2025 · Book chapter
The researcher-centred doctorate: redesigning the PhD for working scholars
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Director of Doctoral Studies
Dr. Zahra Salimi
Zahra leads DCUK's doctoral programmes, bringing extensive experience in research supervision, doctoral pedagogy, and interdisciplinary scholarship. She supervises researchers investigating the changing nature of doctoral work itself.
- Methodology
- qualitative
- Current researchers
- 4
- Supervises
- PhD · DBA · EDD · MPhil
- Availability
- Accepting
Supervision style
How I supervise
"Dialogic. Expect long meetings where you talk more than I do — the sharpness of your articulation is itself the intervention."
Expertise
What I work on
- Doctoral pedagogy
- Interdisciplinary methods
- Researcher development
- Narrative inquiry
Currently on my desk
Reading list
Updated quarterly
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01
The Good Supervisor
Gina Wisker
"Every new supervisor should read this before their first meeting."
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02
Narrative Inquiry
Clandinin & Connelly
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03
Doctoral Education in International Context
Carter & Laurs
Recent work
Selected publications
2024 · Journal article
Supervision as pedagogy: a narrative synthesis
Ready to work with Zahra?
Submit a brief research proposal and your application comes to Zahra's desk directly. You'll hear back within five working days.