Our Values

The Doctoral Values Project

Co-created by Warwick's PGR community to shape a more research-centred, inclusive postgraduate experience

The Five Doctoral Values

Community and Belonging

Belonging is more than just inclusion—it’s feeling like you matter.

Learning and Personal Growth

This value invites a culture that nurtures growth as it happens.

Recognition and Empowerment

PGRs want to be seen—not just as students, but as valuable contributors to the academic community.

Supporting the Whole Researcher

To support the researcher is to see them fully—not just as students, but as people with lives, struggles, and dreams.

Compassionate Supervision

Compassion in supervision isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.