Get involved
Opportunities to have your say
Shape change
There are a range of opportunities for all members of our community to get involved in the 'That’s Me!' project and help shape positive change.
Beyond the Doctorate: A Careers Series for Postgraduate Researchers
This series is designed to guide you through career planning and development. Whether you're exploring opportunities in academia, the non-profit sector, or entrepreneurship, at home or abroad, you'll gain valuable insights and practical tips to navigate the job market.
Opportunities for Undergraduates
Are you an undergraduate Global Majority student interested in contributing to exciting research?
The That’s Me project is recruiting participants to take part in interviews about their views on postgraduate research study. This will involve a 30-50 minute interview. Each participant will receive a £15 Love2Shop voucher.
To get involved, email eli.ashong@bcu.ac.uk.
Postgraduate Research Supervisor Survey
This survey focuses on the experiences of current PGR Supervisors at BCU. It is open to any member of BCU staff who is currently on a PGR supervision team (as Director of Studies, Supervisor, Advisor, Mentor) or has been a member of a PGR supervision team in the past.
Postgraduate Researcher Open Forums
The ‘That’s Me!’ Project is collaborating with Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor Marcia Wilson, to run a series of Open Forums about Postgraduate Researchers (PGR) experiences to influence institutional change.
Opportunities for Alumni: That's Me Walking Interviews
Get involved in a unique opportunity to explore post-PGR pathways and break barriers to postgraduate research. We are looking for Global Majority PGR alumni to walk, talk and reflect on navigating their pathways out of the doctorate. We are particularly interested in understanding the PGR pathways of Global majority alumni—both aspirational and real—and the challenges faced in realising those pathways.
Walking Interviews offer a way to explore the highly embodied and meandering nature of career paths. They take the research outside to safe, independent spaces and offer a way for the lived experiences and pathways of global majority alumni to emerge through conversation. Your participation has the capacity to effect change by informing interventions made by That’s Me! to tackle barriers experienced by global majority alumni in realising their post-PGR pathways.
About our 2024 focus groups
We ran range of focus groups to engage with stakeholders across our community in 2024. The aim was for students to share experiences, insights, and expertise.
