Steve leads the University's Doctoral Researcher programmes to ensure a quality experience for all students and, in liaison with the Academic Schools, to ensure that the size and distribution of the doctoral researcher population remains at a healthy and optimum level.

Richie is manager of the Doctoral College Office (Academic Registry) which has responsibility for research student admissions, records management, studentships and examinations. The Office can provide advice on University regulations and University policy on research student matters.

Jill’s main role is to help the University secure funding to grow the University’s doctoral training portfolio and contribute to the development and management of doctoral training partnerships. She also coordinates existing DTP activity and works with colleagues to pro-actively manage and monitor internal studentship spending across the institution. Jill’s current working pattern is Monday-Wednesday (job share with Dr Rebecca Ginger).

Rebecca joined Loughborough Doctoral College in 2018, following 20 years working in industrial R&D. She job shares with Dr Jill Thurman, with whom she helps the University to secure funding and grow its doctoral training portfolio and contributes to the development and management of doctoral training partnerships. She is currently working with colleagues to streamline and expand the industrial networks around Loughborough’s doctoral training programmes. Rebecca’s usual working pattern is Wednesday-Friday.

In this full-time role, I contribute to the strategic objectives of the University by supporting the development of postgraduate research students. This encompasses  the design, promotion, delivery and evaluation of training and development programmes, through both face-to-face and blended learning.

• PGR Admissions and Registration
• PGR Studentships
• PGR Examinations
• PGR Records

Having worked with the Doctoral College since 2010 (when it was only a Graduate School...), I am based in the Academic Registry and manage and advise on the Doctoral College's web presence.