Objectives for PADC1 (Feb-July 2022): Focus on institutional communication and staff roles 

1. To understand how supervisors, PGR Programme Directors and Programme Officers make decisions about responding to potential doctoral applicants at the pre-application stage, and to explore how these decisions may negatively impact the recruitment of diverse talent.
2. To evaluate the extent to which the Warwick Doctoral College and departmental webpages on PGR admissions transparently describe the pre-application stage.
3. To identify changes at institutional and department levels to create a more transparent and inclusive doctoral admissions process, with a particular focus on enhancing inclusivity for currently underrepresented groups.
4. To produce a suite of professional development opportunities and enduring resources that facilitate the implementation of these changes. 

Objectives for PADC2 (Jan-July 2023): Focus on the experiences of minoritised applicants and the resources available to them  

1. To undertake empirical research at Warwick to understand how current doctoral students who are members of minoritised social groups navigated locating a doctoral supervisor, identifying potential barriers and obstacles in the process as well as enabling factors. To identify recommendations for change based on these findings. 
2. To undertake a review of existing video resources which inform students about how to approach a supervisor, both at the institutional level and more widely across the global HE sector.
3. To create a video resource to demystify the process of finding a supervisor which takes applicants from minoritised social groups as its primary target audience. This video resource brings together findings from PADC1, findings of the empirical research and video review from PADC2.
4. To deliver previously piloted PADC workshops to supervisors, DPGRs and POs across Warwick faculties.