Postgraduate Student Representation - Keele University
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Research Institute for Social Sciences

Postgraduate Student Representation

The University has a Postgraduate Students Executive Liaison Committee (PSELC), chaired by the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience, which meets several times during the year to discuss issues of interest and relevance to postgraduate students. Student representatives are invited to attend the PSELC.

The Humanities Postgraduate Research Committee (PGRC) meets on a regular basis. A student representative is invited to attend these meetings. There is also a student representative on the Research Institute for Humanities Board:

Rebecca Thumpston (PGRC) - r.m.thumpston@keele.ac.uk

Katie McGettigan (Board) - k.e.mcgettigan@keele.ac.uk

The Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Committee (PGRC) meets on a monthly basis. Student representatives are invited to attend these meetings. The representatives for the Research Institute for Social Sciences are:

Andrew Hanks, Centre for Economics and Management - a.j.hanks@keele.ac.uk

Trevor De Middelaer, Centre for Economics and Management - t.a.de.middelaer@keele.ac.uk

Diane Atherton, Centre for Law, Ethics and Society - d.l.atherton@keele.ac.uk

Stella Coyle, Centre for Social Policy - s.coyle@keele.ac.uk

Mustafa Demir, Centre for the Study of Politics, International Relations and the Environment (RC4SPIRE) - m.demir@keele.ac.uk

Adam Duell, Centre for the Study of Politics, International Relations and the Environment (RC4SPIRE) - a.duell@keele.ac.uk

Tom Shepherd, Centre for Psychology

Please get in touch with one of your representatives if you have any comments or issues that you would like to be raised at a PSELC or PGRC meeting.


PGR Directors

Research Institute for the Humanities:

Dr Kate Cushing, Director of PGR for the Humanities

Dr Phillip Morgan, Director of MRes in the Humanities

Dr Nick Seagar, Research Training Coordinator

 

Research Institute for Social Sciences:

Professor Tony Bradney, Director of PGR for the Social Sciences, also with responsibility for students in the Centre for Law, Ethics and Society

Dr Emma Head, Deputy Director of PGR for the Social Sciences, also with responsibility for students in the the Centre for Social Policy, excluding Professional Doctorates

Dr Alex Lamont, Associate Director, with responsibility for the Centre of Psychological Research

Prof Christina Goulding, Associate Director, with responsibility for the Centre of Economics and Management

Dr Liz Carter, Associate Director, with responsibility for the Centre for the Study of Politics, International Relations and the Environment (RC4SPIRE)

Dr Farzana Shain, Associate Director, with responsibility for Professional Doctorates