Disability Advisory and Support Service and University of Manchester Assessment Centre

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	Assistant Disability Advisor
Social Sciences (UG)	Elizabeth Bermingham	Lauren Balfour-Mckie
Social Sciences (PG)	Lisa Greene	Lauren Balfour-Mckie
Arts, Languages & Cultures –UG (except Drama & History)	Tom Crawshaw	Anna Cunningham
History (UG)	Kay Gardner	Anna Cunningham
Drama (UG)	Wendy Timperley	Paul Guy
Arts, Languages & Cultures –PGT, PGR & CEPD	Rhys John-Salmon
Alliance Manchester Business School	Karen Brooks
Environment, Education & Development	Wendy Timperley	Paul Guy
Directorate for the student experience	Karen Brooks

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

School	Department	Lead Disability Advisor/Caseworker	Assistant Disability Advisor
School of Health Sciences	Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work (UG & PGT)	Michelle Holgate	Paul Guy
	Human Communication, Development & Hearing – Undergraduate students	Tom Crawshaw	Lauren Balfour-Mckie
	Psychology (UG)	Karen Brooks	Lauren Balfour-Mckie
	Health Sciences – Postgraduate students (taught and research)	Michelle Holgate	Paul Guy
	Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences – Postgraduate students (taught and research)	Wendy Timperley
	Pharmacy & Optometry (UG)	Karen Brooks	Lauren Balfour-Mckie
	Population Health – Postgraduate students (Taught and Research)	Nikki Schofield	Paul Guy
School of Medical Sciences	Medical Education (UG)	Kay Gardner	Anna Cunningham
	Dentistry	Wendy Timperley
	Medical Sciences - Postgraduate students (Taught and research)	Michelle Holgate	Paul Guy
School of Biological Sciences		Nikki Schofield	Paul Guy

Faculty of Science and Engineering

School	Department	Lead Disability Advisor/Caseworker	Assistant Disabilty Advisor
School of Engineering	Computer Science	Rhys John-Salmon	Lauren Balfour-Mckie
	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Lisa Greene	Paul Guy
	Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science	Lisa Greene	Lauren Balfour-Mckie
	Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering	Kath Henderson
School of Natural Sciences	Foundation Sciences	Kath Henderson
	SEES (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)	Kay Gardner	Anna Cunningham
	Physics & Astronomy	Kath Henderson
	Chemistry	Nikki Schofield	Paul Guy
	Materials	Lisa Greene	Anna Cunningham
	Mathematics	Rhys John-Salmon	Anna Cunningham