friday 13:00-15:00

Please note that these sessions run during term-time only and are subject to change. An up-to-date timetable can always be found on the College Welfare Canvas page.

Senior Tutor/Welfare Tutor

Dr Melrose Stewart

Tel: 0121 415 8605

Email: m.stewart@bham.ac.uk

For more information, see the College Welfare Canvas page.