- Postgraduate Practitioner Group May 2023
PGR Systems & Platforms
09:45-10:00 – Arrivals / registration / coffee
10:00-10:10 – Chair’s introduction
10:10-10:20 – Icebreaker
10:20-12:00 – Solutions for managing the PGR journey
Including segments considering:- Off the peg solutions:
- Graduate Education Manager (including overview from Adam Rhodes at Cayuse)
- SkillsForge (including overview from Gary Fawcett at SkillsForge)
- Bespoke/in-house solutions:
- Including overview from David Royal and Alex Williamson at BIP UK: BIP UK is a Digital Consultancy helping clients put their customers and end-users at the heart of their digital transformation journeys. They provide end-to-end services from technology strategy through to solution delivery.
12:00-12:30 Implementing an internal bespoke PGR system – reflections and lessons learnt- Helen Baker, Head of Research Degrees and Researcher Development, University of Manchester
- Louise Bryant, Doctoral College Administration Manager, University of Bournemouth
[12:30-13:30 – Lunch and networking]
13:30-14:10 - UKRI's new Funding Service- Mike Bird, Senior Business Change and Engagement Manager, UKRI Simpler Better Funding Programme
- Susan Soulsby, Senior Engagement Lead, UKRI Simpler Better Funding Programme
14:10-14:40 Making do: Running an anonymised selection process with (almost) no resources- Helen Jones, Head of Doctoral Training Entities (Development and Delivery), UCL
[14:40-14:50 – Break]
14:50-15:20 People and Systems
Achieving buy-in for a new PGR Examination Process Module in PhD Manager/GEM – The Challenges and the ummmmm Challenges- Richard McCormack, Graduate School Manager, University of Westminster
Raising the PGR voice (and moving our application form online)- Jane Wright, Research Institute Manager (Industry and Innovation Research Institute), Sheffield Hallum University
- Rachel Rea, Policy and Processes Manager (Doctoral School), Sheffield Hallum University
15:20-15:35 Closing remarks / reflections
15:35-15:45 Any other business and meeting closureBooking Information
***Bookings are now closed***
For enquiries about late registration, please contact s.broom@sussex.ac.uk.- Off the peg solutions:
- Event: Postgraduate Practitioner Group May 2023
- Starts: 26 May 2023 - 10:00am
- Ends: 26 May 2023 - 3:45pm
- Venue: The Jubilee Hotel & Conferences, University of Nottingham
- Organiser: s.broom@sussex.ac.uk
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