Student support at SoR
Regional and national officers
Regional/national student officers
Student membership administrator
Student observer to UK Council
Professional officers
We have a number of Professional Officers covering the 11 regions in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales. Their role is to advise and provide advice and guidance to Society members about many different aspects, including professional practice, research. CPD, radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging and radiation protection. They are involved in education, research, developing practice, publishing guidelines and policies and moving the profession forward.
To find out the different Professional Officers' specialist areas please visit our SoR staff page.
Regional and national officers
We have regional/national officers covering the 11 regions in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales. Their role is to advise and provide representation to Society members about pay and conditions of service, provide support and advice if you are injured at work, or contract an employment related illness. If appropriate, free legal assistance is provided, as well as representation at employment tribunals and HPC hearings.
Find out who represents you in your region here.
Regional/national student officers
Each of the 11 regions in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales have their own regional committees. Students are welcome to join the committees and get actively involved with the issues affecting their regions.
There is usually a Regional and National Student Officer for each region who plays a positive and progressive role by developing communication and feedback between students, their university, and the Society and College of Radiographers. It’s the student officers who encourage other students to make their views known to them, which they can then take to the committee and receive responses and feedback. They are also there to give help and advice, or to find out where other students should go to obtain information or support.
Student officers can help you access the Society and College of Radiographers student services and provide support and guidance on a range of issues. They can liaise with other representatives at regional and national level, participating in the decision-making processes of the organisation which impact the profession.
Student officers are a valuable source of help and support for students, so please ensure you know who your regional/national officer is and make contact with them.
Are you interested in becoming a Student Officer or joining your regional committee? If so why not contact your regional/national officer to find out more.
Student membership administrator
Carmel Montanarini is our student membership administrator and will be in contact with you throughout your training regarding your membership with us. Carmel is your first point of contact if you have any issues regarding your membership, such as your membership fees, trouble accessing the website or have forgotten your membership number/ password.
Please don’t wait if you have any problems with your membership. Contact Carmel as soon as possible, either by email or calling her direct line 020 7740 7246.
Student observer to UK Council
Each year at the Annual Delegates Conference, students from the different regions are nominated to become Student Observers to Council.The elected student observers attend UK Council meetings to participate in the discussions and put forward the student perspective and voice and contribute to debates and influence decisions.
Esther and Sumanth are our two 2011-12 Student Observer to Council. They were elected at the 2011 ADC. We strongly encourage you to contact Esther and Sumanth during the course of the next year to let them know what you as a student need and want. If they don’t hear from you, how can they get the student message across?
They can be contacted via:
Esther Spiering, University of the West of England
Sumanth Talaharla, London South Bank University
Student Reporters
The Society and College has a role for Student Reporters. They report to and for ‘StudentTalk’. Reporters are a vital link between their course mates, university and the Society. In this role, students report news relevant to radiography from their cohort, course and/or university through ‘StudentTalk’. It could be anything from a charity event organised by radiography students, to a personal achievement, such as an award. Or it could be that a university is upgrading its clinical skills suite. So long as it’s related to the profession and of interest to radiography students, anything goes!
Student Reporters engage their peers and encourage them to get involved in Society activities by disseminating important information and Society news and build a network of contacts and liaise, where possible, with other Student Reporters outside of their own university, as well as their university’s media department.
This is a great role because students gain invaluable insight into the Society and the wider radiography profession, as well as make new friends. As someone who works closely with the Society and their cohort, they are invited to feed ideas and concerns into the Student Working Party, thereby shaping the Society’s benefits and services. It’s also a great talking point when you come to interview for your first job!
Student Working Party
The Society and College of Radiographers works hard to listen to what students require from us and we actively respond to feedback and suggestions gained. We have a Student Working Party, comprising society staff, regional student officers, student observers to Council and representatives from external organisations.
The Student Working Party’s remit is to review and enhance benefits for students, and enable active student engagement in the profession. We encourage students to become involved; after all, it is your future we are trying to benefit.
The group meets twice a year at our London headquarters and has made some significant changes to student benefits as a result.
How to contact SoR staff
The Society has permanent paid staff to carry out the instructions of Council and its members. Many of the staff are specialists in their respective fields. Many work at the London headquarters but some are permanently based at locations throughout the UK, principally to serve a regional or national (eg, Scotland/Wales) function.
To see all the staff roles and their contact details, please visit our SoR staff page.