diff --git a/src/components/header/index.js b/src/components/header/index.js
index 0f89717..49a3aa6 100644
--- a/src/components/header/index.js
+++ b/src/components/header/index.js
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ const Header = () => {
               <div className="post-user-name">
                 <p>{name}</p>
                 <small>
-                  {user.specialism}, {user.cohort.title}
+                  {user?.cohort?.title
+                    ? `${user.specialism}, ${user.cohort.title}`
+                    : user.specialism}
                 </small>
               </div>
             </section>
diff --git a/src/pages/profile/ProfilePage.jsx b/src/pages/profile/ProfilePage.jsx
index 989cc85..8a183dc 100644
--- a/src/pages/profile/ProfilePage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/profile/ProfilePage.jsx
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ const ProfilePage = () => {
               role={tempCurrentUser?.role || ''}
               specialism={tempCurrentUser?.specialism || ''}
               cohort={tempCurrentUser?.cohort || ''}
-              startDate={tempCurrentUser?.cohort.startDate || ''}
-              endDate={tempCurrentUser?.cohort.endDate || ''}
+              startDate={tempCurrentUser?.cohort?.startDate || ''}
+              endDate={tempCurrentUser?.cohort?.endDate || ''}
               isEditing={isEditing}
               onChange={handleChange}
             />
diff --git a/src/pages/profile/trainingInfo/index.jsx b/src/pages/profile/trainingInfo/index.jsx
index 2d1f9f0..c3e48f2 100644
--- a/src/pages/profile/trainingInfo/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/profile/trainingInfo/index.jsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const ProfileTrainingInfo = ({
           <TextInput
             label="Cohort"
             name="cohort"
-            value={cohort.title}
+            value={cohort?.title}
             onChange={(e) => onChange('cohort', e.target.value)}
             className={getInputClass('cohort', isEditing, user.cohort)}
             disabled={!canEditField('cohort', isEditing, user.cohort)}
diff --git a/src/pages/search/StudentSearchView.jsx b/src/pages/search/StudentSearchView.jsx
index 29f3654..71406e6 100644
--- a/src/pages/search/StudentSearchView.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/search/StudentSearchView.jsx
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ const StudentSearchView = () => {
                         {u.firstName} {u.lastName}
                       </p>
                       {/* Empty cohorts get a random cohort to ensure nice formatting */}
-                      <p>{u.cohort.title ? u.cohort.title : 'Software Developer,  Cohort 69'}</p>
+                      <p>
+                        {u.cohort?.title
+                          ? `${u.specialism}, ${u.cohort?.title}`
+                          : `${u.specialism}`}
+                      </p>
                     </div>
                     <div style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} onClick={() => navigate(`/profile/${u.id}`)}>
                       Profile
@@ -133,7 +137,11 @@ const StudentSearchView = () => {
                         {u.firstName} {u.lastName}
                       </p>
                       {/* Empty cohorts get a random cohort to ensure nice formatting */}
-                      <p>{u.cohort.title ? u.cohort.title : 'Software Developer,  Cohort 69'}</p>
+                      <p>
+                        {u.cohort?.title
+                          ? `${u.specialism}, ${u.cohort?.title}`
+                          : `${u.specialism}`}
+                      </p>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                   <div