Ghislaine Dell Head of Careers
Leading and managing the team of Careers Consultants and Applications Advisers, and responsible for all drop-in and appointment provision.
Contact details
G.C.Dell@bath.ac.uk +44 (0)1225 384409
Role
- I lead and manage the team of Careers Consultants and Applications Advisers, and am responsible for all drop-in and appointments provision. I have a special interest in supporting students with disabilities and in widening access and participation in general.
- I have strategic responsibility for Careers provision for doctoral students and am working on new initiatives including a micro-internship scheme and reshaping the Doctoral Careers programme.
- I’m interested in evolving the service to work in the best and most effective way possible to support students, embrace change and respond to new developments.
- I particularly enjoy using our Careers Registration and engagement data to ensure provision is evidence-based and responsive to your needs.
- I work with employability colleagues across the university to ensure students have the best career development possible. I am also a member of AGCAS’ Research and Knowledge Committee.
Career
When I was younger I wanted to be a scientist and I did that for 15 years, including a degree, PhD and 3 research contracts on varied subjects such as genomic imprinting and glucose transport. I came into Careers work to develop careers support for researchers – I wanted to put in place all the things I had wanted while a PhD student and postdoc.
My real highlights over 13 years as a Careers Consultant are the times that I’ve helped a student realise that they have more to offer than they thought – uncovering all of the skills and experiences they thought were not important enough – or overcome nerves around interviews and presentations. I get a real kick from hearing I’ve boosted students’ career confidence. I’ve worked with this amazing team for many years now and am truly lucky to have such committed and caring colleagues. I’m also a complete geek about everything STEM (I used to be a molecular biologist) and regularly get excited about the amazing projects our students work on!
When I’m not in work I eat biscuits, drink coffee, read (I love historical novels and books set in other nations and cultures), chat with my family, and help run a Guide unit.
Education
I have a degree in Biochemistry and Toxicology, a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry and a PGDip in Careers Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education.