Training for New PGR Supervisors

Audience: Academic staff, External, Research staff, Research supervisors

Date: Wednesday 19 March 2025

Times: 14.00 to 16.00

Programme: Academic Staff Development Programme

Key details: Microsoft Teams. You will be emailed a calendar invite in advance for you to join on the day.

All new supervisors of PG research students

Participants are required to complete pre-course work through Moodle. OSDS will liaise directly with participants how to access for completion.

This session is essential for all new supervisors of postgraduate research students.

Outline programme

Participants are required to complete pre-course work through Moodle. OSDS will liaise directly with participants how to access for completion.

What participants have said about a previous version of this course:

An up to date understanding of current policies and good practise will improve your confidence and (hopefully) effectiveness as a PhD supervisor. Particularly good for knowing what to do or who to ask if something goes wrong.
It's useful to talk through hypothetical scenarios with other supervisors from other subjects and with different experiences.
Very helpful to attend such an event - it is really essential for all supervisors in a rapidly changing research and international landscape, and will help to guard against unwitting errors or bad supervisory practice.

By the end of the session, participants will:

Understand the process and landscape of postgraduate research study in St Andrews, and the support available to supervisors and their students
Have explored the different facets of PhD supervision to understand what good supervision looks like, and considered approaches for managing their PhD student relationships
Understand the key rules and regulations which all PhD supervisors must know and need to adhere to, in St Andrews.

University Staff