Sarah Smith is Doctoral School Manager at Sheffield Hallam, based in the central Doctoral School Team in Research and Innovation Services. This team has oversight of research degree regulations, policies, processes and research student records; provides development activities for research students and staff researchers with a particular focus on supervisors and early career researchers; and supports Hallam’s activities delivered through the YCEDE and EDEPI projects. Sarah joined Sheffield Hallam in 2006; prior to that she worked as a researcher in universities and industry.