Dr Emma Bolgar is Programme Leader, MSc Career Guidance and Development, at the University of the West of Scotland. She is a Member of the Career Development Institute and AGCAS, and a Committee Member of AGCAS Research and Knowledge Committee. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she is also Chair of the School of Education and Social Sciences Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Practitioner-led research is one of her current research interests. She designed and runs research skills short courses for practitioners, supporting them to identify, design and deliver a research project.