Student support

Information on how we support students during their time at University.

There are many roles within student support, and each student is allocated a student adviser and a professional mentor who will provide support throughout your time at University. The student advisers work closely with the cohort leads to ensure you are supported efficiently.

Your Student Adviser

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Student Adviser

Mrs Rhian Peebles

Student Adviser

  • Edinburgh Dental Institute
  • Deanery of Clinical Sciences
  • College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Contact details

Background

Rhian is a graduate in French and Russian (interpreting and translating) with over 10 years’ experience in international marketing and business development roles. She later spent 8 years in leader recruitment and membership administration for Girlguiding Edinburgh. An interest in positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people led to Rhian becoming a training facilitator with the City of Edinburgh Council. Then, after qualifying as a life coach, she joined the University of Edinburgh as a Student Adviser in April 2023.