Postgraduate Research Supervisor Resources
Development and Guidance for PGR Supervisors
PGR Supervisor Development Programme
The PGR Supervisor Development Programme will be introduced from September 2024 and will be mandatory for all colleagues wishing to undertake PGR supervision.
Doctoral College Fellowships
The Doctoral College welcomes applications for conferment of Doctoral College Fellow, Associated Fellow, Honorary Fellow, and Associated Fellow (Professional Services) Status.
Get informed on postgraduate research processes and learn how to support your students to achieve their potential.
Supporting your students’ wellbeing
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.
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
Supporting personal development and employability
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.
Things you need to know as a PGR Supervisor
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
