One-to-One Development
At Bradford, we pride ourselves on our friendly community approach to your research degree experience.
In addition to group training, some University services also offer individually-tailored researcher development through one-to-one appointments or drop-in services.
Each service offers different specialisms, depending upon their area of expertise, so it is worth visiting their websites for service information before booking.

Researcher Development
You can book a one-to-one appointment with a researcher developer to get advice and guidance on any research skills from the RDF domains for PhD or DBA.
Whether you are excelling already and just want to make the most of what the university has to offer, have something from your Training Needs Analysis that requires attention, or even if you're finding some aspects of doctoral study challenging, we can help. Appointments are currently offered to all by MS Teams and in-person.
Career and Employability Services
Career Consultants can give you individual advice on all aspects of identifying, preparing, and applying for posts or career-enhancing exchanges or positions, whether you pursue a profession outside or inside academia.
Subject Librarians
The J.B. Priestley Library not only provides access to resources and researcher training but you can arrange an appointment with your Subject Librarian for advice on searching, managing literature storage and cititation, copyright and many other aspects of researcher information literacy.
The Language Centre
- You can find out about their academic language skills classes by checking their schedule of sessions (below) and enrolling in their Canvas area.
- As a doctoral researcher, you can make an appointment to see an English for Academic Purposes Lecturer to get personalised language development.
- Contact Dr Tim Green to arrange (t.d.green@bradford.ac.uk).
The Disability Service
If you have additional learning needs, this service provides specialist guidance on tools, tech, adjustments and further support.
The Counselling Service
In addition to counselling and therapy, the team offer help with developing intrapersonal skills, such as tackling procrastination, building confidence, resilience, and coping strategies.