Contact the Doctoral College
The Doctoral College team can help with any queries you may have in relation to research students and research degrees at Ulster University.
General contact details:
- For queries on admissions please email researchstudent@ulster.ac.uk
- For routine queries, please contact pgr@ulster.ac.uk
- For studentship payment related queries please contact hj.campbell@ulster.ac.uk
Feel free to drop into the Doctoral College offices at Coleraine and Jordanstown between 10am – 3pm (each weekday) or Magee between 10am – 3pm on Mondays to speak to one of our team.
We're also regularly at the Belfast campus so please contact us to arrange an appointment if you would like to meet with one of our team there.
Introducing the Doctoral College team
Professor Marie Murphy
Dean of Postgraduate Research and Director of the Ulster Doctoral College
Ulster University Doctoral College
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Key responsibilities
- Provides strategic leadership for the Doctoral College
- Chairs the Doctoral College Board and represents the DC at senior level in the university and externally
- Policy development for postgraduate research at Ulster
Dr Jacqueline Reilly
Head of the Doctoral College (Belfast/Jordanstown)
Ulster University Doctoral College
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Key responsibilities
- Provides campus based leadership of the Doctoral College (Jordanstown/Belfast)
- Advises on PhD researcher queries which cannot be resolved at UoA / Faculty level
- Lead sthe development and Implementation of policy and procedures for the recruitment, selection, progress monitoring and examination of researchers
Professor Alison Gallagher
Head of the Doctoral College (Coleraine/Magee)
Ulster University Doctoral College
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Key responsibilities
- Provides campus based leadership of the Doctoral College (Coleraine /Magee)
- Advises on PhD researcher queries which cannot be resolved at UoA / Faculty level
- Leads the development and Implementation of policy and procedures for the recruitment, selection, progress monitoring and examination of researchers
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Key responsibilities
- Responsible for day-to-day management of the Doctoral College operations and staff (Jordanstown/Belfast)
- Supports the development and implementation of policy and procedures for the recruitment, selection, progress monitoring and examination of researchers
- Ensures operational effectiveness of the Doctoral College
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Key responsibilities
- Responsible for day-to-day management of the Doctoral College operations and staff (Coleraine/Magee)
- Supports the development and implementation of policy and procedures for the recruitment, selection, progress monitoring and examination of researchers
- Ensures operational effectiveness of the Doctoral College
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Key responsibilities
- Leads the development and delivery of the Researcher Development Programme for PhD researchers and supervisors
- Advises on policy and procedures for Researcher Development
- Leads communications with PhD researchers
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Key responsibilities
- Leads the administration, monitoring and reporting requirements for all funded PhD studentships
- Administers the payment of studentships and associated claims to funders
- Administers PhD studentship competitions from advertisement to enrolment
Kate McMorris
Executive Assistant (Registration and Examinations)
Ulster University Doctoral College
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Key responsibilities
- Administers admission and re-enrolment processes for PhD researchers including advising on visa / compliance for overseas researchers
- Monitors, records and reports research student progress including annual reporting and appointment of external examiners
- Advises on all aspects of regulations for research degrees including complaints and appeals
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Key responsibilities
- Provides secretarial and administrative support for Doctoral College staff
- Manages diary commitments for Head of College Coleraine /Magee
- Responds to and directs queries on Doctoral College matters from internal and external callers
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Key responsibilities
- Provides secretarial and administrative support for Doctoral College staff
- Manages diary commitments for Dean
- Responds to and directs queries on Doctoral College matters from internal and external callers
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Key responsibilities
- Provides secretarial and administrative support for Doctoral College staff
- Manages diary commitments for Head of College Jordanstown/ Belfast
- Responds to and directs queries on Doctoral College matters from internal and external callers