Are you a member of SHU staff interested in doing a PhD? If so, you are warmly invited to this session where you can learn more about what a PhD is, the different routes to PhD at SHU, how to apply and the SHU context for staff doing PhDs. We will discuss traditional monograph, creative … Continue reading Guidance for SHU Staff Interested in Doing a PhD
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS INTENDED FOR I2RI STAFF ONLY This session will cover issues relating to supporting supervisors; setting up supervisory teams and supporting doctoral candidates at the early stages of the doctoral Journey. The topics covered will be: Developing supervisory teams; What makes a good supervisory team; What roles do supervisors play?; … Continue reading Starting the Doctoral Supervision Journey
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS FOR STAFF ONLY https://shu.zoom.us/j/99174814879 | Meeting ID: 991 7481 4879 One way that we can support our students to optimise the value and influence of their work and share original contributions to knowledge and understanding, is through supporting doctoral students to publish. One responsibility of supervisors is to … Continue reading Research Supervisor Passport (RSP) Session – Writing with Doctoral Students
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS INTENDED FOR I2RI STAFF ONLY The session will be explore how supervisors can support students from diverse backgrounds (Home, International, FT, PT, diverse prior experience and aims) including an introduction to the different modes of doctoral study The following topics will be covered in the session: Current student make … Continue reading Supporting Students from Diverse Backgrounds
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS FOR STAFF ONLY https://shu.zoom.us/j/96119809920 | Meeting ID: 961 1980 9920 Producing a doctoral thesis is likely to be the longest and most difficult piece of work that a student has ever undertaken, and supervisors have a key role in supporting students to complete their final submissions for examination. … Continue reading Research Supervisor Passport (RSP) Session- How to Prepare Students for their Doctoral Examination
The quality of your relationship with doctoral candidates can be crucial to the progress of doctoral projects. There are some common student: supervisor relationship issues for doctoral supervisors in all disciplines. In this session, we will highlight: the increased diversity of the doctoral candidate population and recognise its implications for supervision the importance of … Continue reading RSP: Building and Managing Relationships with Candidates – PLUS Introduction to the Research Passport Scheme (RSP)
At SHU we carry out PGR supervision in teams. This can enhance the experience of doctoral candidates by reducing their reliance upon a single individual. It can give students access to a broader range of expertise and support. It can also provide on-the-job peer support to supervisors. However, the involvement of more than one supervisor … Continue reading RSP: Managing the Supervisor/Supervisor Partnership- EVENT POSTPONED
The programme is aimed at: The main target audience is new staff without previous research supervisor experience and/or research supervisors who have yet to supervise a doctoral programme to completion. Overall programme aims: To disseminate information relevant to the process of the supervision of doctoral researchers, to assist staff to develop and enhance effective research supervision … Continue reading Doctoral Supervisor Development Programme – January 2023 cohort
All forms of doctorate require some written work to be produced. Students need to be able to articulate what they are thinking, to reflect upon their findings, and to gain feedback. However, students may need encouragement and support from their supervisors to be able to write confidently and effectively. Feedback on written work also needs … Continue reading RSP: Developing Student Writing Skills and How to Produce Doctoral Student Feedback