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What’s SSLC?
Every department across the University has two SSLCs: one for undergraduates, another for
postgraduates. They are composed both of students and staff.
The PG SSLC meets twice per term to address postgraduate matters within the English
Department. Your representatives are there to speak on behalf of the student body.
Student representatives:
Nick Collins (Chair)
I am a first year PhD student, researching Shakespeare's character Hamlet, and how
attitudes to space inform Hamlet's characteristics and how, eventually, these filter into
twentieth-century Irish fiction. I recently completed an MA at The University of Manchester
after completing my undergraduate degree here at Warwick. I am happy to help and to
answer any questions about PhD study in the English department.
E-mail: n.j.s.collins@warwick.ac.uk
Vedita Cowaloosur (Secretary)
I am a full-time PhD candidate in the Department of English and Comparative Literary
Studies. My research interests include the history and continuity of linguistic and cultural
nationalism in postcolonial countries, such as India, popular culture, and literature in
translation. I joined the University of Warwick in September 2009, after having completed
my Masters degree in English from Durham University. I also studied for a Bachelors degree
in Durham from 2004-2007. I would be happy to hear from anyone who may have any
queries or concerns related to PG study at Warwick.
Email: v.cowaloosur@warwick.ac.uk
Rhys Williams
Chris Yiannitsaros
Takoiya Flowers
Claire Bradwell
Staff representatives:
Staff Members:
Professor Catherine Bates (Head of Department)
Dr Emma Francis (Director of Graduate Studies)
Professor Maureen Freely (Convenor MA in Writing)
Mr John Fletcher (Convenor MA in English)
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What do I do if I have a problem?
Please email anyone of us with your issue, and we will bring it up in the meeting.
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Is it confidential?
Don’t worry – people’s names are usually not mentioned in the meetings, so anonymity is
guaranteed – until absolutely necessary.
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What happens next?
After the meeting, minutes will be published via the department page, and circulated to
students via email. Any decisions taken will be communicated to all students, and specific
student queries will be dealt with the concerned parties personally. Any issue requiring
further action will be followed up by the appropriate parties, including the department
Chair if necessary.