Supporting students to adapt to university life and continue to thrive throughout their degree programmes is important to us at Birmingham. Each chemistry student is assigned both a personal tutor as well as a tutor for each of the three areas of chemistry (Organic, Inorganic and Physical chemistry).
Whilst personal tutors assist with the transition from school to university, subject tutors support learning by hosting small non-assessed group tutorials of no more than six students once a week, to help cement key concepts learned in lectures and to give students the opportunity to ask questions in a relaxed and informal environment.
The School’s Welfare Officer also plays a role in helping students to settle in, offering regular drop-in sessions to chat confidentially about any welfare issues including homesickness, problems or personal difficulties that students may encounter during their studies and acts to signpost to other welfare and support services and resources to best meet any additional needs.’
Meet our Head of Education Dr John Snaith
Find out how our Welfare Officers support students