Supervisor Training 2025

Supervisors of SGSAH DTP and CDA funded students must attend one Supervisors’ Induction workshop led by SGSAH. This is mandatory for supervisors who have not completed one of our supervisor training sessions in the last three years. Supervisors are asked to reserve a place prior to the nomination being submitted.

Mark your calendars – the dates for our 2025 Supervisor Training sessions are:

• Thursday 4th September 2pm - 3.15pm (DTP Open Competition)
• Monday 8th September 2pm - 3.15pm (DTP Open Competition)
• Tuesday 9th September 2pm - 3.15pm (Partnership PhDs - for CDA & ARCS supervisors)

The training sessions will be held online via Zoom. You will be sent the joining link in advance, as well as some pre-records to watch before the live sessions in September. 

Register for one these sessions by clicking the links above.

In the meantime, if you would like to develop your understanding of the supervisory role, find below one of the recordings from the 2020 Supervisor Training Session: The PhD Researchers Roundtable, where a group of doctoral researchers discuss the following topics:

1) Introductions
i) PhD researcher Intros 1:54
ii) Supervisory Teams: Introductions & Change 3:56  

2) PhD Phases 9:04
i) First Meetings, Ground Rules, Writing Early 9:33
ii) Structure of Meetings: Agendas, Record Keeping and Action Points 18:41
iii) Mid-PhD 23:13
iv) Supervisory Group Dynamics 25:23
v) Managing Supervisory Relationships  27:29
vi) Giving and Receiving Feedback 32:21
vii) Supervising during Challenging Times 41:09
viii) Remote supervision & Covid-19 42:52
ix) Submitting the Thesis 46:50 
x) Preparation for the Viva 50:23  

3) Final Tips 57:12