About the Vitae NW Hub

The NW hub is hosted by the University of Manchester within the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences. The Vitae NW Hub team are committed to enriching professional and career development support for researchers across the region. The hub has established an enthusiastic steering group with members from each key Higher Education Institution in the North West. The Hub organises and supports an extensive range of activities including:

• Managing an annual good practice event for the region.
• Establishing a network of regional contacts to share ideas and resources.
• Facilitating local and regional events for researchers, for example the Postgraduate Researchers in Science Medicine annual conference.
• Disseminating policies, events and resources throughout the region.

Contact the Vitae NW Hub:

Mrs Tracey McLoughlin (Hub Secretary)

University of Manchester 
Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Graduate Office 
Simon Building, Room 3.44B
Brunswick Street 
Manchester 
M13 9PT 
Tel: 0161 275 1462
Email: nwhub@vitae.ac.uk

Dr Emma Gillaspy (Hub Manager) 
University of Manchester 
Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Graduate Office 
Simon Building, Room 3.44B
Brunswick Street 
Manchester 
M13 9PT 
Tel: 0161 275 1375
Email: emma.gillaspy@manchester.ac.uk  

Dr Judy Williams (Co-ordinator)
University of Manchester 
Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Graduate Office 
Simon Building, Room 3.44B
Brunswick Street
Manchester
M13 9PT 
Tel: 0161 275 1468
Email: judith.c.williams@manchester.ac.uk

 

Key Institutional Websites:

University of Bolton

Postgraduate and Continuing Professional Development

Quality Assurance and Enhancement Unit

University of Central Lancashire

Research at UCLAN

University of Chester

Research at Chester: Learning and Teaching Institute

Research at Chester

University of Cumbria

Research at University of Cumbria

Edge Hill University

Research at Edge Hill University

Lancaster University

Research Students at Lancaster

Career Development Support for Contract Researchers

University of Liverpool

The Graduate School

Educational Development Division

Liverpool Hope University

Research Skills Scheme

Liverpool John Moores University

Research Support Office

University of Manchester

Research Support Hub

Manchester Metropolitan University

Research Enterprise and Corporate Development

Organisation Development and Training

University of Salford

Research and Graduate College