NDM Student Committee

Terms of Reference

The student committee will:

  • Act as a two-way channel of communication between the department and its students on all aspects of their educational experience in the department.
  • Refer matters raised through the Student Committee to the NDM Graduate Studies Committee (GSC).
  • Receive and comment on any changes planned by the department with respect to admissions, induction, teaching, and assessment as referred to them by the GSC or any other relevant committee.
  • Comment on physical resources within or related to the department, for example, computer facilities, laboratory provision, library provision etc. and online resources.
  • Comment upon safety within the department.
  • Receive and consider analyses of and department responses to: the outcomes of course evaluation mechanisms, National Student Survey and the Student Barometer; student performance and outcomes; and annual reports relating to examinations.
  • Receive and consider reports from department reviews, course reviews and professional, statutory and regulatory bodies (as relevant and when allowed by PSRBs)
  • Review on an annual basis the effectiveness of the student representation system in the department including identifying any changes to the system.
  • Discuss follow-up action resulting from previous JCC meetings, in particular any matter which was referred to other department committees.
  • Report to the GSC by either submission of notes/summary of each meeting of the Student Committee or by a verbal update at each GSC, which will be included in the Minutes.

Please note that these ToR’s are based on the University Policy and Guidance on student engagement and representations. Additional terms of reference may be added as agreed by the Student Committee.

NDM Student Committee

Composition and Membership

Position / Member
Chair – appointed by the Student Committee / Mattia Zucca
Deputy Chair – appointed by the Student Committee / TBC
Unit Representatives
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Physiology (CCMP)
Experimental Medicine
Jenner Institute / Florian Brod; Ariane Cruz Gomes; Mona Mohsen; Morven Wilkie
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) / Derek Leske; Mattia Zucca
NDM Research Building (NDMRB) / Matthew Dickinson
Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) / Elphire Ehmed; Jack Kelly
Structural Biology (STRUBI) / Elizabeth Allen
Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health (TROPMED)
MSc for International Health & Tropical Medicine (IHTM)
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG)
Regularly in attendance
Director of Graduate Studies / Robert Gilbert
Graduate Studies Manager / Zoe Stockdale