Doctoral College staff directory

Leadership team:

Professor Richard Yarwood, Director of Doctoral College

Dr Sana Murrani, Deputy Director of the Doctoral College – Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business

Professor David Bilton , Deputy Director of the Doctoral College – Faculty of Science and Engineering

Dr Nicholas Troop, Deputy Director of the Doctoral College – Faculty of Health: for Schools of Psychology, Nursing and Midwifery, and Health Professions

Dr Claudia Barros, Deputy Director of the Doctoral College – Faculty of Health: for Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Cristina Rivas, Doctoral College Manager.

Postgraduate research support team:

Sarah Carne, Senior Research Administrator, Doctoral College

Cher Cressey, Doctoral College Administrator

Adam Green, Doctoral College Administrator

Nikki King, Doctoral College Administrator

Catherine McCoulough, Doctoral College Administrator

Jane Mole, Doctoral College Administrator

Anna Walke, Doctoral College Administrator

Research degree admissions team:

Tracey Gale, Senior Admissions Administrator

Julie Thompson, Doctoral College Administrator (Admissions)

Researcher development team:

Sarah Kearns, Researcher Development Manager

Julia Crocker, Doctoral College Administration Assistant

Postgraduate Research Coordinators

If you are thinking about becoming a postgraduate researcher at the University of Plymouth, you are welcome to contact the Postgraduate Research Coordinators in your field of interest.

They will discuss potential supervisors with you and answer any questions you might have about embarking on a research degree in their research area.

Find out who to contact and how they can help you