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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Dear Fellows<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">I have been asked to circulate the email below.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Academic Mentors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The role of Academic Mentors was set up as to link up senior academic at the Turing and Turing students that are looking for impartial advice on academic
matters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Expression of interest for Academic Mentors can be found
</span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2FPages%2FResponsePage.aspx%3Fid%3Dp_SVQ1XklU-Knx-672OE-dvFCaTANolJvMnb7p7kkNVUQVQzRU9FQ0VWVDBBMk5RN0NWUVhIWDZBUy4u&data=04%7C01%7Csdd1%40soton.ac.uk%7C416f59070799453fd2dc08d9bee45cfb%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637750710287705038%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2Bfdsr%2B2O7T5dcEyLwLVLuA%2BdVmAvqFmTeJ1yFEgef7Q%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">here.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
The first round of applications will close on 28<sup>th</sup> January 2022. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is the purpose of this role?
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our team finds that often students would like to speak to a senior academic, outside of their supervisors, who can listen impartially to their academic
situation. Whilst our team can support them with personal or administrative issues, we do not have the expertise to offer support on academic issues. Hence creating the role of an Academic Mentor, to act as a confidential sounding board for Turing Students
who have any questions or concerns about academic matters that arise during their time at the Institute.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is the time commitment?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Academic Mentors can indicate a set time each month or request that students get in touch to arrange a suitable time. Students are asked to email the
mentors before their slot, so they can arrange for a F2F/Zoom/Teams meeting, depending on preference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our team suggested 1 hour as a minimum expected commitment per month; we wanted to be realistic and flexible as we know senior academics are all very
busy and any help is most appreciated! We would not expect Academic Mentors to have to give extra time above the 1 hour and it is worthwhile managing the students expectations about the amount of time you can provide to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What does the role end?
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Academic mentor role will end at the same time as your Turing Fellowship. We plan to circulate a call for new mentors once per academic year. If
for any reason you would like to not be a mentor any longer, please let our team know via
</span><a href="mailto:academic-services@turing.ac.uk"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">email</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What other support is available for students, if depending on the issue, they need to be redirect to someone else?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We would ask that students speak to the Academic Services team about non-academic matters, such as personal matters or those related to their welfare
or administration. Students can submit an enquiry via the Student Resources page on Turing Complete (the Institute’s intranet) or contact us via email and ask to arrange a meeting. Information on the welfare (pastoral) support available to students at the
Turing can be found on Turing Complete or requested by our team. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If the student informs the Academic Mentor they do not feel comfortable raising the issue with our team (e.g. it may be feedback about a member of our
team that they do not feel comfortable raising with us directly) then please advise them to speak to the HR team or make use of the Turing’s
</span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Freportandsupport.turing.ac.uk%2F&data=04%7C01%7Csdd1%40soton.ac.uk%7C416f59070799453fd2dc08d9bee45cfb%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637750710287705038%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=umo%2BG3mB71N%2FQJHk7kDxdmiDDXmWkk8u%2Fev%2Fud%2F%2Fvgc%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Report
& Support</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note if the issue requires immigration assistance (e.g. if the student is on a Tier 4 visa) we ask that you do not give any advice about immigration
issues, as advice must be given by the students sponsor i.e. the International Office at their university. Please direct them to the Academic Services team first, if you are unsure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any other questions about the scheme, please do contact the Academic Services Team at
</span></b><a href="mailto:academic-services@turing.ac.uk"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">academic-services@turing.ac.uk</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of our students, and our team, thank you for your support!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best wishes,
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">_____________________________</span></u></b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Georgia Koumara<br>
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