Research culture and researcher development with Kay Guccione

Since starting her career as a Researcher Development Professional in 2010, Kay has developed specialisms and research interests in mentoring, research supervisor development and research community building – anything that revolves around a good quality conversation, and the making of a positive research culture. Kay has published work on Coaching and Mentoring for Academic Development, The Hidden Curriculum in Doctoral Education, the Value of the PhD, and the Part-Time Doctorate. 

Reading List

• https://drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com/blog-2/  

• https://supervisingphds.wordpress.com/  

• Guccione, K. (2025) A whole culture approach to doctoral education. In: Creaton, J., and Gower, O. (eds.) Prioritising the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Doctoral Researchers: Promoting Healthy Research Cultures Routledge: Abingdon-on-Thames 

• Elliot, D. L. , Bengtsen, S.S.E. and Guccione, K. (Eds.) (2023) Developing Researcher Independence through the Hidden Curriculum. Palgrave Macmillan: London. 

• Guccione, K., and Stefanatos, R. (2023) A beginner’s guide to supervising a PhD researcher. The Biochemist. 45 (5): 11–15. 

• Guccione, K. and Bryan, B. (2023) Worth doing but not worth having? The influence of personal aspirations and career expectations on the value of a doctorate. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 14(1)  

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