Paul Wakeling is a professor in the Department of Education at the University of York. He has a longstanding interest in postgraduate education, particularly questions of access. He has completed work on doctoral and master’s education for various higher education bodies, including UKRI, OfS, AdvanceHE, ESRC, BBSRC, HEFCE, the Sutton Trust and numerous universities. He was a co-author of the independent review of the PhD in the social sciences and is currently leading work on doctoral selection and recruitment for the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education, a consortium of five universities focused on improving doctoral access for racially minoritized graduates.
