RD Research

Recent RD publications, conference papers & articles

UKCGE Conference July 2026

• Meddling with Purpose: Empowering Postgraduates to Co-Create and Deliver Researcher Development (Michele Underwood)
• Beyond Deficit Models: Trauma-Informed Supervision as Everyday Practice in Postgraduate Research (Frane Vusio)

Vitae Conference & Project Lead March 2026

Vitae Researcher Development Framework (Katy Mahoney)

REDS Conference Proceedings (May 2025)

Meddling with Purpose: Reimagining Researcher Development (Michele Underwood)

REDS (Researcher Education Development & Scholarship) Conference October 2024

Empowering postgraduate researchers: A six year study on PGR-Led Researcher Development Programmes (Michele Underwood)

Vitae Conference September 2024

Training Postgraduate Researchers to Deliver and Facilitate Researcher Development Programs (Michele Underwood)

Exchanges Podcast

There’s a Write Way to get Published: In Conversation with Anna Fancett

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Research Culture Project August 2024

Empowering Minds: Navigating Mental Health in Academic Research (Frane Vusio)

Invisible Disability Podcast 2023-2024

Invisible Disability | Podcast on Spotify ( Frane Vusio)

Research Culture Conference September 2023

Should Researcher Development programmes be involved in mental health literacy of PGRs mental health and wellbeing? (Frane Vusio)

Paper & Publication Exchanges Journal 2024

Developing Researchers’ Writing Skills: A critical reflection of developing a series of academic writing workshops for postgraduates (Anna Fancett )

REDS Conference October 2020

Coached: Researcher Development Online - a narrated flipbook presentation (Katy Mahoney & Michele Underwood)

Wider research involvement

Widening research and participation (wrap) a Students as Research partners research project. (Michele Underwood P.I) In 2018 the team researched the potential of undergraduate involvement in research to improve the experience and outcome of UGs at University; and to widen engagement with research and diversify the research pipeline. The team reported on the above and also the value of Students as Partners as a research and teaching process.

Widening Research and Participation (warwick.ac.uk)

PhD In Second Language- an initiative to support PGRs researching in their second or third language (Luana Tavano Garcia)

The Parent Juggle- supporting parents whilst they undertake their PhD (Katy Mahoney)

PhD Networks- bring groups of PGRs together to explore interests (Michele Underwood)