• 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 closure

    Booking Information


    ***Bookings are now closed***

    For enquiries about late registration, please contact s.broom@sussex.ac.uk.
  • 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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