I am responsible for leading and managing the University Graduate School Team. This includes working closely with the Dean of Postgraduates and cross-University liaison with academic and professional service colleagues of all levels to ensure a high quality PGR & PGT student experience.

My role is focused on building a multidisciplinary and inclusive postgraduate community. I develop and facilitate engagement and wellbeing activities for PGRs. This includes leading the University Graduate School’s flagship PGR events such as the Annual Postgraduate Research Festival, the Three-Minute Thesis and the Images of Research competitions.

I organise and oversee the programme of events and activities the Graduate School puts on for PGTs, building a multidisciplinary and inclusive community. I am always interested in hearing your ideas for events and workshops and would really love to hear from you if you are a postgraduate looking to set up and lead a group or activity for PGTs.

I am responsible for establishing a programme of exhibitions that will showcase the research of PGRs across the University of Birmingham. My role involves developing exhibition themes, supporting PGR contributors, designing exhibition materials, and managing all the logistical and promotional aspects of each installation. 

As Data Officer I support the University Graduate School team with their data and reporting needs. I lead on the PGR Annual Programme Review, and do the qualitative analysis of responses to the PRES and PTES surveys. I also monitor progress on the Race Equality Charter impact measures and UGS community engagement and am Secretary to the Graduate Research Board.

I provide clerical support to the Dean of Postgraduates and Head of UGS. I am responsible for the day to day administration and co-ordination of UGS and PGCARMS, alongside the PGR Administrative Assistant. I also support the UGS team as a whole by managing the school’s budgets and assisting in general office activities.

I provide administrative support for the UGS, including supporting and promoting community engagement activities and assisting with PGCARMS. I also support the PG Careers Advisory team within UGS to support PGR career activities.

As PGT Careers Adviser, I review and develop the Careers Network provision for Postgraduate Taught students, including one-to-one guidance, group workshops and the online learning environment. I also provide one-to-one careers guidance for PGT students.

I look after the planning, organisation, delivery and evaluation of careers support activities and resources especially for Postgraduate Researchers. The aim of my service is to help support PGRs in making decisions about their future career, exploring their career options and making effective applications. This includes running workshops at Westmere and around the University, as well as online resources and one-to-one support.

I work to establish relationships with employers in sectors of interest to PGRs and build opportunities for PGRs to interact with employers throughout their research.

My role, based in the Research Skills Team in Library Services, is to co-ordinate and deliver development activities and workshops for postgraduate researchers (PGR). I support PGRs in their development of a wide range of research and transferable skills and facilitate workshops such as Development Needs Analysis, Reading and Note-making, Academic Writing, Viva Preparation, and Productivity.

As Dean I am the University’s senior academic lead responsible for all postgraduate matters, both postgraduate taught and postgraduate research.

As Director of Postgraduates (PGR), I am responsible for supporting and developing the PGR community. I represent the interests of PGRs in university policy-making and work closely with College PGR leads to ensure that we offer a high-quality PGR experience.

My role as Director of Postgraduates (PGT) is to work with Colleges, Student Services and the Student Guild to promote the PGT student experience at the University of Birmingham, to integrate the PGT student community across the university campus and around the world, to support interaction with the wider PG community in the University Graduate School, and to represent PGT student interests and needs at senior level within the university.