Meet the PG Directors and Administration team. PG Directors Image Dr Ian Adams – Director of Graduate Research & Training HGU/Institute of Genetics and Cancer Email: Ian.Adams@ed.ac.uk Phone: 0131 332 2471 Ext.2309 Ian Adams Research Group Image Dr Susan Farrington – Graduate Convenor, Edinburgh Cancer Research Email: susan.farrington@ed.ac.uk Phone: +44-131-651-8632 Susan Farrington Research Group Image Dr Kathy Evans - Graduate Convenor, CGEM Email: Kathy.Evans@ed.ac.uk Phone: 0131 651 8747 Location: N2.09 Kathy Evans Research Group Students and staff should contact their local Centre PG Director for academic support. Administration Team Image Pauline McDonald Image Alana Johnson Email: student-admin@igc.ed.ac.uk Phone: 0131 651 5771 Location: CG.11 Pauline and Alana manage the day-to-day administration of the Graduate Research and Training programme, and are based on the ground floor of the MRC Human Genetics Unit. For queries related to Postgraduate Research and Training, Pauline and Alana provide support to prospective, on-programme and visiting students, as well as supervisors and academic staff. When appropriate they will signpost students and staff to key central university services. Pauline and Alana work closely with Centre PG Directors to enhance the Student Experience and oversee the following areas of work: Student Recruitment & Admissions Tier 4 Engagement & Monitoring process for international students Visiting student admissions Manage Graduate Research and Training website in liaison with PG Directors Coordinate teaching programme Organise student events e.g. Science at the Interface to Industry, Christmas lectures, John Inglis talks etc. Organise and minute Staff Student Liaison Committee (SSLC) / Postgraduate Studies Committee (PGSC) Manage Student Social Media Platform This article was published on 2024-06-21