University services
Academic Skills Centre
The Academic Skills Centre provide pre-sessional, academic, mathematics and language skills support and enhancement, both for your studies and future.
Academic Registry
Academic Registry provide advice on registration, student records, course & unit catalogues, the timetable, exams, academic frameworks and quality, and student graduation.
Doctoral College
The Doctoral College supports and enriches the experience of doctoral researchers and plays a key role in developing policy and strategy relevant to doctoral study.
Doctoral peer mentors
Peer mentoring for new doctoral students involves matching you with another doctoral student who has been at the University for six months or more so that they can be a point of contact for when you start your studies.
Independent advisors
Independent advisors can provide support to doctoral students. If you encounter a problem that cannot be resolved at a Department, Faculty, School or Doctoral College level, or where you feel these routes would be inappropriate or inadvisable, you can seek independent advice from this service.
Kaleidoscope
The Kaleidoscope group is open to all staff and postgraduate researchers at the University who identify as LGBT+ and provides social events, lines of support and representation at university level.
Personal tutors
Personal tutors are members of academic staff who provide pastoral support and guidance to taught students on their academic progression. They are a key personalised point of contact between you and the University.
Directors of Studies
Directors of Studies are responsible for the day-to-day management of courses and are the key contact for students on the course.
Supervisory team
All postgraduate research students are allocated a supervisory team who provide day-to-day support for studies.
Student Support Advice Service
The Student Support Advice Service provide wellbeing and welfare advice and support to all students. You can talk to them about anything that's bothering you.
SU services
Advice & Support Centre
The Advice & Support Centre offer independent guidance & support with academic challenges, including:
- issues with your Supervisor
- requesting a coursework or dissertation extension
- responding to alleged academic misconduct (e.g. collusion or plagiarism)
- support through a Fitness to Practice or Study process
- appealing an academic decision (e.g. your grades or degree classification)
- making a complaint
The best way to contact SU Advice is to email suadvice@bath.ac.uk. We usually respond within one day and can arrange an appointment (in-person or online) between Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm.
SU Postgraduate Officer
The SU Postgraduate Officer is elected to represent all postgraduate taught and doctoral students to the University. This includes developing the postgraduate community, increasing postgraduate student engagement, and responding to emerging postgraduate student issues. You can contact them with any queries or concerns related to postgraduate study.
Academic Representatives
Academic Representatives are elected by students on their course to represent them. They work with students to find out what the issues are and then work with the Students' Union (SU) and the department to solve these issues.
Postgraduate Association
The Postgraduate Association (PGA) represents and helps build community for over 4000 research and taught postgraduates at the University of Bath.