Kirsty Rawlings
Research Partnerships Manager
I have been with the PhD Academy since its inception in 2016. I manage processes to ensure compliance with ERSC reporting and accreditation requirements. As the LSE ESRC nominated contact I am responsible for developing relationships with the wider DTP network. I also provide advice, guidance and support to students, academics and administrative staff on key Research Council initiatives, workshops, conferences and events.
I am the lead for the LSE DTP Training Needs Analysis and the ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships recruitment processes.I graduated with a BA (Hons) in History from Essex University and joined LSE in 2014 as Senior Administrator to the Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) having previously worked in the voluntary, education and public sectors in contract compliance and administration.
Dr David Tiedemann
PhD Academy Assistant Manager (Research in Practice)
I lead on Research in Practice a core component of skills training for PhD students funded by The ESRC. Research in Practice, through placements in industry, individual support, and professional development opportunities, works to improve students’ awareness of the career paths open to them and helps them to develop the skills to progress to academic and non-academic careers.
I worked previously in secondary education on access to university, in both a single comprehensive school in Wembley, and later for Ark, a large multi-academy trust. Before that, I completed a PhD at UCL in history.
To contact me, please email d.s.tiedemann@lse.ac.uk
Joe Macdonald
Research Partnerships Officer
I assist in providing advice, guidance and support to students, academics and administrative staff on key Research Council initiatives, workshops, conferences and events. I also provide support to the Research Partnerships Manager with the the ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships recruitment processes.
I graduated with a PhD in History from Queen Mary University in 2023. I did my master's here at LSE in the Department of International History and my BA at the University of East Anglia. Before joining the PhD Academy I worked as an assessment officer in the Department of Social Policy the LSE, with a previous background in administration and teaching at a number of London universities.
To contact me, please email phdacademy@lse.ac.uk