UK Council for Graduate Education

In case you haven't seen it, last week Advance HE published the latest Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) report.

Mastermind - 2025/26: Episode 23 Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects, including the London 2012 Olympic Games and British waterfowl and wading birds.

Many of you will know our Events Officer, Angus Burns, who last night made his debut on Mastermind. He took part in Episode 23, where his specialist subject was the London 2012 Olympics. You can stream the episode now on iPlayer.

UKCGE | UKCGE Annual Conference - PGR Day Join us at this PGR-Led Conference at the University of Liverpool, which precedes UKCGE's Annual Conference. This event will have a focus on Careers,…

We're partnering with the University of Liverpool on a PGR Day, ahead of the UKCGE Annual Conference. The event is scheduled for July 1st, in Liverpool, and we have just finalised the call-for-papers. Submission deadline: Friday 27th March, 2026.

UKCGE | Annual Conference 2026 This international conference invites critical, creative and practice-informed contributions that explore the nature of postgraduate cultures. With a…

The call for presentations for our Annual Conference ("Postgraduate Cultures: Community, Collaboration and Connection") is still open, but we've approved the first batch and they're live on our website. See what's in store and book now!

UKCGE | Annual Conference 2026 This international conference invites critical, creative and practice-informed contributions that explore the nature of postgraduate cultures. With a…

A reminder that the call for papers is open for our Annual Conference in Liverpool this summer (call closes March 20th 2026) and the event is themed around "Postgraduate Cultures: Community, Collaboration and Connection Conference".

UKCGE | Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network Clinic - January… In this PEP Clinic, the Network Co-Chairs will lead a discussion about Generative AI and its impact on PGR in relation to policy development, admissions…

The next PEP Network Clinic (Jan 21st) will look at Generative AI and its impact on PGR. There's still time to let the Co-Chairs know of other topics you might want covered - you can book and access the topic form on the link below.

UKCGE | Democratic Approaches to Supervision On December 11th 2025, we welcomed Professor Karen Mpamhanga and Dr Suzanne Culshaw (University of Hertfordshire), who presented on recent work around…

Unable to attend our Democratic Approaches to Supervision event before Christmas? We've reported on the event and gathered the relevant resources on the UKCGE website.

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👏Seven LBU colleagues have been recognised by @ukcge.bsky.social for their commitment to high quality supervision of our postgraduate #research students!

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⬆️ Read all about our colleagues receiving the Recognised Supervisor and Associate Supervisor Awards.
#PhDSky #AcademicSky

UKCGE | UKCGE Position Statement on Sir Ian Chapman’s speech at the… The UK Council for Graduate Education welcomes Sir Ian Chapman’s articulation of a renewed strategic direction for UK Research and Innovation. His…

Following Sir Ian Chapman’s speech at the Innovation for Growth Summit about a renewed strategic direction for UK Research and Innovation, Dr Rebekah Smith McGloin (Chair) has made the following statement on behalf of UKCGE.

UKCGE | UKCGE to co-edit special edition of Innovations in Education… The Director and the Policy and Research Officer of UKCGE will be co-editing a special issue of the journal, Innovations in Education and Teaching…

A quick reminder that our call for abstracts on the future of the doctorate for a special edition of 'Innovations in Education and Teaching International' ends this Sunday (Nov 28th).

UKCGE | 3rd UKCGE Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in PG… We held our third EDI Conference on November 4th/5th 2025 at Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds, reopening the debate about how to tackle the…

Thank you to all of our speakers and delegates at the 3rd UKCGE Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in PG Research. a round-up of the event is now available on our website.

UKCGE | Annual Conference 2026 This international conference invites critical, creative and practice-informed contributions that explore the nature of postgraduate cultures. With a…

A reminder that we're closing the initial call for presentations for our 2026 Annual Conference on November 21st 2025. Don't worry if you're not ready to submit something yet: there will be another call in the Spring.

