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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:

• PGRC - Jo Taylor
• Board - Harriet Earle

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

• Trevor De Middelaer, Centre for Economics and Management

• Diane Atherton, Centre for Law, Ethics and Society

• Stella Coyle, Centre for Social Policy

• Mustafa Demir, Centre for the Study of Politics, International Relations and the Environment (RC4SPIRE)

• 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 Ceri Morgan, Acting Director of PGR for the Humanities

• Dr Phillip Morgan, Director of MRes in the Humanities

• TBC - Research Training Coordinator

Research Institute for Social Sciences:

• Professor Tony Bradney, Director of PGR for the Social Sciences

• Dr Alex Lamont, Deputy Director of PGR for the Social Sciences, also with with responsibility for students in the Centre of Psychological Research

• Professor Alex Sharpe, Associate Director, with responsibility for students in the Centre for Law, Ethics and Society

• Professor Christina Goulding, Associate Director, with responsibility for students in the Centre of Economics and Management

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

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

• TBC - Associate Director, with responsibility for students in the Centre for Social Policy, excluding Professional Doctorates