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Student Professional Services Academic Section Postgraduate Research Education Team

Postgraduate Research Education Team

The Postgraduate Research Education Team supports many aspects of the University's postgraduate research education provision, including Doctoral Training Partnerships and postgraduate research student skills development.

We have oversight of procedures and central administration for Postgraduate Research (PGR) student casework, re-registration, progression and examination processes, and we advise to departments on these areas.  We work on strategic and policy developments to support and enhance postgraduate research education.  We also run cohort building projects and events for PGR students, and PGR student skills development via Proficio. 

The Team is part of the Academic Services Division.

Team member Responsibilities 
Laura Ruddick - Senior PGRE Manager 
  • PGRE Team leadership and oversight, and senior professional support to Dean of PGR&E, Deputy Deans (PGR Training) and Faculty Deans (PG).
  • Senior input to the strategic development of PGRE provision, projects and the postgraduate research student experience.
  • Oversight of procedures for PGR student re-registration, progression, examination and .
  • DTP/CDT institutional Admin Lead and senior project development, including operational management for AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards, , SeNSS DTP, and .
  • Advice on complex student casework including progress, assessment, appeals and complaints.
  • Training, advice and guidance to departments and partner institutions.
Andrew McCarthy - Postgraduate Research Education Manager
  • PGRE Team management and professional support for the Dean of PGR&E, Deputy Deans (PGR Training) and Faculty Deans (PG).
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  • Management of procedures for student re-registration, progress, examination and escalated student casework. 
  • Training, advice and guidance to departments and partner institutions.
  • QA&E of PGR provision via PGR ARCs and Periodic Review.
  • Operational management of and .

Felicity Kingsgate - Postgraduate Research Education Officer
  • Co-ordination of doctoral student casework and enquiries for Essex Business School, Economics, Government, ISER, Psychology and University of Suffolk.
  • Operational support for , SENSS and .
  • Lead for PGR Progress Procedure.
  • PGRE team projects, working groups and events.
Andrea Olle - Postgraduate Research Education Officer
  • Co-ordination of doctoral student casework and enquiries for East 15, Edge Hotel School, HSC, Law, LiFTS, Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, PHAIS, PPS and Tavistock and Portman Trust.
  • Operational support for .
  • Lead for PGR Examination processes.
  •  PGRE team projects, working groups and events.
Shauna Meyers - Postgraduate Research Education Officer
  • Co-ordination of doctoral student casework and enquiries for Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Language and Linguistics, Life Sciences, Sociology and Criminology, and SRES.
  • PGRE team projects, working groups and events.
Hope O’Rourke – Postgraduate Research Education Assistant
  • Administration of student casework and examination across all academic departments and schools.
  • Support for projects, working groups and events.
Sarah Huckerby-Long - Postgraduate Research Education Assistant
  • Administration of .
  • Support for administration of PGR examination process.
  • Administrative support for PGRE events.
  • Administrative support for DTP/CDT events.
  • Support for projects, working groups and events.

Dean, Deputy Dean, and Faculty Deans for PGRE

Team member Responsibilities 
Professor Shane Martin, Dean of Postgraduate Research and Education
  • Academic lead for all strategic aspects of Postgraduate Research Education.
Dr Michael Kampouridis, Faculty Dean Postgraduate for the Faculty of Science and Health
  • Academic decision maker for PGR student matters for the Faculty of Science and Health, including student casework, progress and examinations.
Professor Philip Hancock, Faculty Dean Postgraduate for the Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Academic decision maker for PGR student matters for the Faculty of Social Sciences (including student casework, progress and examinations).
  • Academic Lead for the SeNSS/SENSS DTP.
Dr Lisa Smith, Faculty Dean Postgraduate for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  • Academic decision maker for PGR student matters for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (including student casework, progress and examinations).
  • Academic Lead for the CHASE DTP and AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award.

Also see
Three Minute Thesis Competition 2019
Doctoral Training Partnerships
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