What does the personal tutor do?
All academic staff within the department have groups of tutees, typically five students in each year. Your tutor is your main contact within the department. You will meet your tutor about 11 times in the first year and nine in the second, some as a group and some as individual sessions.
Tutorials are generally used for material not directly related to lectures, such as essay writing, presentation skills, calculations, CV writing and careers advice. At the start of your course, your tutor will be mainly teaching you academic skills. However, towards the end of your course, he or she will be spending much more time on career advice.