Supervisor Guide
A guide for supervisors supporting PhD researchers
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Our supervisors provide the primary source of support for our PhD researchers and this relationship will be critical in ensuring a positive PhD researcher experience and timely completion. These pages aim to provide supervisors with resources and guidance to facilitate the development of a successful PhD Researcher/Supervisor relationship.
As the Doctoral College revises and strengthens the consistency of processes, supervisors need to be able to readily identify their roles and responsibilities in contributing to the relevant stages of the PhD researcher's journey from application to graduation.
In this section
Supervisor responsibilities in the PhD Researcher's Journey
Detailing key supervisory responsibilities at each stage in the PhD Researcher's journey.
Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) - Indicators of Success
How can supervisors help influence the outcomes of the PRES and increase PhD Researcher satisfaction levels?
PhD Researcher/ Supervisor Relationship
Key to the success of the PhD project will be the PhD Researcher/Supervisor relationship.
Who can be a supervisor?
Guidance on who may participate in a supervisory team
Managing inadequate progress
Whether a PhD researcher is DfE or university funded, funded by a research grant or self-funding, supervisors are obliged to assess progress on an ongoing basis.
Collaborative Arrangements
Guidance on drawing up contracts for both collaborative and joint degree programmes.
Supervisor Code of Practice
This Code of Practice aims to protect all parties involved in the supervisor/researcher relationship and ensure consistent, high quality supervision is available to all researchers
