Advice for doctoral students

Our Research team has pulled together some helpful information for you, including advice from our PhD students.

Welcome from our Director

Director of Research Innovation Gateway and Doctoral Research College Dr Jenny Harding welcomes our new postgraduate research students to the BCU community.

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Starting your PhD - a researcher's diary

Live Page options   When it comes to  starting your PhD , you will no doubt be going...

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All about the Doctoral Research College

Our Doctoral Research College (DRC) is a non-academic department within BCU whose primary purpose is to ‘Enable Excelle...

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Advice from our student reps

Student reps are here to make your learning journey as enjoyable, engaging and easy as possible. Three of our student ...

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Being part of a research community

There was only place Emma Nenadic was ever going to study her music education PhD - BCU.

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Mental health support for research students

A research degree can be challenging and your mental health can take a toll, but there is support out there.

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