Team News – Foundation Studies
We are delighted to announce that Professor Colin Steele has been appointed as the new Discipline Head of Education (DHoE) for the Foundation Studies Programme from 1st August 2024 for a period of three years. Colin takes over from Dr Jonathan Sly, who has held the DHoE role for the past 5 years.
Dr Jo Cartwright has also been appointed as Head of Foundation Studies from 1st August 2024. Jo takes over from Professor Andy Weightman.
But do you know who the Foundation Studies Team are?
The Foundation Studies Team are based within the Faculty Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Team (the professional services (PS) team is part of the Student Service Support & Development Team). PS and academic colleagues (listed below) make up the Foundation Studies Team who deliver the integrated foundation year programme, cover all TLSE related activity and support the cohort of students registered on the programme each year.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jo Cartwright | Head of Foundation Studies |
| Colin Steele | Discipline Head of Education |
| Jonathan Sly | Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Admissions and Appeals, Complaints & Discipline |
| David Ruiz | Lecturer and Academic Lead for Assessment, Student Support & Welfare and PASS |
| Simon Raw | Lecturer and Academic Lead for GTAs, Teaching & learning Enhancement Lead and SSLC Chair |
| Chrisoula Gibson | Teaching Fellow and Senior Academic Advisor |
| Lisa Griffin | Teaching & Learning Officer |
| Hamida Moulvi | Teaching, Learning & Student Experience Coordinator |
| Millie Parker | Teaching, Learning & Student Experience Administrator |
| Ying Siu | Teaching, Learning & Student Experience Administrator |
| Susan Ryles | Faculty Student Service Support & Development Manager |
Do you know what Foundation Studies is?
Foundation Studies is a year-long integrated programme which fulfils a vital role in providing students from a wide range of diverse backgrounds with access to our highly selective undergraduate degree programmes across both Schools of Engineering and Natural Sciences.
Students can apply for the following integrated foundation year programmes:
Students are taught by University academics and are provided with high levels of academic, pastoral and PS support, and the environment for study is essentially the same as for undergraduate study on degree programmes in Engineering and Natural Sciences disciplines.
The programme embraces a variety of approaches to teaching and learning, including lectures, small group tutorials, seminars and project work, and students take a total of 12 course units (120 credits) and assessment is based primarily on examinations at the end of each semester plus a proportion of coursework which is carried out throughout the academic year. Successful completion of the specific criteria for the programme guarantees students a first year place on their chosen UG degree programme within the Department.
If you want to find out more about the Foundation Studies Team and/or the programme, please contact anyone in the team or Foundse.studentsupport@manchester.ac.uk
