C-DaRE Postgraduate Research Community

 Hetty Blades

Assistant Professor

Hetty is co-lead for the Postgraduate Research (PGR) programme at C-DaRE. She completed her PhD in the Centre (2012-15) under the supervision of Sarah Whatley and Scott deLahunta. She enjoys engaging with PGRs’ thinking as it is emerging and supporting people to find ways to effectively communicate their research.

 Simon Ellis

Associate Professor Research

Simon is co-lead for the Postgraduate Research (PGR) programme at C-DaRE. He has taught in Higher Education since 1992 and has been a fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2010. Simon is an artist-researcher and was the first person to complete a PhD through practice at the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne University). He takes tremendous pleasure in supporting the work of other people – particularly postgraduates and early career researchers – to seek to understand how artistic and scholarly practices might contribute to developing new understandings of humans in motion. www.skellis.net Visit Simon's Pure Profile

 Dr Victoria Thoms

Assistant Professor

Victoria is one of Coventry University’s Midlands4Cities (M4C) Site Directors. She is an Assistant Professor at the Centre. She completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGCertLTHE) and she is a member of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). From joining CDaRE in 2015 until taking up the role of Site Director in 2021, Victoria was the PGR coordinator for the Centre. During this time, she was responsible for maintaining the welfare and progression of a diverse group of more than 30 PGRs, the largest consistent cohort of PGRs in the Institute for Creative Culture. Under Victoria’s guidance, the Centre achieved one of the highest satisfaction rates in the University (2017 PRES). Visit Victoria's Pure Profile