Mrs Sarah Kearns

Profiles

Mrs Sarah Kearns

Researcher Development Manager

Doctoral College

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. 

Qualifications

MA Strategy and Policy, University of New South Wales
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

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

Personal

Reports & invited lectures

Invited speaker, UKCGE 6th International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education & Training.  21-22 March 2024, Bath, UK. Presented PhD research "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".
Invited speaker, Vitae International Researcher Development Conference. 3-5 September 2024. Presented PhD research "Doctoral Graduates' Experiences of PhD Engagement and Outcomes".