Director of the Doctoral School and Professor of Materials Modelling, Sheffield Hallam University. Chair of UKCGE. Views are my own.

Joined March 2020
We launched a survey yesterday in partnership with @NextGenRSVP to study the experiences of those who supervise doctoral candidates. We'd love to hear from you - please follow the link to participate and potentially win £250 (closes Jul 15th). #UKRSS24 ukcge.ac.uk/news-and-blog/uk…
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Very happy to take delivery of my order of this important new book, exposing the realities of research degree supervision and motivated by the desire to enhance student experience. @dr_og @KarenVClegg @ukcge @NextGenRSVP
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We're running a survey in partnership with @NextGenRSVP to study the experiences of those who supervise doctoral candidates. We'd love to hear from you - please follow the link to participate and potentially win £250 (closes Jul 15th). #UKRSS24 research.shift-insight.co.uk…
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Come and join our team! We have just opened a vacancy for a Policy and Research Officer - we're looking for someone with strong research skills and a track record in data analysis. If this sounds like you, please have a look at the link (closes June 9th). jobs.staffs.ac.uk/Vacancy.as…
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A new £4.6m project has been launched to transform the culture and practice of research supervision across the UK. The project is a Research England-funded collaboration between five Universities, including @sheffhallamuni, and @ukcge Read more here👇 shu.ac.uk/news/all-articles/…
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@sheffhallamuni is underlining its committed to addressing barriers to PGR by announcing 4 x #phd scholarships for applicants from under-represented groups. Details here: ycede.ac.uk/sheffield-hallam…
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Rory Duncan, Pro v-c Research & Innovation, Sheffield Hallam University, which has a great track record of recruiting students from under-represented groups. "The UK PGR community is terribly non-diverse...it's a really big problem and it is getting worse." #RPNlive2024
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UKCGE Chair @ProfDougCleaver (@sheffhallamuni) introduces the @NextGenRSVP project, for which he is a Co-PI. The project will transform the culture and practice of supervision. #ukcgeDDD
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Will you accept our invitation to get involved with transforming the culture & practice of research supervision? Join us for the free, online launch of the Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP) on Tuesday 27 February. 📢Sign up to our launch: bit.ly/3UBNs4V
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Prof Doug Cleaver retweeted
Are you a @SheffieldHosp staff member from a racially minoritised group, interested in PhD study? Come along to our information stand between 2pm and 4pm today in the Royal Hallamshire to find out more about our funded PhD opportunities! @Shef_Research @sheffhallamuni
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Many thanks to all who joined the @ukcge Town Hall discussion on the UKRI New deal for Postgraduate Research. A really interesting and informed debate, with perspectives from across the sector. Remrmber - many future online events are now FREE to members. ukcge.ac.uk/news-and-blog/th…
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We're delighted that UKCGE Chair, @ProfDougCleaver, had an engaging and useful trip to the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (@CAGS_OTTAWA) Annual Conference. We look forward to further opportunities to share knowledge on postgraduate developments.
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In line with last year's commitment, @SHUDocSchool is continuing to align its PhD stipends with the net RLW. Following last month's announcement from @LivingWageUK we're pleased to confirm this now means a FT rate of £19,722 for 2023/24 (ie £1,100 above the UKRI stipend level).
Following our commitment to align PhD student stipends with the Net Real Living Wage, @SHUDocSchool is pleased to confirm our 2022/23 rate as £18,178. Henceforth, we shall continue to base our stipend on the @LivingWageUK RLW, unless/until that is exceded by the @UKRI_News rate.
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Much to digest after a week discussing grad ed with sector leads from the US, Canada and NZ. The @CAGS_OTTAWA conf in Victoria showcased innovations in employability and supervisor engagement, while the group of FULL PROF @JuliePosselt at USC in LA are sooo goood on recruitment !
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Prof Doug Cleaver retweeted
Are you a home PGR (postgraduate/doctoral) students who identify as Black, Asian or minority ethnic women? Please register for our FREE Generation Delta student workshop, University of Leed, 5th December 2023! Click the link below to register! generationdelta.leeds.ac.uk/…
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Being Chair of @ukcge is such an honour. Fab presentations, conversations and unbridled energy at #ukcgeEDI in Sheffield this week - including Profs @HalaMansour and Jason Arday - followed by a long haul from LHR to represent the Council and RSVP to @CAGS_OTTAWA in Victoria, BC.
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Thank you to everyone who attended #ukcgeEDI - it’s been an amazing few days here in Sheffield hearing about your experiences and the work you’re doing. Safe journey and keep in touch with us and each other: these discussions are so important.
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We’re excited to launch our first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion conference. Welcome and introduction is here given by Maisha Islam @unisouthampton. She is talking about a sense of precarity for PGRs of colour: universal challenges are magnified. #ukcgeEDI
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