Student-Staff Committee
Mission
The Staff-Student Committee will:
- Consider the form and timing of student evaluation of courses, together with the results from previous years (and any necessary action arising from these) at the end and beginning of each session.
- Consider any changes to courses and assessments.
- Consider issues raised by students and/or the Department relating to course content, design and delivery; assessment; tutorials; projects and dissertations; field courses, library, IT and other facilities.
- Be involved in departmental quality assurance procedures, receiving reports from (and reporting to) other relevant departmental committees as appropriate.
Meetings
Dates and agendas for forthcoming meetings, and minutes of previous meetings, are posted on the SSC section in uSpace, where there is also a discussion board for raising points with SSC reps.
If you want an issue raised at the next meeting, then contact any of the student reps below.
Membership
The SSC is your voice in the running of Animal and Plant Sciences - if you want to help represent the views of your fellow students and contribute to the quality of student experience in APS, then get involved in the SSC. If you are interested in being on the committee, then contact the Chair or Staff Member, either of whom are happy to talk to you about what is involved.
Chair of the Committee
Kimberley Mullins
Degree Course: MBiolSci Biology
Level of study: 4
Specialised Interests: Origin of agriculture, plant physiology, paleobiology
Interests: Netball, cooking, anything David Attenborough does!
Staff Member
Dr Penelope Watt
email : p.j.watt@sheffield.ac.uk
Student Members
Level 1
Martina Dervis
Degree Course:
Level of study: 1
Specialised Interests:
Interests:
Ruby Matthews
Degree Course: MBiolSci Biology with a Year Abroad
Level of study: 1
Hometown: Worcester
Interests: Hiking, Scuba-diving, Yoga, Singing
Thomas Pollard
Degree Course:
Level of study: 1
Hometown:
Interests:
Katherine Woodcock
Degree Course: Zoology
Level of study: 1
Special Interests: Behaviour and Anatomy
Interests: Badminton, baking and going out
Level 2
Rosie Cassidy
Degree Course: MBiolSci Biology
Level of study: 2
Specialist Interests: Environmental biology, Plant physiology, Genetics and Molecular techniques
Interests:
Joel Rowlands
Degree Course: Biology with Employment Experience
Level of study: 2
Hometown: Douglas, Isle of Man
Interests: Walking, Kayaking, youth and Children's work, Church.
Level 3
Jack Dorling
Email:JDorling1@sheffield.ac.uk
Degree Course: Zoology
Level of study: 3
Home town:Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees
Interests: animals, painting and sculpting, climbing, downhill mountain biking, metal/rock/punk music
Rory Galloway
Degree Course: Zoology MBiolSci
Level of study: 3
Specialised Interests: I am interested in the structure and functioning of social systems in Animals, in particular primate social systems but also eusocial animals such as the Hymenoptera. Other particular biological interests include the study of Human evolution through time and how evolutionary theory can be linked to modern human society.
Interests: Outside of the course my interests include Skiing and Water-sports. I also enjoy wildlife photography and am a member of the sheffield university photography society
Kayleigh Kerins
Degree Course: MbiolSci Biology
Level of study: 3
Hometown: Luton
Interests: palaeobiology, evolution and eusociality
Hazel Waring
Email:HWaring1@sheffield.ac.uk
Degree Course: Ecology
Level of study: 3
Home town:Idle
Interests: piano, flute, singing, reading (esp. Terry Pratchett!), baking cakes, evolution, QI and Top Gear.
Level 4
Farah Al-Shorbaji
Degree Course: Biology MBiolSci
Level of study: 4
Specialised Interests: I love penguins, music and meeting new people:)
Jason Griffiths
Course: Biology (MBiolSci)
Level: 4
Specialist interests: Population ecology, Stage structure and its effect on harvesting, Interspecific competition
Interests/Hobbies/Other activities: I enjoy going to the gym, bouldering or spending time outdoors. I also have a passion for basketball and I am a big rugby fan.
John McGonigle
Degree course: Biology MBioSci
Level: 4
Home town: Coventry (the concrete city - famous for being bombed and lady godiva)
Personal interests: Reading (both popular science and fiction), computer and console gaming, and just messing about with my housemates and close friends.