Research Degrees Team

The Research Degrees Office is the registry for all research students and provides administrative support to students, staff and colleagues in Affiliated Research Centres (ARCs). The team can give advice and guidance on recruitment and registration, fees and funding, and application of policy. The Research Degrees advisers have faculty-facing roles and provide support to students throughout their studies.

The Affiliated Research Centre (ARC) programme is managed in the Research Degrees OPffice, being responsible for the approval, management and quality assurance of 35 partners in the UK and the rest of the world.

The Research Degrees Committee and sub-committees are also managed by the team.

The Research Degrees Management Team:

Vivien Bacigalupo, Head of Research Degrees
(ext 54882, email v.m.bacigalupo)
- responsible for developing and implementing research degree strategy and policy

Tracey Bean-Williams, Office Manager
(ext 54882, email t.j.bean-williams)
- responsible for staff and resource management, operational planning and supervision of the team

Helen Castley, Senior Manager, Collaborative Provision
(ext 59615, email h.castley)
- responsible for operationalising quality assurance arrangements for the ARC programme

Kathryn Reeves, ARC Partnerships Manager
(ext 55710, email kathryn.reeves)
- day-to-day responsibility for the ARC programme

Joanna Farmer, Senior Manager, Business change and improvement
(ext 52326, email j.l.farmer)
- leading business change and improvement in administrative systems

Louisa Purcell, Team Secretary
(ext 54882, email l.a.purcell)

Research Degrees Advisers: