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The Director of Postgraduate Research is responsible for the quality of the university’s research degrees (PhD/MPhil) and is the Chair of the Research Degrees Committee. The Director of Postgraduate Research also has responsibility through the post of Postgraduate Research Programmes Manager for the admissions process for postgraduate research students (PGR students) including Student Visa compliance and the authorisation of PGR student accounts. The Director of Postgraduate Research allocates and manages office space for PGR students, manages the monitoring of PGR students by their supervisors and supports colleagues in their roles as PGR student supervisors. The Director of Postgraduate Research manages the university’s involvement with the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) and acts as an MIBTP Director. The Director of Postgraduate Research works closely with the Research Student Advisor to facilitate operations in the Postgraduate Research Office, the PGR Student Representative on student support and the overall PGR student experience, the Personal Development Planning Advisor to coordinate and develop the PGR students’ Doctoral/Personal Development Programme, the Chair of the Research Degrees Awarding Board to support the activities of the Board and the Director of Research with respect to PGR students and the university’s research strategy.

• Optimising the efficiency of fungicides in distilling wheat - Director of Study
• PhD project - Nyambura (Grace) Mwangi - Development of crop management strategies for ‘free-living’ plant parasitic nematodes infecting sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) - Second Supervisor
• Quick Scoping Review on the impact of pesticides used in amenity on the water environment - advisor
• The epidemiology and integrated control of fairy rings on golf courses - Director of Study