PhD students
Meet the team
Welcome to the key staff responsible for the PhD programme at Nottingham University Business School.
Dr Getinet Haile
Director of PhD Programme and Associate Professor in Industrial Economics
I am very passionate and always aspire to see a vibrant doctoral programme at NUBS, offering ample opportunity for candidates to exploit their research potential. Together with the excellent Doctoral Programmes team, I commit to support your research and scholarship thereby making your stay at NUBS a very productive one. I am based in room B32, Business School South.
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Dr Jing Zhang
Co-Deputy Director of PhD Programme (Pastoral) and Associate Professor in HRM/OB
I am happy to be part of the PhD programme and in my role as PhD Senior Tutor I'm here to give confidential and independent advice to help students through their studies. I am based in room C27, Business School South.
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Debbie Promosso
Operations Manager, Research Knowledge Exchange Team
As Operations Manager, I am part of the school’s operational management team and a member of the Business School Professional Services team focussing on RKE. I am responsible for the day-to-day management, coordination, delivery, and continuous improvement of professional services support for Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) in the school. I work alongside academics in the school and Faculty Research Operations colleagues. I also work closely with other Operations Managers across the Faculty of Social Sciences and with colleagues in Research & Innovation and Finance.
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Karen Maltby
Senior Operations Officer, Core Operations and Research Knowledge Exchange Team
I am a member of the Operations and Research Support team and work alongside the academic members of the NUBS PhD team as well as working closely with Registry and Academic Affairs PGR team covering all areas of the NUBS PhD programme to support students throughout their PhD. I am based in the room B12, Business School North.
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Dr Darcie Mawby
Senior Operations Officer, Core Operations and Research Knowledge Exchange Team
I joined the Operations and Research Support team after completing my own PhD in History at the University of Nottingham. I look forward to working with the other members of the PhD team to ensure that the NUBS PhD students have all the tools and support they need throughout their programme. I am based in room B12, Business School North.
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Pre-Arrival for students
If you need any further help or advice, send an email to li-nubs-phd-support@nottingham.ac.uk and a member of the PhD Team will be happy to help.
Once you have registered and have your email, you can visit the NUBS PhD Student Information SharePoint. This resource gives important guidance and advice on all areas of the PhD programme.
We have a complete range of information to help you become part of the school's community. It will have information on your Welcome event which will be held on Thursday 3 October 2024. All students are expected to attend this event in person.