Report/Guidance

Accessibility Activity Diagram, created by Betül Gaye Dinç and Rachel Boyd, 2025. Alt text: The figure illustrates a sideways figure eight—the disen infinity symbol-encircled by text. On the left-side, "institutional" and on the right-side "individual" are written. On the right side, "emotional cost", "student may disengage the PhD", "problem", "self-advocacy, own resources" are written. In the middle, "object" and on the left-side, "tools", "organisation". "policy, legal requirements", "time sensitivity" and "division of labour" are written. Outside the loop, an arrow shows "outcome, coherent guidance".

(Open-access) Accessibility: Review and Repair Recommendations for Northern Bridge Consortium

Two-Thirds of PhD Students Do not Use the Doctoral Training Partnership Website. The Real Problems Run Deeper. What is not working in Northern Bridge Consortium's (NBC) current approach to access? When we asked this question to understand how PhD students use NBC documentation at the 2024 NBC Summer School at Queen's University Belfast, their responses revealed something unexpected: the barriers extended far beyond NBC’s documentation and website. Students highlighted challe

Betül Gaye Dinç