The Dalyell stream is designed for high-achieving students and provides opportunities for flexibility with special units, acceleration opportunities and additional enrichment experiences.
This stream offers outstanding students the opportunity to engage in experiences that challenge them, deepen their learning and achieve the graduate qualities to a higher level. It emphasises the development of vision, depth of understanding, adaptability, breadth of perspective, societal contribution and a high level of capability in operating across disciplinary and cultural boundaries.
Students undertaking the stream are known as Dalyell Scholars and will have the words "Dalyell Scholar" recorded on their testamur upon graduation.
For more details on the Dalyell scheme, please download the Dalyell Stream compendium paper (pdf, 421KB)
Dalyell scholars are required to complete 12 credit points of distinctive Dalyell units of study and tailor their own suite of enrichment opportunities, including:
A Dalyell Stream Advisory Group was established in 2023. The Advisory Group will assist the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) and the Academic Board to oversee academic and student experience aspects of the Dalyell stream in all degrees in which it is offered. With a membership that includes all of the Dalyell Faculty Leads, the group will assist to maintain the University-wide Dalyell reputation by ensuring cross-faculty coordination, oversight, and quality reporting on the stream.
The group has a predominantly academic focus such as advising on what is included in Table D and the Dalyell stream enrichment unit list and will recommend decisions regarding Dalyell stream student experience and operational matters to the Dalyell Scholars Student Liaison Committee and/or to relevant faculties and professional service units within the Education and Operations portfolio.
The Dalyell Scholars Student Liaison Committee (DSSLC) is the formal mechanism for Dalyell students and Dalyell Faculty Leads to communicate with each other about the stream. The committee aims to develop and provide a high-quality student experience and leadership opportunities. The focus of the group is predominantly co-curricular with a focus on student experience; student wellbeing and student support services. From time to time, the group may provide feedback on policies relating to quality assurance around learning and teaching, course reviews and curricula development. Curricular matters will be referred to the Dalyell Stream Advisory Group for decision as required.
The group comprises of seven Dalyell Faculty Leads, and fourteen Dalyell scholar student representatives. Student representatives are chosen through an expression of interest (EOI) process at the beginning of each new academic year.