Supervisor Development Programme

PhD Supervisor Development Programme 2024-25

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 2024-25

PhD Supervisor Development Programme
Workshop Title	Date and time	Register
Induction for PhD Supervisors at Ulster Mandatory for New PhD Supervisors Open to prospective PhD Supervisors Refresher for current PhD Supervisors	5 Sept, 10am-12pm	Registration now closed.
Supporting International PhD Researchers Global Team, Compliance Team & Doctoral College	3 Oct, 12pm-1pm	Registration now closed.
Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva Heads of Doctoral College	22 Oct, 10am-12pm	Registration now closed.
PhD Supervision: Giving Effective Feedback Hugh Kearns	1 Nov, 10am-12pm	Registration now closed.
Supporting PhD Researcher Wellbeing Dr Karen Kirby (UU) and Student Wellbeing Team	4 Dec, 10am-12pm	Registration now closed.
Chairing / Examining a Viva Heads of Doctoral College	13 Feb, 2pm-4pm	Registration now closed.
Using AI in the PhD Dr Daniel Soule	5 Mar, 10am-1pm	Registration now closed.
Ethics: Preparing Your PhD Researcher for Ethics Applications Professor Ann-Marie Gray	24 Mar, 10am-12pm	Registration now closed.
Library Support of the PhD: A Guide for Supervisors Library Support Team	1 April, 12pm-1pm	Registration now closed.
Induction for PhD Supervisors at Ulster Mandatory for New PhD Supervisors Open to prospective PhD Supervisors Refresher for current PhD Supervisors	11 April, 10am-12pm	Registration now closed
Supervising Practice PhDs Dr Brian Dixon, Dr Catherine O'Hara, and Dr Chris McHugh	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

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.

Upcoming events
PhD Supervisor Network Events	Date and time	Register
Supporting International PhD Researchers (Belfast Campus: BD-04-027)	17 Oct, 1pm-2pm	Registration now closed.
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the PhD (Coleraine Campus Room: M102 - Collab Lab and Balcony)	12 Nov, 12:30pm-1:30pm	Registration now closed.
Supporting International PhD Researchers (Derry~Londonderry Campus: MI022)	12 Dec, 1pm-2pm	Registeration now closed.
Pedagogical Approaches for Doctoral Education (Belfast Campus: BC-03-115A)	18 Feb, 1pm-2pm	Registration now closed.
Network Event (Coleraine Campus Room: M102 - Collab Lab and Balcony)	Postponed	Registration now closed
Network Event (Derry~Londonderry Campus: MI022)	15 May, 1pm-2pm	Register for network event in Derry~Londonderry