Who to contact about issues related to postgraduate research

Your supervisor should be your first contact point if you have any issues or concerns relating to your research, including any personal circumstances that are impacting your research.

If there is a conflict of interest, your School Graduate Director/PGR Director or Faculty PGR Director can be contacted (see table below). You can also request to speak to a School Graduate Director from another School.

Your request for confidentiality will be fully respected. 

The best route is to contact your Faculty PGR Director, or, if needed the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (PGR) (details also in table below). 

Bristol SU's Academic Advice service is independent from the University and offer a non-judgmental, free, and confidential service that can support students through University policies and procedures

This might include issues relating to your building, facilities or student experience.

In these cases you can contact your School Graduate Director or Faculty PGR Director and your PGR Student Representative or Faculty PGR Representative (see table below).

If you are in a doctoral training programme you can contact the University DTE Director and your specific DTE Manager. Contact details are available from doctoral-college@bristol.ac.uk.

If you believe the issue is more widespread or significant, you could contact the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (PGR) or the SU Postgraduate Education Officer.

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).