Maintaining a vibrant research community gives our researchers an invaluable platform to pool ideas, share experiences and collaborate.
Building a research environment
Greenwich Doctoral College (GDC) aims to build capacity and collaboration within the researcher population. It brings together colleagues to build networks and encourage a more extended vista of our activities, breaking down the barriers that researchers often meet.
GDC will work with all researcher groups through targeted interventions, with a particular focus on the postgraduate research (PGR) and early career researcher (ECR) communities.
Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme
The Programme reflects the UK wide initiative, supported by Vitae, to address the personal and professional skills that researchers need to gain training in at each stage of their career.
The Greenwich Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme (PGRDP) reflects the UK wide initiative, supported by Vitae, to address the personal and professional skills that researchers need to gain training in at each stage of their career.
These skills will support both their time at the university while undertaking their research, and in work after their PhD in academia or other professions. The programme comprises of five strands.
Further information can be found in the Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme Handbook.
If you are required to attend the Strand 1 taught element you will be sent the booking link via your university email.
The Greenwich Researcher Forum
The Greenwich Researcher Forum (PGR & ECR) brings together Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to discuss key matters affecting their academic and professional development. It serves as a space for sharing information on University strategy, policy, and initiatives while supporting the implementation of Greenwich Research & Innovation (GRI) sub-strategies.
The forum provides an opportunity for researchers to voice their views, raise concerns, and contribute to meaningful improvements in their experience. By facilitating discussions, identifying best practices, and recommending solutions, the forum helps shape a more supportive and inclusive research environment. Insights and key findings from these discussions are shared with Faculties, Directorates, and the University Research and Knowledge Exchange Board to drive positive change across the institution.
Click here for Greenwich Researcher Forum (PGR & ECR) Terms of Reference