The programme uses structured near-peer mentoring rather than positioning one person as the answer to every research problem. The mentor provides development planning, accountability, research-career guidance, feedback and access to a wider mentoring constellation when specialist expertise is needed.

The guiding progression is: demonstrate → practise together → participant leads with feedback → participant works independently → participant helps develop others.

Dr. Thompson is a Lecturer/Researcher at Niger Delta University and an Honorary Research Fellow in Computing Science at the University of Aberdeen. His public academic profile and current work are maintained on his personal website.