Supervisor Development Programme

The Supervisor Development Programme is available to all academic staff at Ulster. It covers a range of skills for both new and established supervisors.

Upcoming Events
DateTime Title of Workshop
16 January 202410.00am-12.00pm

Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster
(for new and prospective PhD Supervisors)
Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop

Registration now closed.

14 February 20249.30am-11.30am

Supporting PhD Researcher Wellbeing: What Can Supervisors Do?
Hugh Kearns

Registration now closed.

28 February 2024

10.00am-12.30pm

Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulster (for established PhD Supervisors)

Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop

Register for February's session Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulster

6 March 2024 2.00pm-3.00pm

Library Support of the PhD: A Guide for Supervisors 

Mary Rose Holman, Jeanie Parris, and Joan Atkinson

Register for March's session Library Support of the PhD: A Guide for Supervisors

13 March 2024


10.00am-12.00pm

Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva

Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop

Register for March's session Chairing / Examining a PhD Viva

22 April 202410.00am-12.00pm

Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster

Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop

Register for April's session Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster

22 April 20242.00pm-4.00pm

Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulster (for established PhD Supervisors)

Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop

Register for April's session Sharing Best Practice  in PhD Supervision at Ulster

5 September 202410.00am-12.00pm

Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster

Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop

Register for September's session Introduction to PhD Supervision at Ulster

12 September 202410.00am-12.00pm

Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulster (for established PhD Supervisors)

Prof S McIlfatrick, Prof A Gallagher and Dr P Dunlop

Register for September's session Sharing Best Practice in PhD Supervision at Ulster

NB Further courses and dates will be added.

For further information, please contact Lisa Thompson l.thompson@ulster.ac.uk


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