Advice for doctoral students

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

Starting your PhD - a researcher's diary

Live Page options   When it comes to  starting your PhD , you will no doubt be going through a whirlwind of emotions. To help you settle in, researcher  Alan Taman  recalls beginning his own  PhD journey .

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Welcome from our Director

Director of Research Innovation Gateway and Doctoral Research College Dr Jenny Harding welcomes our new postgraduate re...

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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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