The DBA is a professional research degree, designed to support students and give them the skills they need to deliver unique solutions in their sector or organisation, based on accurate and unbiased analysis of situations therein. Heriot-Watt University is introducing an exciting opportunity to offer DBA with focus on Coaching, supervised by leading researchers and coaching practitioners. In this session, we will introduce the DBA programme, routes to becoming a registered coaching psychologist or accredited coach and discuss coaching research on a doctoral level. “The DBA programme at Edinburgh Business School offers a unique opportunity to study a part-time, flexible doctorate. It couples first-class research methods training with senior academics to produce world-leading practitioners of research-based business solutions” Dr Jesus Canduela, Head of DBA Programme. This session is particularly suitable for the current MSc students and professionals, who are interested addressing workplace solutions by doing research in coaching.