We would like to welcome you to the University of Nottingham and the Department of Classics and Archaeology. We're delighted that you're joining our community and we look forward to helping you begin a new chapter in your life. We look forward to meeting you in person.
Wherever your academic interests lie, we’re sure your studies here will extend them in exciting new directions, as well as help you to develop your intellectual confidence and maturity.
We hope you enjoy your time at Nottingham. If you’re unsure about anything in these early weeks, don’t be afraid to seek help from staff.
Below you will find key staff members in the Department of Classics and Archaeology with details of the areas where they can provide information and support.
Who is who in the department
Directors and heads
Director of Education and Student Experience
- Oliver Thomas.
- Oversees teaching and assessment in your department.
Head of Department
- Hannah O’Regan.
- Top level issues and formal complaints where none of the role holders listed have been able to help.
Undergraduate support
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 the Joint Honours page 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
- Philip Davies.
- Oversees personal tutoring in your department and can support you if your tutor is not available or if you need to change tutors.
Undergraduate admissions officer
- Chris King.
- Oversees admissions for the department. Can agree on course transfer requests in the first three weeks of term.
Module convenors
- You can find the module convenor details on the module’s Moodle page.
- Queries specifically relating to a module.
Postgraduate support
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 (MA)
- Matt Myers.
- Queries regarding teaching and assessment for your course.
Director of Postgraduate Research
- Matt Myers.
- Queries regarding your study that cannot be resolved by your supervisor.