Dr Fiona Knight - Bournemouth University Staff Profile Pages

Biography

Biography

Dr Fiona Knight has a PhD in Mineralogy & Geochemistry from Cardiff University. At Bournemouth University, she is Head of the Doctoral College and is responsible for the University’s portfolio of postgraduate research degrees. Fiona joined BU in 2003 to establish the Graduate School and also spent time working in the Research Development and Support Office.

Fiona previously worked at Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has also worked for various petroleum companies (including BP).

Fiona’s current research interests include postgraduate student mental health and well-being; the evaluation of postgraduate student learning; supervisory development & practice. Fiona is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Journal Articles

Casey, C., Trenoweth, S., Taylor, J., Knight, F. and Harvey, O., 2024. Investigating the Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience of Postgraduate Researchers. Psychology International.
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Harvey, O., Casey, C., Polkinghorne, M., Trenoweth, S., Knight, F., Helstrip, J. and Taylor, J., 2024. Qualitative Pilot Interventions for the Enhancement of Mental Health Support in Doctoral Students. Psych., 6, 426-437.
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Knight, F., Taylor, J. and Polkinghorne, M., 2024. Doctoral Student Experience: The Supervisors’ Perspective. Education Sciences, 14 (1).
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Casey, D.C., Knight, F., Taylor, J. and Trenoweth, S., 2023. Understanding the Mental Health of Doctoral Students. Encyclopedia.
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Polkinghorne, M., Taylor, J., Knight, F. and Stewart, N., 2023. Doctoral Supervision: A Best Practice Review. Encyclopedia, 3 (1), 46-59.
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Casey, C., Harvey, O., Taylor, J., Knight, F. and Trenoweth, S., 2022. Exploring the wellbeing and resilience of postgraduate researchers. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 46 (6), 850-867.
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Books

Polkinghorne, M. et al., 2023. Fusion Learning Conference 2023 - Proceedings. Poole, Dorset, UK, BH12 5BB: Bournemouth University.
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Allen, S. et al., 2022. Fusion Learning Colloquium 2022 - Proceedings. Poole, UK: Bournemouth University.
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Conferences

Knight, F. and Taylor, J., 2023. The Doctoral College role in ensuring research degree supervision excellence. In: 2023 EUA-CDE Annual Meeting: Engaged research – the role of communication in doctoral education 14-16 June 2023 Lahti, Finland.
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Stewart, N., Knight, F. and Taylor, J., 2022. Building meaningful postgraduate research communities and the role of the Doctoral College. In: UKCGE International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education and Training 5-8 April 2022 Online.
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Stewart, N., Taylor, J. and Knight, F., 2020. Preparing for the next phase: Transitional support for postgraduate research students [online]. In: UK Council for Graduate Education Annual Conference 29 June-3 July 2020 Online.
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Stewart, N., Cutler, C., Knight, F. and Taylor, J., 2018. The challenges of developing and supporting a strong research community and culture in a postgraduate research context. In: UK Council for Graduate Education.
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Posters

Polkinghorne, M., Taylor, J. and Knight, F., 2022. Finding the Key to Successful Doctoral Supervision. In: FLIE Fusion Learning Colloquium 2022.
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Stewart, N., Cutler, C., Knight, F. and Taylor, J., 2018. The challenges of developing and supporting a strong research community and culture in a postgraduate research context. In: UK Council for Graduate Education Annual Conference.
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Knight, F., Taylor, J., Polkinghorne, M. and Edwards, R., 2017. Non-Academic Research Impact: A Case Study Exploring the Perceived Importance of Non-Academic Impact of Doctoral Students’ Research at Bournemouth University. In: UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) Annual Conference 2017.
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PhD Students

PhD Students

Chloe Casey. Promoting mental health & wellbeing to build the resilience, capability and capacity of PGRs

Internal Responsibilities

Internal Responsibilities

Committee Member, Research Performance and Management Committee
Committee Member, University Research & Professional Practice Committee
Committee Member, Faculty of Science and Technology Research Degrees Committee
Committee Member, Faculty of Health & Social Science Research Degrees Committee
Secretary, Research Degree Committee
Programme Leader / Facilitator, Supervisory Development Training (Established Supervisors)
Programme Leader / Facilitator, Supervisory Development Training (New Supervisors)

Qualifications
Memberships

Qualifications

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in Learning and teaching in higher education (HEA in Teaching in Higher Education (Advance HE), 2019)
PhD in Geochemistry & Mineralogy (Cardiff University, 2000)
MSc in Mining Geology (University of Exeter : Camborne School of Mines, 1995)
BSc (Hons) in Geology (University of Gloucestershire, 1993)

Memberships

Higher Education Academy, Senior Fellow (2017-),
Association of Research Managers and Administrators (UK), Member (2008-), https://arma.ac.uk/
UK Council for Graduate Education, Member (2004-), http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/