Academic staff working patterns
Tutors will show their normal working patterns in their email signatures. Working patterns may vary from semester to semester. If you wish to contact one of the academic members of staff, you are strongly advised to email in advance, and make an appointment where appropriate.
If you are emailing an academic member of staff, you can usually expect a reply within 3 of their working days. Many staff work part-time, so please plan ahead if you wish to seek academic advice and do not assume that email is an instant form of communication.
Appropriate forms of communication
It is very important to show consideration to others when using any forms of communication. The university takes a serious view of the inappropriate use of any forms of communication; this includes (but is not limited to) content sent by post, telephone, email and social networking. You must not publish any offensive or bullying material using personal computing accounts, University computing accounts, social networking or any other forms of communication.
You need to be aware of the University’s regulations on communications, and conduct yourself online in an appropriate way at all times – see these links for more information:
University Communications: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/ourcommitment/rights
Online Harassment: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/harassment
Regulations as to the Discipline of Students: www.sheffield.ac.uk/calendar