The UWE Graduate School

Dr Paul Spencer Graduate School Manager UWE Graduate School Paul.spencer@uwe.ac.uk 0117 32 83974

Aim of the UWE Graduate School .to facilitate and promote sustainable high quality postgraduate research study

almost 500 PGR students, a variety of PGR spaces etc..

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. Little Gidding (T S Eliot)

Doctoral descriptors
a) has conducted enquiry leading to the creation and interpretation of new knowledge through original research or other advanced scholarship, shown by satisfying scholarly review by accomplished and recognised scholars in the field;

The Graduate School Office (3E37)

Supervisory Team
Research Centre/ Department Faculty Research Degrees Committee

Neil Willey (Graduate School Director) Paul Spencer (Manager), Vicky Nash Marisa Downham, Matthew Guppy, Carolyn Morgan, Helen Frisby, Caterina Vettori, Yasmin Al Rahani, Samantha Watts, Chris Johnston. Brigid Hewett, Helen Jackson, Pat Hughes & Helen Mulligan (PGR Assessment & Policy).

The Graduate School Committee

Andrew Spicer (FRDC - ACE) Svetlana Cicmil (FRDC - BL) Glenn Lyons (FRDC - FET) Fiona Cramp (FRDC - HLS) Student Reps, Student Services, Library, RBI

The Graduate School & Research Degrees

Researcher Development and Skills Development Workshops & Events Graduate School Handbook The repository for all relevant info Code of Practice Makes sure expectations are met Regulations & Procedures (Section K) Makes sure procedures are appropriate www.uwe.ac.uk/graduateschool

Researcher Development at UWE 2014/15

Choice of 30-120 M credits from Faculty Modules
Skills Dev Workshops

Research In Contemporary Context (30 M credits)

Prof Dev Workshops

RD Students do 60-120 M credits of research development

Grad School Residential Skills Development Course (optional)

- AL/AEL against Vitaes RDF possible, if appropriate

What can PGR students expect?

expert and experienced supervision suitable facilities, equipment, library, IT etc.. development opportunities (specific and generic) support (academic, administrative and welfare) a research community