Doctoral College

Calling All PGR Supervisors…

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If you supervise PGRs at BU, then please take a moment to complete the 2023 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey for Supervisors The Doctoral College already collects data from PGRs via the annual PRES, and now for the first time, they are collecting data from supervisors so that they can understand your thoughts and views. Dr… Read more » about Calling All PGR Supervisors…

Postgraduate Researchers and Supervisors | Monthly Update for Researcher Development

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Postgraduate researchers and supervisors, hopefully you have seen your monthly update for researcher development e-newsletter sent earlier this week. If you have missed it, please check your junk email or you can view it within the Researcher Development Programme on Brightspace. The start of the month is a great time to reflect on your upcoming postgraduate… Read more » about Postgraduate Researchers and Supervisors | Monthly Update for Researcher Development

Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme – Annual Review

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The Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme concludes for this academic year and what a year it has been! In 2020-21 the Researcher Development Programme delivered 107 online sessions across 54 different topic areas and have received fantastic feedback throughout. Thank you to all our facilitators and of course PGRs who engaged and were ready to learn and share. Thank you to… