Postgraduate Mentor Scheme

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These past fews weeks, I have been working closely with the Postgraduate Recruitment department to implement a Postgraduate Mentor Scheme.

We have recruited forty-two current postgraduates to act as Mentors. Each has been assigned a unique bham email address and these contact details, along with a short profile of their experiences, will be sent to offer-holders who are thinking about coming to our University.

It is thought that the best people to provide advice and address the concerns of future postgraduates are our current postgraduates. These concerns could involve: accommodation, embarking on a research project, adapting to life in the UK, studying with dependents, finding a part-time job and so on.

The email addresses and profiles are being finalised as I type and this information will be sent to offer-holders by the end of next week.

The Postgraduate Mentor Scheme is an exciting initative and we hope it ensures incoming students feel comfortable about their transition to postgraduate study at the University of Birmingham.

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