Supervisor Training & Events

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.

Supervisor Development Programme

2019-2020

Supervisor Development Programme Overview (PDF)

TRAINING EVENTS

Title of Session	Date	Location
An Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster (for new Supervisors)	26 Aug 2019, 11am-3pm 11 Sept 2019, 9am-1pm 12 Feb 2020, 12pm-4pm 4 March 2020, 12pm-4pm	2F06, Jordanstown MI022, Magee 8K14B, Jordanstown RSVP E206, Coleraine RSVP
Sharing Best Practice and PhD Supervisor Update (for established Supervisors)	29 Aug 2019, 10am-12pm 12 Sept 2019, 10am-12pm 22 Apr 2020, 2pm-4pm 29 Apr 2020, 2pm-4pm	E206, Coleraine 2F06, Jordanstown MI022, Magee RSVP 8K14B, Jordanstown RSVP
Supporting PhD Writing (Dr Dan Soule, Grammatology)	TBC
PhD Supervision: Giving Effective Feedback (Hugh Kearns, iThinkWell)	27 January 2020, 4-5pm	Jordanstown RSVP The Doc (next to UUSU Hub)
Turbocharge Your Writing (for Supervisors & PhD Researchers)	27 January 2020, 2-4pm	Jordanstown RSVP The Doc (next to UUSU Hub)

,RESOURCES FOR SUPERVISORS


Epigeum Online Training 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.
Vitae 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. https://www.vitae.ac.uk/doing-research/supervising-a-doctorate.
ThinkWell Hugh Kearns' website with free resources and downloadable templates. https://ithinkwell.com.au/resources/tools-for-phd-supervisors 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.

Any queries, please contact Lisa Thompson, Doctoral Development Manager, Doctoral College: l.thompson@ulster.ac.uk