Dr Westley Forsythe is Fourth Level Network Co-ordinator at the Irish Universities Association (IUA), where he coordinates the development of the Deans of Graduate Studies network to enhance the international standing of PhD research training and education in Irish universities. Before joining IUA, the University of Sheffield, UK, appointed Westley as Academic Support Officer where he was responsible for the management and coordination of the university’s Research Councils skills training funds. Westley holds a PhD in Irish history from University College Cork, Ireland.

Handbook articles by Westley Forsythe:

• Skills statements and their role in doctoral education: the Irish experience (C 4.4-9)
• Doctoral education in Ireland: progress and orientation (C 4.4-13)