PhD Supervisors at Ulster have access to training sessions with the Doctoral College, both for those new to supervision and those who are more established.
The Supervisor Development Programme is available to all academic staff at Ulster. It covers a range of skills for both new and established supervisors.
Have a look at the up and coming events on offer for the 2024-25 academic year:
Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop
5 September 10am - 12pm
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Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop
12 September 10am - 12pm
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| Date | Time | Title of Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2024 | 10.00am-12.00pm | Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster Registration now closed. |
| 14 February 2024 | 9.30am-11.30am | Supporting PhD Researcher Wellbeing: What Can Supervisors Do? Registration now closed. |
28 February 2024 | 10.00am-12.30pm | Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulster (for established PhD Supervisors) Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop Register for February's session Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulster Registration now closed. |
| 6 March 2024 | 2.00pm-3.00pm | Library Support of the PhD: A Guide for Supervisors Mary Rose Holman, Jeanie Parris, and Joan Atkinson Register for March's session Library Support of the PhD: A Guide for Supervisors Registration now closed. |
13 March 2024 | 10.00am-12.00pm | Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop Register for March's session Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva Registration now closed. |
| 22 April 2024 | 10.00am-12.00pm | Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop Register for April's session Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster Registration now closed. |
| 22 April 2024 | 2.00pm-4.00pm | Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulster (for established PhD Supervisors) Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop Register for April's session Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulstern at Ulster Registration now closed. |
For further information, please contact Lisa Thompson l.thompson@ulster.ac.uk
All Supervisors have access to online training provision for PhD Supervision (‘Supervision Skills’), available on Blackboard Learn.
This course is set up so that you can self-enrol.
Through our institutional subscription, we also have access to the Vitae resources on supervision.
Please note you must register using your Ulster email address in order to access these, and indeed other, resources on the Vitae website.
Hugh Kearns' website with free resources and downloadable templates.
Book by Hugh Kearns and John Finn on 'Supervising PhD Students: A Practical Guide and Toolkit' (2018). (A copy of this book is given to those PhD Supervisors who attend the Supervisor Development Programme training courses.
For any queries, please contact Lisa Thompson, Doctoral Development Manager, Doctoral College.
