We are delighted to introduce our excellent team of student Associate Trainers (ATs) for the coming academic year. The team includes 11 newly-recruited trainers and 13 returners from previous years, once again making it our largest ever team!
The team will begin delivering Introductory Course Rep Training (part two) from week beginning Monday 28th September 2026 onwards. Bookings for 2026-27 are now open, as detailed in our separate CRT news article.
The team's induction process began on Tuesday 28th July 2026, with an online induction session, followed by our intensive, annual, four-day 'CRT Train the Trainer' event across 24th-27th August 2026, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to fulfil their role.
The 2026-27 team are as follows and their biographies can be viewed on the staff page on our website:
- Aryan Aggarwal - Abertay University
- Sonique Noreiga - Edinburgh College
- Adam Lowe - Edinburgh College
- Beth Macphee - Edinburgh Napier University
- Jitrenka Melton - Edinburgh Napier University
- Tomisin Osinubi - Glasgow Caledonian University
- Francis Emeka Mbanefo - Robert Gordon University
- Calvin Goh - The University of Edinburgh
- Karina Zabnina - The University of Edinburgh
- Fan Fei - The University of Edinburgh
- Maliha Tasnim - University of Aberdeen
- Ciara McCarthy - University of Glasgow
- Nika Fabrio - University of St Andrews
- Rufus Hornyold-Strickland - University of St Andrews
- Sarah Al-Hajj - University of St Andrews
- Ellie Birchall - University of Stirling
- Aoife D'Souza - University of Stirling
- Duncan Weatherston - University of Strathclyde
- Madeleine Brown - University of Strathclyde
- Sam Marshall - University of the Highlands and Islands
- Clare Hunter - University of the West of Scotland
- Marlene Asare - University of the West of Scotland
- Gordon Smith - University of the West of Scotland
- Kinza Ashraf - University of the West of Scotland
As always, we know that you will join us in extending a warm welcome to the new trainers joining us this year!