New Co-Chair for the Doctoral Dean and Directors’ Network
Professor Bonnie Steves from Glasgow Caledonian University stepped down as Co-Chair of the DDD Network earlier this year. We are grateful for all the support she’s given over the years and are pleased to announce her successor.
Thank you to all those who expressed an interest in becoming the next Co-Chair of the DDD Network. We’re delighted to let you know that Dr Jane Wellens has been appointed by UKCGE’s Trustees to step into this role.
Dr Wellens has worked in doctoral education for 20 years, leading researcher development and graduate schools at three diverse institutions — Leicester, Nottingham and Staffordshire. She has expertise in addressing and balancing the complex needs of different stakeholders including PGRs, universities, funders and partners in relation to doctoral support and development, governance and policy. Prior to this, she was a lecturer in Geography and supervised a number of doctoral candidates.
We hope you will join us in welcoming Dr Wellens to the Network, which she will be leading alongside Dr Nigel Eady, Director of Research Talent at King’s College London.