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University of Bath

Doctoral College Development and Student Experience team

We support the provision of a high-quality doctoral environment and student experience.

Our responsibilities include:

  • provision of a broad doctoral training and development programme, including opportunities for doctoral researchers.
  • enhancing the doctoral community through awards and recognition schemes, as well as broader research culture initiatives.
  • provision of an institutional induction
  • Collecting doctoral researcher feedback and using this information to enhance the researcher experience.
  • identifying and resolving student issues

The team is divided into two sub-teams.

Doctoral Development Team

  • Oli Schofield, Head of Doctoral Researcher Development and Experience
  • Fiona Alexander, Doctoral Training and Events Officer
  • Caitlin Naylor, Doctoral Research Culture and Development Officer
  • Taif Aljebory, Doctoral Development and Project Support Coordinator

To contact us: doctoraldevelopment@bath.ac.uk

Progression and Engagement Team

  • Dorcas Mumford, Doctoral Progression & Engagement Manager
  • Taif Aljebory, Doctoral Development and Project Support Coordinator

To contact us: doctoralengagement@bath.ac.uk