INTRODUCING THE PASS COORDINATOR TEAM FOR 2024-25. This from Tom Carroll, Academic PASS Coordinator: PASS (Peer-Assisted Study Sessions) schemes are run by students from the year above, centred around sessions to help you succeed at Manchester.

• PASS1 is for 1st year students, where students are in small groups paired with two (or more) PASS Leaders. You will have sessions that are tailored to your group's needs, such as advice with programming coursework, settling in to Manchester, and presentation practice for your first year team project. There are always snacks and social opportunities available. The PASS1 coordinators for 2024/25 are:
  • Danyaal Ahmed (Y2, CS)
  • David Sendula (Y2, CS)
  • Gundeep Oberoi (Y2, CSwIE)
  • Merve Turan (Y2, CS)
• PASS2 is aimed at 2nd year students, and is run by a team of 3rd and 4th year students. Larger sessions focus on the issues important to a second year student, such as CV help, getting an internship, third year project selection and module selection. The PASS2 coordinators for 2024/25 are:
  • Kavin Gunasekra (On placement, CSwIE)
  • Vishal Kandasamy Sekar (On placement, CSwIE)
• PASS3 is NEW for this coming academic year, and is focusing on how you can succeed with your third year project, how you can get that all-important job following Graduation (or perhaps further study?) as well as plenty of opportunity to relax and socialise with your peers. The PASS3 coordinators for 2024/25 are:
  • Max Beck-Jones (Y3, CS4)
  • Sarah Saad (Y3, AI4)
  • Luke Sanderson (Y3, AI4)
  • Rosie Halsall (Y3, CS)

STUDENT WELLBEING SUPPORT IN CS. It is important that you let the Department know of any issues that have an impact on your exams. You can speak to your Year Tutor (see below) or a member of the Student Support and Wellbeing team, Maria Sloan and Ben Herbert, who can offer support if you need to submit a mitigating circumstances application. You can contact Maria and Ben by email.

STUDENT SUPPORT HUB EMAIL ADDRESS. If you need to contact a member of the Teaching, Learning and Student Experience team, then the email addresses are as follows:

• soe.hub@manchester.ac.uk: general queries; advice on University policies and services.
• soe.programmes@manchester.ac.uk: student record queries; registration advice and guidance; timetable queries/clashes; ATAS/Visa advice; extension to study period; project topics, allocation and supervisors; change of programme; return to study; professional accreditation
• soe.studentexperience@manchester.ac.uk: student societies support; SSLC/student rep support; employability; graduation; PASS; academic advising; communications; summer internship programme; surveys (course unit and NSS).
• soe.wellbeing@manchester.ac.uk: mitigating circumstances; interruptions; disability coordinator support; general wellbeing support (appointments and helping you access the support you need).
• soe.attendance@manchester.ac.uk: attendance and engagement monitoring.
• soe.courseunits@manchester.ac.uk: course unit selection.
• soe.placements@manchester.ac.uk: placement support and coordination.
• soe.assessment@manchester.ac.uk: publication of results, exam queries, assessment queries (including DASS), progression and award queries.
• soe.appealsandconduct@manchester.ac.uk: academic appeals; malpractice and student complaints.

If you are unsure which email to use then use soe.hub@manchester.ac.uk for general queries. 

RESITS: For 1st and 2nd year students, the resit period will run from Monday 19th – Friday 30th August 2024. Your student record will note if you are required to take any resit assessments during this period. You can find further information on the progression rules in the undergraduate handbook. The resit timetable (without locations) should be released mid to late July 2024. Information regarding the resit process for individual course units will be published in the CS UG Community Blackboard page (from the Resit link to the left). It’s important that you consult this information as the resit assessment may be different to the assessment process during the year, and may involve the completion of additional coursework. We cannot apply mitigation because you did not consult this information. Resit results will be communicated to students from mid-September 2024. LF8, 2.25A/B and Tootill 0 will be available for student use over the resit period. 

WOMEN IN KILBURN EVENT. Hi there! Join us at our next monthly networking event dedicated to empowering and raising the visibility of women, non-binary individuals, and underrepresented groups within Computer Science. Come grab a bite and network with academics, senior students, and fellow classmates within Computer Science.

• When: Wednesday, 5th June, 2024
• Time: 11AM- 12PM
• Where: Turing Lounge, Kilburn Building, 1st floor, directly opposite the first-floor entrance, close to the disabled access lift.

We really look forward to seeing you there.

MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE DEADLINE - THIS FRIDAY. If you are intending to apply for mitigating circumstances then it is recommended that you apply as soon as possible. Applying well before the deadline allows the wellbeing team time to review your application and get in touch with you if they have any questions that may help your application be accepted. The mitigating circumstances form closes at 4pm THIS FRIDAY (7th June). This is the deadline for both application forms and for submission of evidence. Applications received after the deadline will be automatically rejected. Applications with no evidence received before the deadline will also be rejected. Unfortunately the wellbeing team are unable to facilitate requests to submit mitigation applications or evidence at a later date. If you have any questions about mitigation then please contact soe.wellbeing@mancehster.ac.uk.

ANNOUNCING UNICS 2024-2025 COMMITTEE. As we conclude this academic year, it is time for the current committee to hand over our responsibilities to the incoming committee. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended our events and enjoyed them as much as we did organising them. Your support made all of this possible, and we are thrilled with the vibrant community we have built over the past year. We hope this continues on to the next year, and we are confident that the new committee will achieve even greater success. Keep an eye out for all the exciting UniCS events in the upcoming year! As such, we will be introducing the new UniCS Committee for the year 2024-2025, who will be responsible for running the society from now onwards:

• Co-chairs: Na Wang & Gundeep Oberoi
• Treasurer: Joshua Alliet
• Secretary: Sahar Erin Rahman
• Inclusions Officer: Vidhi Jalan
• Sponsorship Director: Aditya Unnithan
• Dev Lead: Merve Turan
• Gamedev Lead: Adam Marvin
• PR Officers: Taran Patel & Affan Imran
• Procurement Officer: Nishanth Srinivas Thangathurai
• Events Officers: Aatreyee Chatterjee, Sahil Saxena, Keshav Rawat
• Graphics Officer: Sourabh Roy

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED. Sarah Clinch is recruiting participants for two paid experiments. One involves watching etiquette videos and is open to anyone who has lived in the UK. The other involves completing puzzle tasks in VR. For more information, email sarah.clinch@manchester.ac.uk.

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