ESE’s Postgraduate Education Team

Who we are - and what we do

  • Samantha Symmonds

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    Samantha Symmonds Postgraduate Education Manager

    Responsibilities

    I am responsible for the team and delivery of Postgraduate Taught & Research administration in the department.

     

    Location

    G.21, RSM, South Kensington Campus
    London SW7 2AZ, UK

  • Amanda Allotey

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    Amanda Allotey Postgraduate PhD Research Administrator

    +44 20 7594 6400

    Responsibilities

    I am currently the Postgraduate Research administrator in Earth Science and Engineering. I assist in all areas of PhD Research and support students from the start to the completion of their PhD.  

    Location

    G.21, RSM, South Kensington Campus
    London SW7 2AZ, UK

  • Joanna Owens

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    Joanna Owens Postgraduate Programme and Fieldtrips Co-ordinator

    +44 20 7594 6462

    Responsibilities

    I co-ordinate the administration of the MSc Metals and Energy Finance programme, including admissions and all the MSc fieldtrips.

    Location

    G.21, RSM, South Kensington Campus
    London SW7 2AZ, UK

  • Ying Ashton

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    Ying Ashton Postgraduate Admissions Officer

    +44 20 7594 3067

    Responsibilities

    I deal with admissions for two MScs - MSc Applied Computational Science and Engineering (ACSE) and MSc Environmental Data Science and Machine Learning (EDSML), supporting the admissions process and answering queries from applicants and prospective students.

    Location

    G.21, RSM, South Kensington Campus
    London SW7 2AZ, UK

  • Thomas Dray

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    Thomas Dray Postgraduate Programme Co-ordinator

    +44 20 7594 7447

    Responsibilities

    I coordinate the administration for the MSc ACSE and EDSML courses. This includes supporting day-to-day teaching, answering student queries, and helping to arrange MSc social events.

    Location

    G.21, RSM, South Kensington Campus
    London SW7 2AZ, UK

  • Sophie Pirouet

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    Sophie Pirouet Postgraduate Programme Co-ordinator

    +44 20 7594 1094

    Responsibilities

    I co-ordinate the administration of the MSc Geo- Energy with Machine Learning and Data Science (GEMS) programme. This includes admissions for the course, helping students and applicants with queries, and supporting day to day teaching.

    I work part time and my normal working days are Monday-Wednesday.

    Location

    G.21, RSM, South Kensington Campus
    London SW7 2AZ, UK

All of our team are based in room G21 of the RSM, South Kensington Campus.