Representation
The Students' Union has increased the representation of Postgraduate Students within the Students' Union. For the first time there were elections held in October for 5 Postgraduate Faculty Representatives. The representatives are full members of Union Council and sit on the Postgraduate Committee. Currently 3 of these positions are filled with the posts in Arts and Social Science still been available. These representatives are there for you to use, bring your problems forward to and act as your voice within the University and the Students' Union. The Current Representatives are:-
Postgraduate Officer- Oliver Lewis
Arts-
Law-
Medicine and Biological Sciences-
Social Science- Magdalene Taylor
Science-
School of Education- Yasin Cizmeci
If you wish any further information about the possibility of becoming a Representative for any of the vacant positions, please contact us at educationunit@le.ac.uk
Advice and Guidance
The Unit can contact departments on your behalf, accompany you to meetings, and help put together academic appeals. This list is by no means exhaustive and in general we will give as much support and guidance as possible to get the best deal for you.
The Students Union offers a free, impartial and confidential academic advice service through the Education Unit. This part of the website contains advice and guidance for both rearch and taught degrees on the following areas:-
- Appealing
- How to report Mitigating Circumstances - what to do if you are ill
- Complaints Procedure
- Temporary Withdrawal
- Leaving University
- Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty
If you do have any questions on any of the information contained above then please do not hesitate to contact us in the Education Unit. We are open between 10.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday although if this is not convenient appointments can be made outside these hours. We are located on the ground floor of the Students' Union in the Student Support Centre (old Travel Shop). Alternatively you can book an appointment or to discuss any problems call on 0116 223 1202/1128 or email at educationunit@le.ac.uk
NPC
The National Postgraduate Committee (NPC) is an organisation which offers adivce on a wide variety of issues including funding avenues, campaign to keep Wednesday Afternoons Free. For more information click on the link below http://www.npc.org.uk/
The aim is to develop this website over the coming academic year. If you have any ideas on what should be included within these pages or any comments on the current content then please email us educationunit@le.ac.uk
