1. Support for postgraduate research student recruitment and admissions Al Carlile Student Recruitment and Admissions

2. Enhanced Admissions Service
Listings/
Advertising
Events and Fairs
CRM/
Auto
Enhanced Admissions Service
Recruitment Matters

3. Listings/Advertising
Objective: Raise the profile of PGR study at Sheffield through profiling our offer online
Current listings:
Prospects
FindAPhD (Find a University)
Postgraduate Studentships (Think Postgrad)
Study Link 
Target Postgrad
Undertaking a project to review the listings approach across the institution
Contact: Tony Flaherty

4. Events and Fairs
Objective: Raise the profile of PGR study at Sheffield through PG events on campus and PhD recruitment fairs
2x PG Open Day each year, around 100 prospective PGR students book to attend each event
Monthly Visit Afternoons, designed for PGR interest (visitors make appointments to see departments)
We attend 3x PGR-focused UK Recruitment Fairs each year (London, Oxford, Cambridge). 10+ PG fairs attended each year with PGR interest seen at fairs
Contact: Jo Thompson

5. CRM/Auto
Objective: Cut down on potential duplication of effort by knowing when an enquiry has been dealt with and make contacting new prospective students easier
PGR enquirer information is collected at recruitment events, via prospectus requests, and through bookings for postgraduate open days
Enquiries captured are available to download from uReports or you can directly using the bulk option within CRM.
Guidance is available at:

6. Enhanced Admissions Service
Objective: Create efficiencies in the PGR admissions process/reduce academic administration
3 Departments actively using PGR EAS
Admissions Service: outstanding document chase, checking academic and English qualifications, making recommended decision
Department: Assesses research proposal and supervisor availability
Controlled rollout, but would welcome expressions of interest from Departments
Contact: Matt Page

7. Recruitment Matters
Objective: Provide Training and support for University staff involved with student recruitment, admissions and related marketing activity
Range of sessions run throughout the year
Topics covered include: qualifications, international markets, CRM training, digital engagement, making the best of open days
The programme can be found at:

8. What support would departments like in recruiting doctoral research students
Fifteen minutes to discuss on tables, please use the post its on tables to record your ideas (these will be collected at the end and used to inform next steps and potential future Recruitment Matters sessions)
Five minutes to feedback key points or raise questions