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 Doctoral College is pleased to share details of forthcoming workshops as part of the PhD Supervisor Development Programme at Ulster. These workshops have been put in place to support supervisors in their role, to share good practice and provide relevant updates from the Doctoral College.
The workshops will take place online to maximise accessibility and to encourage cross-campus and cross-disciplinary participation. There will also be opportunities for PhD Supervisors to meet informally on campus as part of new PhD Supervisor Network – a community of practice – to support the practice and development of PhD Supervision at Ulster. The Supervisor Development Programme is available to all academic staff at Ulster. It covers a range of skills for both new and established supervisors.
| Workshop Title | Date and time | Register |
|---|---|---|
Induction for PhD Supervisors at Ulster | 5 Sept, 10am-12pm | Registration now closed. |
Supporting International PhD Researchers | 3 Oct, 12pm-1pm | Registration now closed. |
Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva | 22 Oct, 10am-12pm | Registration now closed. |
PhD Supervision: Giving Effective Feedback | 1 Nov, 10am-12pm | Registration now closed. |
Supporting PhD Researcher Wellbeing | 4 Dec, 10am-12pm | Registration now closed. |
Chairing / Examining a Viva | 13 Feb, 2pm-4pm | Registration now closed. |
Using AI in the PhD | 5 Mar, 10am-1pm | Registration now closed. |
Ethics: Preparing Your PhD Researcher for Ethics Applications | 24 Mar, 10am-12pm | Register for preparing for ethics applications |
Library Support of the PhD: A Guide for Supervisors | 1 April, 12pm-1pm | Register for Library Support of the PhD: A Guide for Supervisors |
Induction for PhD Supervisors at Ulster | 11 April, 10am-12pm | Register for Induction for PhD Supervisors at Ulster |
Supervising Practice PhDs | 7 May, 10am-12pm | Register for Supervising Practice PhDs |
| Pedagogical Approaches for Doctoral Education Professor Sonja McIlfatrick | 26 May, 10.00am-12.00pm | Register for Pedagogical Approaches for Doctoral Education |
For Further information, please contact Lisa Thompson l.thompson@ulster.ac.uk
The PhD Supervisor Network is a new community of practice at Ulster which aims to provide informal opportunities for PhD Supervisors to meet on campus to reflect and share experiences on focused themes relevant to PhD Supervision. For further details please contact Professor Alison Gallagher am.gallagher@ulster.ac.uk.
PhD Supervisor Network Events | Date and time | Register |
|---|---|---|
Supporting International PhD Researchers | 17 Oct, 1pm-2pm | Registration now closed. |
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the PhD | 12 Nov, 12:30pm-1:30pm | Registration now closed. |
Supporting International PhD Researchers | 12 Dec, 1pm-2pm | Registeration now closed. |
Pedagogical Approaches for Doctoral Education | 18 Feb, 1pm-2pm | Registration now closed. |
Network Event | Postponed | Registration now closed |
Network Event | 15 May, 1pm-2pm | Register for network event in Derry~Londonderry |
For additional resources please click on the following link: Supervisor Development Programme - Home
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.
