The Database of career stories (DoCS) is a resource for postgraduate researchers, research staff and researcher developers to inform career decisions and career planning. The database provides access to the career stories of hundreds of people with a doctorate or research background illustrating the range and variety of careers that people with a research training go on to do and demonstrating the wider impact of research careers on society/the economy.
To enrich and expand the resource we encourage you to upload your own career story or collection of stories to the database. Log into the Vitae website and select either ‘My career story' or ‘My career story projects' from the dashboard (top left of screen).
Please also view career story projects.
Professor Jeanne Bell
- Position:
- Professor of Neuropathology, Western General Hospital, University of Edinburgh
- Employment sector:
- Teaching and education
Dr Stefan Bilbao
- Position:
- Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
- Employment sector:
- Research - university
- Research subject:
- Electrical and electronic engineering
Ray Bowden
- Position:
- Chairman, The Wine Society
- Employment sector:
- Creative arts and culture
- Research subject:
- Physics
Dr Gary Brickley
- Position:
- Senior Lecturer, Sports Exercise, University of Brighton
- Employment sector:
- Education
- Research subject:
- Sports science
Riccardo Briganti
Jenny Brookman
- Position:
- College supervisor, University of Cambridge
- Employment sector:
- Research - university
- Research subject:
- Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Steve Brown
- Position:
- Geneticist, MRC
Tim Brown
- Position:
- Lecturer, Centre for Communication Systems Research, University of Surrey
- Employment sector:
- Research - university
- Research subject:
- Electrical and electronic engineering
Sarah (Sal) Buckler
- Position:
- Consultation manager, City of Sunderland Concil
- Employment sector:
- Public sector
- Research subject:
- Social Anthropology, 2004
Ruth Cameron
- Position:
- Joint director, Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials
- Employment sector:
- Education
- Research subject:
- Physics



