Doctoral School
Autumn 2012 has seen the launch of the SOAS Doctoral School, both as a place to work and meet, and as an organisation to enhance the research student experience. This is a long-anticipated development, and we are delighted to welcome both returning and new research students on board for it.
The corner building at 53 Gordon Square is the physical hub of the Doctoral School. It provides a substantial increase in the number of computer work stations and printers exclusively available to research students, as well as desks for those who prefer to connect their laptops to the SOAS Wi-Fi. The building additionally has meeting rooms, as well as a common room, lockers, showers and bicycle storage.
The Doctoral School organisation is overseen by a Head (Richard Fardon) and an Administrator (Karita Razzell) who will work closely with the Research Student Association and the Associate Deans for Research of the three Faculties to link up services for research students, including the Postgraduate Section of Registry, the Academic Development Directorate (for training), Careers Advice, Scholarships and other research student services. In the coming year, we shall work not just to integrate the existing research student experience at SOAS, but to develop it with events that use our new facilities.
Our priorities are to develop the research student interface on the website so that resources become easier to find, and to get the Doctoral School building running effectively. With these facilities in place, we shall look to work closely with the Research Student Association to learn about your priorities.
