About Us
The Biology Teaching Organisation (BTO) provide additional academic and general support to students.
The School of Biological Sciences has its own Biology Teaching Organisation (BTO) to manage all aspects of the administration and delivery of postgraduate taught teaching.
Our aim is to support our students’ academic journey from application through to graduation day and beyond.
Who Should I Contact?
If you have a question specific to your programme, then please contact the programme administrators.
| Programme | Programme Administrator | |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Andrea Nichol | MScBiochemistry@ed.ac.uk |
| Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants | Claire Black | BTPMsc@ed.ac.uk |
| Bioinformatics | Lou Robertson | BioinfMSc@ed.ac.uk |
| Biotechnology | Andrea Nichol | BioTechMSc@ed.ac.uk |
| Drug Discovery and Translational Biology | Claire Black | drugdiscovery@ed.ac.uk |
| Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis | Zofia Bekas | qgen@ed.ac.uk |
| Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology | Karen Sutherland | MScSyntheticBiotech@ed.ac.uk |
| Systems and Synthetic Biology | Karen Sutherland | mscssb@ed.ac.uk |
The Student Support Team (SST) provide additional academic and pastoral support to students in conjunction with Student Advisers.
BTO Student Support Team
- School of Biological Sciences
Contact details
- Work: 0131 650 8649
- Email: btostudentsupport@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Student Support Team website
Address
- Street
James Clerk Maxwell Building, Room 2105
The King's Buildings- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH9 3FD
Availability
Monday - Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
Find out more about the Student Support Team and the services they provide.
Find out more about how your Student Adviser supports your studies.
If you have a general question or you are not sure who to direct your question to, then please contact the Biology Teaching Organisation (BTO) office.
The Postgraduate Taught team within the Biology Teaching Organisation can help with any general questions you may have.
Find Us
We are located in Room 2015 in the James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) on the King's Buildings campus.
Biology Teaching Organisation (BTO)
- School of Biological Sciences
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0) 131 650 8649
- Email: bto@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Interactive Map to find the BTO Office
Address
- Street
James Clark Maxwell Building, Room 2105
Peter Guthrie Tait Road
The King's Buildings- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH9 3FD
Availability
Monday - Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm