The Research Office, which has offices on the Coleraine and Jordanstown campuses, is responsible for raising the profile of research by providing administrative support and information for research active staff and research students, and for increasing income through the management of contract research and other funding.

Dr Olaf Sunnotel, Randox Fellowship in Personalised MedicineThe Research Office is also responsible for implementing the research policy of the University, steered by Senate, the Research and Innovation Committee (RIC) and Research Degrees Committee (RDC).


The Research Office provides administrative support, in collaboration with faculties and Research Graduate Schools, for all matters relating to the academic progress of research students from first application through to final examination and graduation.


Day to day enquiries are dealt with by Heather Law at Jordanstown (for Belfast and Jordanstown students) or Eileen Shannon at Coleraine (for Coleraine and Magee students).

Heather Law, Research Office, University of Ulster, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QB
Tel: 028 9036 6079/6234hr.law@ulster.ac.uk

Eileen Shannon, Research Office, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA
Tel: 028 7012 4592/4455e.shannon@ulster.ac.uk

Advice on applying for studentships is available from: Tracey Grissam - at the Coleraine address above.
Tel: 028 7012 3511 or t.grissam@ulster.ac.uk

Information on study within particular disciplines can also be obtained from the contacts named within the section on research supervision or from the appropriate Research Graduate School.

 

 

Research Graduate Schools

The six faculties of the University have Research Graduate Schools, and their aim is:

  • to improve and professionalise the training of research students within the faculty by improving the quality of research induction and training, providing greater co-ordination and structuring of the monitoring and management of progress, providing improved resources for research students and their general welfare, increasing the numbers of research students and developing the faculty as a centre of excellence in graduate research; and
  • to improve and professionalise the training of research students within the faculty by improving the quality of research induction and training, providing greater co-ordination and structuring of the monitoring and management of progress, providing improved resources for research students and their general welfare, increasing the numbers of research students and developing the faculty as a centre of excellence in graduate research.
Faculty of Arts Research Graduate School
Dr Stanley Black
Faculty of Arts
University of Ulster
Coleraine Campus
Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Tel: 028 7012 4581
sj.black@ulster.ac.uk
Faculty of Art Design and the Built Environment Research Graduate School
Professor Neil Hewitt
Faculty of Art Design and the Built Environment
University of Ulster
Shore Road
Newtownabbey
Co. Antrim
BT37 0QB
Tel: 028 9036 8566
nj.hewitt@ulster.ac.uk
Faculty of Computing and Engineering Research Graduate School
Dr Philip Morrow
Faculty of Engineering
University of Ulster
Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Tel: 028 7012 4637
pj.morrow@ulster.ac.uk
Faculty of Life & Health Sciences Research Graduate School
Professor Julian Leslie
Faculty of Life & Health Sciences
University of Ulster
Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Tel: 028 7012 3090
jc.leslie@ulster.ac.uk
Faculty of Social Sciences Research Graduate School
Dr Jacqueline Reilly
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Ulster
Shore Road
Newtownabbey
Co. Antrim
BT37 0QB
Tel: 028 9036 8001
j.reilly@ulster.ac.uk

Ulster Business School
Professor Barry Quinn
Ulster Business School
University of Ulster
Coleraine campus
Cromore Road
Coleraine
Co. Londonderry
BT52 1SA

Tel. +44 (0) 28 7012 4168

b.quinn@ulster.ac.uk