What is a Doctoral Peer Mentor?

A Doctoral Peer Mentor is a doctoral student who has knowledge and experience of starting doctoral studies at Bath. A Doctoral Peer Mentor will support you with the step up to doctoral studies, help you settle into life at Bath and be a point of contact throughout the first three months of your course.

You can talk to your mentor about a wide range of things, including:

• Life and work at the University of Bath,
• Adapting to studying at a doctoral level,
• The tough times,
• Opportunities available to doctoral students,
• Preparing for approval of candidature and confirmation,
• How to find additional support.

Become a Peer Mentor

Being a Peer Mentor is a great way to support new students and develop yourself. As a Peer Mentor, you can;

• Develop valuable skills that employers look for, including communication and listening skills, organisation and networking.
• Develop your influencing and engagement skills – a core component of the Researcher Development Framework (RDF)
• Build a doctoral student community.
• Learn more about the support available in the University.
• Increase your confidence by helping others.
• Be invited to our annual celebration event.

Read the role description

"We want to make sure that new doctoral students feel part of a community from their first day. Peer mentoring helps us to connect people and share learnings across individuals"