Gabriella Caminotto

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Gabriella is the Admin Lead of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Data-Centric Engineering, and is the first point of contact for current EngD Scholars and prospective applicants. Alongside the Directors, she is responsible for leading on and managing the activities of the Centre, including its widening participation aims, student recruitment and link up with industrial partners, the training programme, student support and development, and ongoing evaluation of the programme.

Gabriella has several years’ experience as a Higher Education administration and student support professional in the UK, with a focus on doctoral education. Her background is in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, and she previously worked as an Equality Charters Adviser (Athena SWAN) at the Equality Challenge Unit (now Advance HE). She has a PhD in Language and Communication from City, University of London, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She also co-teaches on the first core course, An Introduction to Research Methods & Responsible Innovation, which aims to support Scholars as they return to, or begin, university study. 

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