Academia is an institution predicated on convention. The choreography of our words, actions and – dare I say it – ‘outputs’ is implicitly shaped by the historical establishment. As well, of course, as by contemporary agendas: the need to publish; to be measurable; impactful; REFable.…
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Destinations of Leavers in HE (DLHE)
The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey collects information on what all leavers from higher education (HE) programmes are doing six months after qualifying from their HE course. The below data is from the 2014-2015 DLHE data on PGR graduate destinations – it should give you an indication of where our PGRs work after completing their doctoral studies with us.…
Career Profile – Dr. Tracey Sara Sweet
Name: Dr. Tracey Sara Sweet
Current Role: Head of Science at Brixham College
PhD Subject and Graduation Year: Chemistry – 2001
First job/employer following PhD:
Institute of Cancer Research
What were your reasons for your career choice, including why you left, or stayed in, academia?
…Career Profile – Dr. Daniel Holdaway
Name: Dr. Daniel Holdaway
Current Role: (as at 2013): NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office.
PhD Subject and Graduation Year: Mathematics – 2011
What were your reasons for your career choice, including why you left, or stayed in, academia?
I wanted to continue my research into numerical weather and climate prediction.…
Career Profile – Dr. Andrea Day
Name: Dr Andrea Day
Current Role: Senior Operational Analyst
PhD Subject and Graduation Year: Behavioural Sciences – 2012
How did you become interested in the area that you work in?
When I was researching group emotions for my PhD I started developing ideas on self-sacrifice.…
Career Profile – Dr. Nicky King
Name: Dr Nicky King
Current role: Director of Studies for Natural Sciences, Senior Lecturer (E&S) in Biosciences at the University of Exeter
PhD Subject and Graduation Year: Chemistry, 2005
What is your disciplinary and educational background?
BSc Chemistry with European Study
PhD Chemistry
I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
What made you decide to become an academic?…
Career Profile – Dr. Mike Beer
Name: Dr. Mike Beer
Current Role: Head of Modern Foreign Languages and Classics, Exeter College
PhD Subject and Graduation Year: Classics – 2008
How did you become interested in the area that you work in?
Became interested in teaching after teaching as a postgraduate.…
Career Profile – Dr. Darryl Murphy
Name: Dr. Darryl Murphy
Current Role: Partner, KPMG
PhD Subject and Graduation Year: Maths – 1990
How did you become interested in the area that you work in?
I moved to infrastructure/project finance within banking when I was 29 having been an environmental/mathematical modeller for 5 years post-graduation.…
Career Profile – Dr. Caitlin McDonald
Name: Dr. Caitlin E McDonald
Current Role: Data, Research and Insights Manager at TES Global
PhD Subject and Graduation Year: Arab and Islamic Studies – 2011
How did you become interested in the area that you work in?
When I graduated from my PhD I considered a number of possible career directions including publishing and qualitatively oriented market research agencies. Eventually a friend suggested that I apply for an open entry-level position at TES in their data and research team. I hesitated at first because the role was very quantitatively oriented and I wasn’t sure it was the best fit for my skill set. However, with some encouragement I decided to pursue the job. Eventually I found that, though challenging, working in a quantitative role was not as big of a leap as I first thought and it’s an extremely valuable preparation for developing to a strategic or managerial role.…
What do researchers do? Vitae
What do researchers do? is a series of publications by Vitae, the national organisation for researcher development. The publications are based on extensive research, and explore the destinations and career paths of doctoral graduates and how they contribute to society, culture and economy.…