Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network — Online Workshop 2025
At this workshop, there will be a discussion about the new UKRI Terms and Conditions of Doctoral Training Grants, a chance to consider careers in professional services, plus our first spotlight session on Post-viva support for PGRs.
The 2025 Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network workshop provides the opportunity to join colleagues from HEIs across the UK to discuss some of the pressing issues affecting their roles.
In this session we welcome Ewan Nicholas from UKRI, to discuss the new UKRI Terms and Conditions of Doctoral Training Grants, and Rachel Reeds from Anglia Ruskin University, who will be talking about careers in professional services. Chris Day and Dr Tom Webb from Coventry University will also present our first spotlight session on Post-viva support for PGRs, and we will finish with a discussion on organisational change.
You can find out more about joining the Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network here.
Session Leads & Speakers
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Susanna Broom
Co-Chair PEP Network I University of Sussex -
Kerri Gardiner
Co-Chair PEP Network I University of Cambridge -
Ewan Nicholas
Senior Strategy Advisor | UK Research and Innovation -
Rachel Reeds
Senior Admissions Manager (Faculty Operations) | Anglia Ruskin University -
Dr Chris Day
PGR Training Manager | Coventry University -
Dr Tom Webb
Researcher Developer | Coventry University
Schedule
Welcome & Introduction
Icebreaker Discussions
UKRI Terms and Conditions for Training Grants
Ewan Nicholas | Senior Strategy Advisor, Talent and Skills, UKRI
Break
Member spotlight: Post-Viva Support for PGRs
Chris Day and Tom Webb | Coventry University
Coping with organisational change
Group discussion