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PhD Supervisor Development Programme 2025-26
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.
PhD Supervisor Development Programme 2025-26
| Workshop Title | Date and time | Register |
|---|---|---|
Induction for PhD Supervisors Mandatory for New PhD Supervisors | 9 September, 10:00am-12:00pm | Register for Induction for PhD Supervisors |
Supporting a Neurodiverse Postgraduate Research Community Professor Debby Riby, Durham University |
9 October, 10:00am-12:00pm | Register for Supporting a Neurodiverse Postgraduate Research Community |
Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva Heads of Doctoral College | 23 October, 10:00am-12:00pm | Register for Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva |
Library Support of the PhD Researcher: A Guide for Supervisors Library Support Team | 10 November, 12.30pm-1.30pm | Register for Library Support of the PhD Researcher: A Guide for Supervisors |
PhD Supervision: Giving Effective Feedback Dr Hugh Kearns |
19 November, 10:00am-12:00pm | Register for PhD Supervision: Giving Effective Feedback |
Mental Health And Wellbeing In The PhD Prof Karen Kirby and Student Wellbeing Team |
8 December, 2:00pm-4:00pm | Register for Mental Health and Wellbeing In The PhD |
Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva Heads of Doctoral College | 17 February, 2:00pm-4:00pm | Register for Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva (Repeat of previous workshop) |
Open Access and Copyright Essentials for Supervisors Library Support Team | 9 March, 12.30pm-1.30pm | Register for Open Access and Copyright Essentials for Supervisors |
Induction for PhD Supervisors Mandatory for New PhD Supervisors | 1 April, 2:00pm-4:00pm | Register for Induction for PhD Supervisors (Repeat of previous workshop) |
PhD Supervisor Network Events
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.
| Location | Date and time | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast Campus - Room: BD-02-036 | 6 November, 12:30pm-1:30pm | Register for November Supervisor Network Event |
| Coleraine Campus - Room M102 - Collab Lab & Balcony | 28 April, 12:30pm-1:30pm | Register for April Supervisor Network Event |
| Derry~Londonderry Campus - MI022 | 25 June, 12:30pm- 1:30pm | Register for June Supervisor Network Event |
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Events for Supervisors
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