Thank you to Professor Kathryn Arnold, Dr Ifedapo Francis Awolowo and Dr Nadia Pollini for their engaging Keynote Panel Session on Evaluating Research England EDI Projects. #ukcgeEDI

A wonderful keynote on the second day of the UKCGE EDI Conference from Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris (University of Leeds) who spoke about inclusive career pathways for postgraduate researchers. #ukcgeEDI

Wonderful to see ten like-minded universities including @universityofessex.bsky.social come together as researchplusunis.bsky.social to amplify our voice and maximise our impact across research and education - including for our postgraduate researchers @ukcge.bsky.social

Great keynote yesterday at the UKCGE EDI Conference from Professor Emmanuel Adukwu (Dean for Students at UWE Bristol) about the the creation of the Minoritised Life Scientists Future Forum. #ukcgeEDI

Great to have another of our popular 'Experiences of Doctoral Candidates' panels at the EDI Conference. Thanks to Esther Ezegbe, Janith Jayatilake Kankanamalage, Melea Sinclair and Mohammed Irfan Yusuf for participating. #ukcgeEDI

We're kicking off our 3rd Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in PG Research today in Leeds with a welcome from Louise Banahene PFHEA MBE: Director of Educational Engagement and Student Success at University of Leeds. #ukcgeEDI

UKCGE | Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network Clinic — October… On October 23rd 2025, the Co-Chairs of our Postgraduate Education Practitioners’ (PEP) Network, Susanna Broom and Kerri Gardiner, held a Network Clinic…

On October 23rd 2025, the Co-Chairs of our Postgraduate Education Practitioners’ (PEP) Network held a Clinic looking at the specific issues and unique challenges which face those working within postgraduate research. Read their report here.

Dr Rebekah Smith McGloin (Chair) has made the following statement on behalf of UKCGE about the Government’s Post-16 Education White Paper, published this week. Full details on the news story linked below. ukcge.ac.uk/news-and...

Post-16 education and skills white paper Post-16 education and skills reforms to develop a skilled workforce and break down barriers to opportunity.

Great to see that we are mentioned in the Government's Post-16 Education White Paper, regarding our work with Research England to create an online resources hub (p. 58).

UKCGE | UKCGE to co-edit special edition of Innovations in Education… The Director and the Policy and Research Officer of UKCGE will be co-editing a special issue of the journal, Innovations in Education and Teaching…

We're seeking abstracts on the future of the doctorate for a special edition of 'Innovations in Education and Teaching International' which UKCGE is co-editing with Dr Sian Vaughan from BCU.

UKCGE | UKCGE to Partner on £3.4m Project on AI Researcher… A joint project from Aston University and the University of Leeds to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) tools researcher development network has won…

UKCGE to Partner on £3.4m Project on AI Researcher Development Network.

UKCGE's Director, Dr Owen Gower (pictured right) is currently presenting at the 2025 Strategic Leaders' Global Summit in Québec City, Canada. This year the summit is focussed on AI and other emerging technologies, and how they will impact on postgraduate education in the future.

UKCGE | Annual Conference 2026 This international conference invites critical, creative and practice-informed contributions that explore the nature of postgraduate cultures. With a…

The call for presentations is now open for our Annual Conference in July 2026; international participants are welcome. Please see our website for detailed themes and instructions on how to submit an abstract (closes November 7th 2025).

Professional Doctorates Provide Access to Research Degrees for… The Professional Doctorates Survey, which was run jointly by UKCGE and University Alliance, has now closed and we wish to thank all participants for their…

Hi there - I'm not aware of anything of this scope due soon, but we are going to publish findings about professional doctorates in the autumn: ukcge.ac.uk/news-and-blo...

RSRP in action: Systems of support for navigating community-based…

Following on from yesterday, here's part two of our our Research Supervision Recognition Programme (RSRP) in action. Dr Heledd Jarosz-Griffiths and Dr Joanna Royle discuss systems of support for navigating community-based reflection. ukcge.ac.uk/resources/re...

Here is the first of two posts about our Research Supervision Recognition Programme (RSRP) in action. Dr Heledd Jarosz-Griffiths and Dr Joanna Royle discuss creating communities of support around RSRP through writing and discussion groups. ukcge.ac.uk/resource...

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UKCGE | Doctoral Deans & Directors - An Introduction This online workshop, run the by the DDD Network, will provide an introduction to those who are new to the role of Doctoral Dean or Director. It will…

This online workshop, run the by the DDD Network, will provide an introduction to those who are new to the role of Doctoral Dean or Director. If you're not yet a member of the Network, you can sign up via our website. ukcge.ac.uk/events/d...