Postgraduate Research Supervisor Resources
Access the training, information and guidance you need to help your students thrive.
Find the best ways to support your students
If you’re a postgraduate research student supervisor, you’re in the right place. This page is your launch pad to access all the resources you may need.
Get informed on postgraduate research processes and learn how to support your students to achieve their potential. Below you’ll find information on:
- workshops for supervisors
- supporting students’ wellbeing
- supporting personal development and employability
- postgraduate research admin processes
Workshops for supervisors
Develop your skills as a supervisor. Whether you’re new to supervision or need a refresher, supervisor workshops will help you perform at your best.
All of the workshops will give you a chance to network, discuss important issues and review case studies.
The workshops on offer are:
- Introduction to Research Supervision
- Progressing and Assessing Research Degrees
- The Pedagogy and Practice of Research Supervision
- Postgraduate Research Student Wellbeing Workshop for Supervisors
For full details and workshop dates, visit the supervisor workshops page on Sharepoint.
Get informed on postgraduate research processes and learn how to support your students to achieve their potential.
As a supervisor, you can play a key role in your students’ wellbeing. As well as taking supportive action yourself, you can point students towards the University’s range of wellbeing services.
Find out more about health and wellbeing services for postgraduate research students.
Postgraduate Research Student Wellbeing Workshop for Supervisors
Empower yourself to support students’ wellbeing and mental health. On this workshop tailored for supervisors, you’ll learn:
- the key wellbeing issues affecting postgraduate research students
- how mental wellbeing and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) intersect
- what health and wellbeing services are on offer to postgraduate research students
- how to deal with distressed students
- where your responsibility begins and ends
A wide range of personal development and employability opportunities are available to your students. Take some time to get familiar with them, so you can explain to students what’s on offer.
Opportunities include:
- faculty research development programmes
- careers support
- teaching opportunities
- competitions and events
Visit the Personal Development and Employability landing page to find out more.
Sharepoint also offers advice for supporting students who want to work on campus.
Postgraduate research admin processes
If you need information on admin processes for postgraduate research students, visit the Student Progress pages on Sharepoint.
You’ll find information tailored for supervisors, including:
- how independent chair processes work and your role in these
- how to deal with applications from prospective occasional students, including guidance on decision-making
- links to information on key postgraduate research publications, regulations and activities
