Imperial College London sees early success with Supervisor Search

A long standing partnership focused on innovation 

Imperial College London has worked with FindAUniversity for a number of years and has been an active member of our Advisory Board, helping to shape and inform our postgraduate strategy. As a long-standing advertising partner, they were already engaged in promoting their PhD opportunities through our core FindAPhD platform. When we introduced PhD Supervisor Search as part of our PhD Institution Profile offering, Imperial were among the first universities to trial the feature.

Enhancing visibility and engagement 

Supervisor Search offered a new way for Imperial to highlight the strength and depth of its academic expertise by showcasing individual supervisors and their research areas. For prospective PhD students, this meant a more intuitive and personal way to discover potential supervisors and make informed decisions about their applications.

Tangible results and positive feedback

The impact was immediate: Imperial received a direct application from a student who discovered their potential supervisor through the tool. This early success story clearly demonstrates the value of giving students greater visibility of academic staff, and how this can translate into quality leads and meaningful engagement.

"The supervisor tool has been a great success, receiving positive feedback from departments and academics. We’ve also already received a speculative application from a self-funded PhD student, which is exactly what we hope to achieve from the tool." - Imperial College London

Delivering value

Importantly, Supervisor Search is included at no additional cost as part of the Institution Profile, delivering real value without increasing marketing spend. For Imperial, it offered a cost effective enhancement to their digital student recruitment strategy which aligns with their commitment to innovation and accessibility in postgraduate education.

We’re proud to continue our partnership with Imperial and are delighted they’ve seen early success with Supervisor Search.

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