Maeve is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist with over 10 years of experience as a Student Learning Advisor in Trinity College Dublin.  She is currently undertaking a part-time PhD in the School of Education in Trinity College Dublin Ireland (2016-to date). Her research title is ‘Networked in or networked out? Learners’ experiences of completing a PhD on a part-time basis in Ireland.’.  Maeve has worked as a researcher in the Centre for Research and Innovation Management (CENTRIM) at the University of Brighton UK and as a Careers Advisor, predominantly for students with disabilities in Dublin City University.  She is interested in higher education policy and student access. inclusion and success, particularly in relation to students who tend to have been overlooked in policy and practice, such as part-time doctoral candidates.