Our PGR students

Join a vibrant research community with over 150 research students. Hear some of our students and graduates speak about their experiences, and find out more about their research in this comprehensive list.

As a research student at Moray House, you will benefit from the range of academic and social events that take place throughout the year. Our Graduate School organises an annual series of around 25 different training, talks and seminar events, as well as an ‘Interweaving’ conference for postgraduate research students and staff. We also have a number of postgraduate courses in research methodologies and other topics that are available for auditing.

Research students typically align with one of our thematic hubs. Learn more about our current students and their research in this comprehensive list:

Our Postgraduate Research students by Thematic hub

Hear from some of our students and graduates

We feel there is no better evidence for the quality of our community than the feedback of our students and graduates. Hear from some of our former and current students about their postgraduate research experience:

Af'ida Hysniyah, PhD student

Watch more videos from our postgraduate research students

PhD student story: Balancing family and academic life

Guy Stern, MScR 2020

'When I decided to retire and to try to answer this research question about biomechanical mobility, I looked for staff that are experts in the field.'

Jo Forster, PhD 2018

'I found my PhD research study the best thing that I have done in my life...It was a great opportunity to continue to learn new knowledge and skills, to become a critical thinker, as well as find different ways of working (e.g. digitally) and finding time to write academically.'

Michele Saraiva Carilo, PhD 2018

'Expertise of faculty made me choose Moray House...I felt that I needed to be trained and supervised by scholars who understood theory, respected practice, and, mostly, acknowledge diverse contexts rather than pushing Eurocentric perspectives on education.'

Edward Hall, PhD 2015

'It was such a supportive and inspiring environment, one that both engaged and challenged me. Any form of doctoral study is a significant challenge, but my supervisory team and the interactions I had with a diverse group of peers always spurred me on and scaffolded that journey.'

Pamela Mary Stagg-Jones, PhD 2008

'I gained confidence in my ideas and my research from my time as a student at Moray House. My life is more confident in every way. It was a life-changing time.'

This article was published on 17 Jun, 2024