PGR key contacts

The Graduate and Researcher College Team

Located on the third floor of the Cornwallis East Building, the Graduate and Researcher College Team supports postgraduate researchers at every stage of their academic journey. The team provides guidance, advice, and a range of services to enhance the postgraduate researcher experience at the University of Kent.  

The team fosters an inclusive and globally connected community, creating opportunities for postgraduate researchers to connect and collaborate with peers and academics through networking events, conferences, and professional development training. 

GRC Operations

With a broad remit of responsibilities, the Graduate and Researcher College Operations Team plays a key role in supporting postgraduate researchers across the University.

The Graduate and Researcher College Operations Team can be contacted via email at kentgrc@kent.ac.uk.

PGR Programmes Admin and QA

The PGR Programmes Admin team’s main responsibilities include maintaining PGR records, processing intermission/extension requests and supporting the examination process. The PGR Programmes Admin Team can be contacted via email at pgradmin@kent.ac.uk. 

In addition, there are two Research Programme Officers. The Research Programme Officers manage the PGR Programmes Admin team as well as the Quality Assurance processes within the Graduate and Researcher College. They can be contacted via email at pgrqa@kent.ac.uk.

Postgraduate Researcher Development Team

The Postgraduate Researcher Development team's primary responsibilities include the Researcher Development Programme, organising and managing training and development opportunities for postgraduate researchers, and coordinating supervisor training. All training for PGRs and Supervisors can be found and booked on our online training portal.

The PGR Development Team can be contacted via email at pgrdev@kent.ac.uk.

Doctoral Training and Collaborative Partnerships

As the Graduate and Researcher College Collaborative Studentships Manager, Felicity Clifford is the main point of contact for enquiries relating to UKRI doctoral training and  funding.

The Doctoral Training and Collaborative Partnerships Team can be contacted via email at dtpenquiries@kent.ac.uk.  

Open Research Team

The Open Research Team provide guidance and support to staff and students about the open dissemination, sharing and preservation of Kent’s research outputs, including our theses. They develop policy, resources, and processes to enable this.

Contact via: researchsupport@kent.ac.uk

The Open Research Team are responsible for: 

• Kent Academic Repository
• Kent Data Repository
• Open Access and the publish element of our Read and Publish agreements
• Research copyright queries
• Advice about making available and preserving research data
• Promoting Open Research

For more information please visit: https://www.kent.ac.uk/library/supporting-your-research