Dr Fiona Knight
- u_fknight at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- Head of Research Excellence and Governance
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Biography
Dr Fiona Knight has a PhD in Mineralogy & Geochemistry from Cardiff University. At Bournemouth University, she is Head of the Doctoral College and is responsible for the University’s portfolio of postgraduate research degrees. Fiona joined BU in 2003 to establish the Graduate School and also spent time working in the Research Development and Support Office.
Fiona previously worked at Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has also worked for various petroleum companies (including BP).
Fiona’s current research interests include postgraduate student mental health and well-being; the evaluation of postgraduate student learning; supervisory development & practice. Fiona is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Journal Articles
- Casey, C., Harvey, O., Taylor, J., Knight, F. and Trenoweth, S., 2022. Exploring the wellbeing and resilience of postgraduate researchers. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 46 (6), 850-867.
Books
- Allen, S. et al., 2022. Fusion Learning Colloquium 2022 - Proceedings. Poole, UK: Bournemouth University.
Conferences
- Stewart, N., Knight, F. and Taylor, J., 2022. Building meaningful postgraduate research communities and the role of the Doctoral College. In: UKCGE International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education and Training 5-8 April 2022 Online.
- Stewart, N., Taylor, J. and Knight, F., 2020. Preparing for the next phase: Transitional support for postgraduate research students [online]. In: UK Council for Graduate Education Annual Conference 29 June-3 July 2020 Online.
- Stewart, N., Cutler, C., Knight, F. and Taylor, J., 2018. The challenges of developing and supporting a strong research community and culture in a postgraduate research context. In: UK Council for Graduate Education Annual Conference.
- Stewart, N., Cutler, C., Knight, F. and Taylor, J., 2018. The challenges of developing and supporting a strong research community and culture in a postgraduate research context. In: UK Council for Graduate Education.
Posters
- Polkinghorne, M., Taylor, J. and Knight, F., 2022. Finding the Key to Successful Doctoral Supervision. In: FLIE Fusion Learning Colloquium 2022.
- Knight, F., Taylor, J., Polkinghorne, M. and Edwards, R., 2017. Non-Academic Research Impact: A Case Study Exploring the Perceived Importance of Non-Academic Impact of Doctoral Students’ Research at Bournemouth University. In: UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) Annual Conference 2017.
PhD Students
- Chloe Casey. Promoting mental health & wellbeing to build the resilience, capability and capacity of PGRs
Internal Responsibilities
- Programme Leader / Facilitator, Supervisory Development Training (New Supervisors)
- Programme Leader / Facilitator, Supervisory Development Training (Established Supervisors)
- Secretary, Research Degree Committee
- Committee Member, Faculty of Health & Social Science Research Degrees Committee
- Committee Member, Faculty of Science and Technology Research Degrees Committee
- Committee Member, University Research & Professional Practice Committee
- Committee Member, Research Performance and Management Committee
Qualifications
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in Learning and teaching in higher education (HEA in Teaching in Higher Education (Advance HE), 2019)
- PhD in Geochemistry & Mineralogy (Cardiff University, 2000)
- MSc in Mining Geology (University of Exeter : Camborne School of Mines, 1995)
- BSc (Hons) in Geology (University of Gloucestershire, 1993)
Memberships
- Higher Education Academy, Senior Fellow (2017-),
- Association of Research Managers and Administrators (UK), Member (2008-), https://arma.ac.uk/
- UK Council for Graduate Education, Member (2004-), http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/