Law & Social Sciences Personal Advisors & Year Tutors
Personal Advisors – Law and Social Sciences
All students in the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences have access to a member of academic staff as Personal Advisor. The Advisor is a first point of reference for individual students to provide support on any personal or general academic matter. The Personal Advisor can provide an initial source of advice for pastoral and welfare matters and alert the relevant student support facilities and teachers if a student is having problems affecting their academic work. The Personal Advisor, or any other member of staff, may direct students towards the Professional Services for specialised support.
Who is your personal Advisor?
Arrangements for Personal Advisors differ between Departments and Centres, so you should check your Department’s own web page or with the Department’s Student Support Officer in the Faculty Office. In some cases your advisor will be individually designated by the Department (School of Law, Politics and International Studies, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy). Otherwise it will be a year or admissions tutor or programme convenor.
What you can expect from your Personal Advisor
It is in your own interest to contact and make use of your Personal Advisor who can:
• take an active part in helping you as a new student to settle into the School
• contact and meet you at regular intervals throughout the academic year, either as a group or individually
• if you are a continuing student, remind you at the beginning of each year of their interest and availability for meetings/consultations
• assist with any personal matters that may arise and act as first point of referral to Student Support Services available in the School
• provide continuity of pastoral and general support and guidance
• monitor your personal and professional development
• contribute toward the compilation of a reference, if appropriate
• inform the Faculty Student Support Office if they feel you are giving ‘cause for care and concern’ so that any problems may be addressed
Development Studies (UG)
Please note that undergraduate development studies students are assigned personal advisors. Please contact the Faculty Office for details.
| Degree | Programme convenor | Year 1 Tutor | Year 2 Tutor | Year 3 Tutor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA Development Studies and... | Mike Jennings | Dae-oup Chang (Term 1) Tim Pringle (Term 2) | Tim Pringle | Leandro Vergara-Camus |
Development Studies (PG)
| Degree | Tutor |
|---|---|
| MSc Development Studies and MSc Development Studies with Special Reference to Central Asia | Naila Kabeer |
| MSc Globalisation and Development | Gilbert Achcar |
| MSc Labour, Social Movements and Development | Jens Lerche (Terms 1 and 2) Tim Pringle (Term 3) |
| MSc Migration, Mobility and Development | Tania Kaiser |
| MSc Research for International Development | Matteo Rizzo |
| MSc Violence, Conflict and Development | Jonathan Goodhand |
| Research | Carlos Oya |
Economics
Please note that undergraduate economics students are assigned personal advisors. Please contact the Faculty Office for details.
| Degree | UG Year 1 | UG Year 2 | UG Year 3 | Graduate Diploma | MA/MSc Tutor | Research Tutor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Ourania Dimakou & Luigi Ventmiglia | Elisa Van Waeyenberge & Duo Qin | Stephanie Blankenburg & Osiel Gonzalez Davila | Satoshi Miyamura | N/A | Ben Fine |
| Development Economics | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Mushtaq Khan | N/A |
| Economics with reference to Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Deborah Johnston | N/A |
| Economics with reference to South Asia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Mushtaq Khan | N/A |
| Economics with reference to the Asia Pacific Region | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Dic Lo | N/A |
| Economics with reference to the Middle East | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Massoud Karshenas | N/A |
| Finance and Development | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Costas Lapavitsas | N/A |
| Political Economy of Development | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Mushtaq Khan | N/A |
Financial & Management Studies
Please note that undergraduate DeFiMS students are assigned personal advisors. Please contact the Faculty Office for details.
| Degree | Programme Convenor / Academic Director |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Tutor | Helen MacNaughtan |
| BSc International Management (China) | Matthew Haigh |
| BSc International Management (China) (Year Abroad) | Matthew Haigh |
| BSc International Management (Japan & Korea) | Helen MacNaughtan |
| BSc International Management (Japan) (Year Abroad) | Helen MacNaughtan |
| BSc International Management (MENA) | Mark Neal |
| BSc International Management (MENA) (Year Abroad) | Mark Neal |
| Postgraduate Tutor | Damian Tobin (term 1) and Huan Zou (term 2) |
| MSc International Management (China) | Eunsuk Hong |
| MSc International Management (Japan) | Sonja Ruehl |
| MSc International Management (MENA) | Mark Neal |
| MSc Finance & Financial Law | Richard Alexander |
| Research | Ciaran Driver |
Law
Please note that undergraduate law students are assigned personal advisors. Please contact the Faculty Office for details.
| Degree | UG Tutor | UG Year 1 | UG Year 2 | UG Year 3 | PG Tutor | Research Tutor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Alex Fischer | Dr Catriona Drew | Dr Gunnar Beck | Vida Allen | Dr Sarah Keenan (LLM) & Dr Ernest Caldwell (MA) | Prof Philippe Cullet |
Politics
Please note that undergraduate politics students are assigned personal advisors. Please contact the Faculty Office for details.
| Degree | UG Year 1 | UG Year 2 | UG Year 3 | UG Tutor | MSc programme convenor | Research Tutor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Politics | Rahul Rao | Tom Young | Arshin Adib-Moghaddam | Stephen Hopgood | N/A | Matt Nelson |
| International Politics | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Mark Laffey | N/A |
| African Politics | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Phil Clark (T1 & T3) & Tom Young (T2) | N/A |
| State, Society & Development | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Tat Yan Kong (T1) & Julia Strauss (T2 & T3) | N/A |
| Asian Politics | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Enze Han | N/A |
| Middle East Politics | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Charles Tripp | N/A |
Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD)
Please note that students in CISD are assigned personal advisors. Please contact the CISD Administrative Office for details.
Centre for Gender Studies
Please note that the Personal Advisor for students in CGS is the MA Convenor.
