Support available to postgraduate research students
Find out who to contact if you have an issue or question as a postgraduate researcher. The current details of post-holders are in the second table.
Who should I contact if I have an issue?
| Issue | Contact |
|---|---|
| Individual academic or personal circumstances |
Your supervisor – or if not suitable, your School or Faculty PGR Director (see table below). In the event that you feel the need to provide feedback confidentially on your programme or supervision, the best route is to contact your Faculty PGR Director (see table below), or the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (PGR) (details also in table below). Your request for confidentiality will be fully respected. |
| School-related issue | School PGR Director and PGR Student Representative |
| Finance, disability, wellbeing or other support | Visit the Student Support webpages to find contact details |
| Faculty-related or relates to a broad group of students | Faculty PGR Director, Faculty PGR Representative, the Students' Union (SU) Postgraduate Education Officer |
| University-wide or significant issue | Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (PGR) and the Head of BDC, the SU Postgraduate Education Officer. |
| Related to your Doctoral Training Centre | University DTE Director and your specific DTE Manager. Contact details are available from doctoral-college@bristol.ac.uk |
| Queries about the PGR Hub | |
| Queries about centralised PGR training or student engagement | doctoral-college@bristol.ac.uk |
| I’m still unsure who to contact! | Please email doctoral-college@bristol.ac.uk and we can recommend the best person to contact. |
| Complaints, serious misconduct or malpractice |
A complaint about any aspect of student life or an academic appeal can also be made via the Student Complaints Procedure or Assessment Regulations as appropriate. Any issues that do not relate to personal circumstances but to serious misconduct should be raised with your supervisor, or if not suitable your School or Faculty PGR Director and the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (PGR). The University's Whistle Blowing policy is relevant to those who wish to raise concerns about issues of public interest such as e.g., a significant breach of a legal or regulatory obligation; unauthorised disclosure of confidential information; unauthorised use of data; or academic or professional malpractice (including research misconduct). |
Key contact details for 2024-25
| Role |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
| Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (PGR) | Prof Harry Mellor | |
| Director of Doctoral Training Entities | Prof Annela Seddon | |
| Head of the Bristol Doctoral College | Lucy Parnall | |
| SU Postgraduate Education Officer | Gurvin Chopra | |
| Faculty PGR Director | Social Sciences and Law | Prof Angeliki Papadaki |
| Arts | Dr Damien Mooney | |
| Science | Dr Terry McMaster | |
| Health Sciences | Prof Tom Gaunt | |
| Life Sciences | Prof Stephanie King | |
| Engineering | Dr Flavia De Luca | |
| School PGR Director | Please visit your School webpages or contact your PGR admin team, supervisor or Faculty PGR Director (see above) to confirm. | |
| Faculty PGR Student Representatives (2024-25) |
Social Sciences and Law | Antonia Voigt |
| Arts | TBC (Learn more: Bristol SU | Elections) | |
| Science | TBC (Learn more: Bristol SU | Elections) | |
| Health Sciences | TBC (Learn more: Bristol SU | Elections) | |
| Life Sciences | TBC (Learn more: Bristol SU | Elections) | |
| Engineering | TBC (Learn more: Bristol SU | Elections) | |
| PGR Student Representatives (representing school or course level) | Contact the SU PG Education Officer or your School PGR Director to confirm. | |