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.

Lead Disability Adviser

Lead Disability Adviser

Disability Adviser

Undergraduate Postgraduate Undergraduate & Postgraduate

Faculty of Humanities

Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS)

Michelle Holgate

Michelle Holgate Vacancy
School of Social Sciences (SoSS) Elizabeth Bermingham

0161 529 4235

Nikki Schofield

0161 529 4231

Vacancy - maternity leave (until October 2024)
School of Environment, Education & Development (SEED)

Beth Storey

0161 200 8723

Beth Storey

0161 200 8723

Amy Kopec

0161 200 8741

School of Arts, Languages & Cultures (SALC)

(EXCLUDING modern languages & cultures)

Amy Kopec

0161 306 1178

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

School of Arts, Languages & Cultures (SALC)

(INCLUDING modern languages & cultures)

Beth Storey

0161 200 8723

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

School of Arts, Languages & Cultures (SALC)

(MusB (Hons))

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

ALL Humanities PGR Students

Nancy Wilson

0161 200 8729

Amy Kopec

0161 200 8741

Faculty of Science & Engineering

School of Natural Sciences Kathryn Simms Kathryn Simms

Amy Kopec

0161 200 8741

School of Engineering

Allyson Wheeler

Allyson Wheeler

Vacancy
ALL FSE PGR Students

Nancy Wilson

0161 200 8729

Amy Kopec

0161 200 8741

Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health

School of Health Sciences

Jose Carlos Moriano la Fuente

Karen Brooks

0161 529 4233

(excluding d/Deaf education)

Vacancy
d/Deaf Education

Kathryn Simms

Kathryn Simms

School of Biological Sciences

Nikki Schofield

0161 529 4231

Nikki Schofield

0161 529 4231


School of Medical Sciences

Kay Gardner

0161 200 8722

Kay Gardner

0161 200 8722

Vacancy
All FBMH PGR Students

Nancy Wilson

0161 200 8729

Amy Kopec

0161 200 8741

Other

FBMH Faculty Office

Michelle Holgate

Michelle Holgate

FSE Faculty Office

Michelle Holgate

Michelle Holgate

Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

Michelle Holgate

Michelle Holgate

Directorate for the Student Experience

Michelle Holgate

Michelle Holgate