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Melanie Crisfield

Melanie

Researcher Development Advisor

Email: m.crisfield@qmul.ac.uk

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Melanie has a BA in Anthropology and an MA and MPhil in Evolutionary Anthropology. She is currently undertaking a PhD in Education examining the writing experiences and development of international PGT students. 

Melanie has taught in universities both in the United States and the UK. Prior to starting her role at Queen Mary’s, she was the Senior Graduate School Tutor with the Brunel Graduate School, where she coordinated and helped deliver the training and development programme for PGRs. She is also a member of the core team charged with coordinating the training and development programme for PGR students. 

Melanie is responsible for delivering a university-wide PGR training and development programme that is mapped to the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF) and which promotes the excellent PGR training taking place in Schools and Institutes to the wider QM PGR community. 

Key Functions:  

  • Coordinating university-wide training and development for PGR students. 
  • Evaluating the PGR training and development programme to ensure that it is relevant and accessible. 
  • Working with internal and external partners to identify current and upcoming development opportunities. 

Contact Melanie for:  

  • Enquiries about PGR training and development. 
  • The RDF and the Skills Points System (SPS). 
  • PGR support and guidance. 

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