Nicholas Vella
Director of the Doctoral School
As the Director of the Doctoral School I take the academic lead in representing and promoting a supportive environment for doctoral researchers and supervisory academic staff across the University. As a champion of doctoral education, I work with colleagues across the University to ensure that significant opportunities are created to provide researchers with the skills to be successful at the University and beyond. Alongside my role as Doctoral School Director I lecture in the Faculty of Arts. 

Maurice Apap
Deputy Director of the Doctoral School
As the Deputy Director of the Doctoral School I assist the Director in providing support to doctoral education at the University and co-ordinating courses and events organised by the Doctoral School to provide doctoral students with opportunities for further personal and professional development. I am an academic member of staff at the Faculty of Engineering where I had my first experience in a role supporting doctoral education, first as a member and then as chair of the Faculty Doctoral Committee.

Joseph Cacciottolo
Chair of the Doctoral Academic Committee
My role is to convene the School’s Doctoral Academic Committee that evaluates doctoral applications and programmes recommended by the boards of Faculties, Institutes and Centres of the University. With my colleagues, I am committed to ensure that the doctoral research experience is a fruitful one, supported by the right organisational structures. Apart from my role as the University’s Pro-Rector for Academic Affairs I coordinate the Humanities, Medicine and Science Programme (HUMS) in the Faculty of Arts.

Simon Fabri
Chair of the Professional Development Committee
The Professional Development Committee, which I currently chair, was primarily set up to ensure that the University provides essential initiatives and training programmes for the development of our doctoral candidates’ research and transversal skills, as well as fostering the mentoring abilities of academic supervisors. The committee also promotes initiatives aimed at creating a community spirit among doctoral researchers and encourages participation with external stakeholders. In addition to chairing this committee, I am the University’s Pro-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer, and an academic staff member in the Faculty of Engineering.

Administrative Staff:
  
Maria Abdilla
Louisa Borg
Deborah Tabone