If you are interested in exploring ways of approaching and working with non-academic organisations during or after your PhD, engaging with knowledge exchange activities and disseminating your research, or discussing about ways to enrich your PhD experience, you can contact Maria-Christina Vogkli via email and arrange a chat. All the conversations will be confidential.
Meet Maria-Christin Vogkli
After completing a PhD in Sociology at LSE, Maria-Christina joined the PhD Academy to manage and oversee the SPRING initiative. She is passionate about working across research and other sectors and supporting students to have a more fulfilling and enriched doctoral experience. As part of her work at SPRING, she develops research collaborations between PhD Students and non-academic organisations through which students apply their research skills, share their expertise, and contribute to knowledge exchange and impact. In addition, she organises developmental and work-based learning activities that help students explore various professional and research opportunities.
During her PhD, she worked in various teaching and research positions in different Departments and Divisions of the School, such as the Sociology and the Management Departments, Executive Education, LSE Life and the Eden Centre. Outside academia, she has worked as a freelance Research and Policy Consultant. She also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Her personal interests include art and politics, and she always enjoys a good conversation with friends, cooking and long walks irrespective of the weather.