Below you will find key staff members in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies with details of the areas where they can provide information and support. 

Who is who in the department - directors and heads 
Role Name Area covered 

Director of Education and Student Experience 

Tim Hutchings

Oversees teaching and assessment in your department. 

 

Head of Department 

Jon Hoover

Top level issues and formal complaints where none of the role holders listed have been able to help. 

 

 

Who is who in the department - undergraduate support 
Role Name Area covered 

Personal tutor 

The name of your tutor will be available on NottinghamHub shortly before you arrive.    

All students are assigned a personal tutor who is an academic staff member in your department. Your personal tutor is your first port of call for academic, pastoral, or general queries and will be there to support you with both academic and personal matters, take an interest in your progress, and offer guidance on your personal development. They can also be a gateway to other forms of help and support (academic and pastoral) at the university.     

  

Joint-honours adviser 

 

The name of your joint-honours advisor will be available on NottinghamHub shortly before you arrive. They will be listed as “Personal Tutor (2nd)”

If you are a joint honours student, your personal tutor will be in your lead department. You will also have a joint honours advisor in your non-lead department. They will be your contact for any academic-related queries in that department. Read the joint honours page to find out who your lead and non-lead departments are. 

 

Senior tutor 

Jon Robson

Oversees personal tutoring in your department and can support you if your tutor is not available or if you need to change tutors. 

 

Module convenors 

You can find the module convenor details on the module’s Moodle page. 

 

Queries specifically relating to a module.   

 

Who is who in the department - postgraduate support 
Role Name Area covered 

Personal tutor (MA only) 

The name of your tutor will be available on NottinghamHub shortly before you arrive.    

 

As an MA student, your personal tutor is often the MA Course Convenor or Director of PG Studies for your department. They are your first port of call for academic, pastoral or general queries and will be there to support you with both academic and personal matters, take an interest in your progress, and offer guidance on your personal development. They can also be a gateway to other forms of help and support (academic and pastoral) at the university.     

  

Lead supervisor (postgraduate research)  

Details of your lead supervisor can be found on MyNottingham   

Your supervisor will guide and assist you during your studies. They will offer guidance on your research plan, regulations and support services. 

 

 

Module convenors 

You can find module convenor details on the module’s Moodle page. 

 

Queries specifically relating to a module 

Director of Postgraduate Taught Distance Learning (MA)   

Michael Burdett

Queries regarding teaching and assessment for your course 

 

Director of Postgraduate Research 

Conor Cunningham

Queries regarding your study that cannot be resolved by your supervisor 

 

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