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School Staff research roles
School Research and Knowledge Transfer Leads
Each school has a School Research and Knowledge Transfer Lead who is responsible for providing research leadership within the school and supporting the Head of School and Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Impact) in meeting the University's research objectives. The role description document sets out information on the responsibilities of a School Research and Knowledge Transfer Lead.
| School | Research and Knowledge Transfer Lead |
|---|---|
| School of the Arts | Dr Steve Rawle |
| School of Education, Language and Psychology | Dr Clare Cunningham |
| School of Humanities | Professor Rob Edgar |
| School of Science, Technology and Health | Dr Daniel Madigan |
| York Business School | Professor Lewis Cheung |
| London | Dr Muhammad Shabbir/Obasanjo Bolarinwa |
Unit of Assessment Lead for REF
The Unit of Assessment Lead (UoA Lead) is responsible for supporting excellent research within their discipline area. They will work in partnership with the Research Office and School Research and Knowledge Transfer Leads (SRKTL) and Heads of Schools to maximise the quality of the research excellence framework (REF) submission in their UoA.
The role description document sets out information on the responsibilities of a Unit of Assessment Lead.
School Postgraduate Research Lead
Each school has a School Postgraduate Research Lead who has oversight of PGR student recruitment, experience, and progression, and takes a lead role on the development and implementation of School and University postgraduate research plans, and provides leadership and support for supervisory and examination teams.
The role description document sets out information on the responsibilities of a School Postgraduate Research Lead.
| School | Postgraduate Research Lead(s) |
|---|---|
| School of the Arts | Professor Claire Hind |
| School of Education, Language and Psychology | Dr Scott Cole |
| School of Humanities | Dr Robert Barnes |
| School of Science, Technology and Health | Dr Adam Odell |
| York Business School | Dr Jenny Hall and Dr Steven Hirschler |
| London Campus | Dr Ghulam Mujtaba |
Postgraduate Research Tutors
Each PGR is assigned a Postgraduate Research Tutor (PGRT) during the admissions process, and they will usually keep the same PGRT throughout the duration of their programme. Postgraduate Research Tutors are responsible for providing pastoral care to PGRs through pastoral meetings which are offered to each PGR on an annual basis. PGRs can request a pastoral meeting by contacting the Research Office. The role description document sets out information on the responsibilities of a PGRT.
Supervisory teams at York St John University
If you are a partner institution please contact the Research Office by email at ResearchOffice@yorksj.ac.uk for guidance, before commencing the process.
Supervisors are appointed during the admissions process. Each team consists of a minimum of 2 supervisors: a main supervisor and at least 1 co-supervisor. At least 1 supervisor must be a designated senior supervisor. Occasionally, a supervisory team may also include an external supervisor.
The eligibility criteria for research degree supervision and supervisory teams states can be downloaded:
Eligibility criteria: research degree supervision, supervisory teams (PDF,0.2MB)
To apply to be added to the Supervisor Register, you are required to complete the York St John University Online Supervisor Training:
Supervising PGRs at YSJU: introductory online training for PGR supervisors (Moodle)
The self-enrolment key is: suptraining
You must complete this training prior to submitting your application (change of process approved by RDC 160925).
The training consists of a series of short videos and an online activity to demonstrate best practice for supervision. Please record your progress using the tick boxes to the right-hand side of each activity.
In addition, PGR Supervisors are now also required to complete Review and Transfer Training:
Review and Transfer training (Moodle)
This is mandatory for supervisors who are taking on the role of assessor for formal reviews and transfer assessments, regardless of previous experience. You must have completed this course in order to sit on a transfer assessment panel, or to act as an independent assessor in a formal review.
The self-enrolment key is: reviewtraining
Please remember to click the 'Mark as done' buttons to the right of each of the resources. If you experience any difficulties with this, please contact the Postgraduate Research School on PGR.School@yorksj.ac.uk.
Once you have completed the training, please fill out and submit the our Supervisor Eligibility form:
You are also required to provide your CV and Head of School, Dean, or line manager authorisation as part of the application. A template Letter of Support is provided which your Head of School, Dean, or line manager should complete and return to you, which can then be uploaded as part of the application. The Letter of Support will not be accepted in any alternative format (screen shots for example), other than on the approved template.
Please ensure that your publications are entered in RaY. This has implications for the University's REF2029 submission, therefore publications since 1 January 2021 must be recorded in RaY, regardless of when a staff members York St John contract commenced. If your CV and RaY record don’t match, the application will be returned to you.
When your application has been submitted, the Research Office will check the application and that the online training has been completed and forward this to the RDC subcommittee for review. If approved, you will be emailed confirmation of this and added the Supervisor Register.
All supervisory teams must satisfy the requirements of the UK Quality Code Chapter B11: Research Degrees. The University ensures this by providing PGRs with:
- Opportunities for access to regular and appropriate supervisory support.
- Encouragement to interact with other PGRs.
- Advice from one or more independent sources, internal or external.
- Arrangements that protect the PGR in the event of the loss of a supervisor.
If you are a partner institution please contact the Research Office by email at ResearchOffice@yorksj.ac.uk for guidance before commencing the process.
Change to a Supervisor or Postgraduate Research Tutor
If changes are required to a supervisory team or PGRT for a PGR during their candidature, the request form below should be completed and approved, by the appropriate School Postgraduate Research Lead. The form should then be sent to Registry (research@yorksj.ac.uk) for the change to be made to the student record.
