Dr Tina Barnes, Principal Teaching Fellow at WMG, has been re-elected to the Executive Committee of the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE).

UKCGE was founded in 1994 and is the leading independent representative body for Postgraduate Education in the UK. Its mission is to be the authoritative voice for postgraduate education in the UK, providing high quality leadership and support to members in order to promote a strong and sustainable postgraduate education sector.

The Council’s activities are managed by the Executive Committee which consists of 12 elected individuals who are responsible for the overall management and control of UKCGE. All Executive Committee members are elected for a three year term and support the Council on a voluntary basis.

Dr Barnes joined WMG in 1999, following a career in the automotive industry. She is a member of the WMG Executive responsible for one of the longest-standing UK EngD programmes, and manages Warwick’s EngD and part-time PhD programmes in Hong Kong. She teaches International Joint Ventures and Research Methodology, supervises both doctorate and masters students, and is pursuing research on international collaborations involving China and Hong Kong.

Dr Barnes was appointed UKCGE Honorary Secretary in May, 2011. She co-organises and contributes to a UKCGE Working Group on the Student Experience, has authored three UKCGE publications, and co-organises events on topical issues in postgraduate education. She represents UKCGE on the HEFCE-funded Research Information and Digital Literacies Coalition (RIDLs) and the EThOS Advisory Board (Electronic Theses Online Service). She also served as a member of the Steering Committee for the Professional Doctorates Special Interest Group (SIG), representing both Warwick and UKCGE, from July 2010 until September 2012.