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- sarah.kearns@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Mrs Sarah Kearns
Researcher Development Manager
Doctoral College
Biography
Biography
Researcher Development Manager
Responsible for managing the Researcher Development Programme for postgraduate research students and research staff. Facilitates the Researcher Forum, European HR Excellence in Research Award and the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.
Responsible for managing the Researcher Development Programme for postgraduate research students and research staff. Facilitates the Researcher Forum, European HR Excellence in Research Award and the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.
Qualifications
MA Strategy and Policy, University of New South Wales
BBus (Human Resource Management), Queensland University of Technology
BBus (Human Resource Management), Queensland University of Technology
Roles on external bodies
Member of Vitae South West and Wales Advisory Group and Vitae South West Universities Network Group
Publications
Publications
Journals
Journals
Articles
Homer S, Solbrig L, Djama D, Bentley A, Kearns S & May J 2021 'The researcher Toolkit: A preventative, peer-support approach to postgraduate research student mental health' Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education , DOI Open access
Articles
Homer S, Solbrig L, Djama D, Bentley A, Kearns S & May J 2021 'The researcher Toolkit: A preventative, peer-support approach to postgraduate research student mental health' Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education , DOI Open access
Personal
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
Invited speaker, UKCGE 6th International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education & Training. 21-22 March 2024, Bath, UK. Presented PhD thesis "Doctoral Graduates' Experiences of PhD Engagement and Outcomes".
Keynote speaker, UKCGE 6th International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education & Training. 21-22 March 2024, Bath, UK. Keynote panel discussion "The Experiences of Doctoral Candidates".