Scientific Inspiration

Wandi Bruine de Bruin – I admire her ability to apply theory to urgent real-world problems. I also like her approachable personality.

Supervision Style

In three words or phrases: Encouraging, student-centred, outcome-oriented

Provision of Training

I establish training needs early on and discuss these with the student. I offer support and inclusion by linking with existing PhD students and inviting them to research group meetings.

Progression Monitoring and Management

I have an open-door policy and I will most likely interact with the student daily to discuss experiments and project progression. In addition, we have meetings with other research groups from the department that will help to identify new and interesting experimental approaches and solve problems early on.

Communication

Communication is an important aspect of science and I encourage my students to openly discuss project ideas, problems and new directions with me and other team members.

PhD Students can expect scheduled meetings with me:

These one on one meetings will be a mixture of face to face or via video chat or telephone, and I am usually contactable for an instant response 3 or 4 days per week.

Working Pattern

The timing of work in my lab is completely flexible, and (other than attending pre-arranged meetings), I expect students to manage their own time.

Notice Period for Feedback

I need at least 2 weeks' notice to provide feedback on written work of up to 5000 words