Professor (Emeritus) Pam Denicolo, a chartered psychologist, has just retired from her fulltime role at the University of Reading where she developed the Graduate School system and the post-registration professional practice and research element of the School of Pharmacy.
Her passion for supporting and developing graduate students is demonstrated through her contributions as Vice Chair to the UK Council for Graduate Education Executive Committee, as chair of the Society for Research into Higher Education Postgraduate Network and Executive Editor of the Guides for Supervisors Series. She was a key contributor to Vitae's development of the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) and the QAA's Doctoral Characteristics Advisory Group, and is currently contributing to the revision of the Code of Practice. She is currently advocate for Graduate Studies at the University of Surrey.

Chapter 1 What is 'doctorateness'
Chapter 2 What is the role of assessment in doctoral studies?
Chapter 3 What are the regulatory requirements and responsibilities of doctoral assessors?
Chapter 4 What different forms does assessment take and why during the process of a doctorate?
Chapter 5 How can assessment be made inclusive?
Chapter 6 How can you establish an appropriate rapport and respect in doctoral assessment?
Chapter 7 What feedback is useful and how can it be negotiated?
Chapter 8. How can you deal well with less positive assessment outcomes?
Chapter 9. What forms of final doctoral assessment procedures might an examiner encounter?
Chapter 10. What should we be looking for in a thesis?
Chaptee 11. What are the purposes of a viva voce and how can it be conducted rigorously and compassionately?
Chapter 12. What are potential outcomes and what will be your continuing role?