Welcome to the web-pages of the Universitas 21
Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies (DDOGS).
The U21 DDOGS have formed a network to enable us to share
ideas and information, and enhance knowledge, contacts and the skills-base
across our membership. We aim to identify ways in which U21 members can
support each other and, ideally, share resources in such areas as professional
development materials or programs, information systems, and core policies and
procedures. To that end, we have launched some specific initiatives,
including a
Visiting Researcher Postgraduate Protocol, support for
postgraduate student networking
at major international conferences and the development of an on-line
Research Integrity Project.
The U21 DDOGS have held three formal meetings. The initial
meeting took place in November 2001 in Noosa, Australia (hosted by the
University of Queensland), and involved DDOGS and Research Managers. A
second meeting was held in Glasgow, Scotland (jointly hosted by the Universities
of Glasgow and Melbourne) in July 2004. The third meeting took place in
November 2005, hosted by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and we
recently met in Lund, Sweden in May 2007. Reports from these meetings are available
by clicking below.
The DDOGS network is currently chaired by
Professor Christopher Thomas,
Directors of the Graduate School and Professor of Molecular Genetics at
the University of Birmingham.