Who is my Disability Adviser or DASS Caseworker?

You will be allocated a DASS case worker/Lead Disability Advisor and Assistant Adviser, who will work together to coordinate your support. They are usually allocated on the basis of the School that you're in. Louise Pepper-Kernot is the Head of the Disability Service and Alison Hassett is the is the Manager of the DASS team,

Talk to our administration team for general queries, or to arrange a Quick Query appointment.

If you have a specific query about your support, then please contact your case worker or Assistant Adviser.

Faculty of Humanities

School Lead Disability Advisor/Caseworker Disability Advisor
Social Sciences (UG)

Elizabeth Bermingham

0161 529 4235

Vacancy

Social Sciences (PG)

Allyson Wheeler

0161 275 4318

Vacancy
Arts, Languages & Cultures –UG (except Drama & History)

Tom Crawshaw

0161 529 4229

Amy Kopec

0161 200 8741

History (UG)

Kay Gardner

0161 200 8722

Amy Kopec

0161 200 8741

Drama (UG)

Wendy Timperley

0161 200 8723

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

Arts, Languages & Cultures –PGT, PGR & CEPD

Rhys John-Salmon

0161 306 1178

Vacancy
Alliance Manchester Business School

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

Vacancy
Environment, Education & Development

Wendy Timperley

0161 200 8723

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

Directorate for the student experience

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

School Department Lead Disability Advisor/Caseworker Disability Advisor
School of Health Sciences Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work (UG & PGT)

Michelle Holgate

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

Human Communication, Development & Hearing – UG Tom Crawshaw

0161 529 4229

Vacancy
Psychology (UG)

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

Vacancy
Health Sciences – Postgraduate students (taught and research)

Michelle Holgate

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences – Postgraduate students (PGT and PGR)

Wendy Timperley

0161 200 8723

Vacancy
Pharmacy & Optometry (UG)

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

Vacancy

Population Health – Postgraduate students (Taught and Research)

Nikki Schofield

0161 529 4231

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

School of Medical Sciences

Medical Education (UG)

Kay Gardner

0161 200 8722

Dentistry

Wendy Timperley

0161 200 8723

Vacancy

Medical Sciences - Postgraduate students (Taught and research)

Michelle Holgate

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

School of Biological Sciences

Nikki Schofield

0161 529 4231

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

Faculty of Science and Engineering

School Department Lead Disability Advisor/Caseworker Disabilty Advisor
School of Engineering Computer Science

Rhys John-Salmon

0161 306 1178

Vacancy

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Allyson Wheeler

0161 275 4318

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science

Allyson Wheeler

0161 275 4318

Vacancy
Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering

Kath Henderson

0161 529 4232

Vacancy
School of Natural Sciences Foundation Sciences

Kath Henderson

0161 529 4232

Vacancy
SEES (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)

Kay Gardner

0161 200 8722

Physics & Astronomy

Kath Henderson

0161 529 4232

Vacancy
Chemistry

Nikki Schofield

0161 529 4231

Paul Guy

0161 529 4234

Materials

Allyson Wheeler

0161 275 4318

Amy Kopec

0161 529 4234

Mathematics

Rhys John-Salmon

0161 306 1178

Amy Kopec

0161 529 4234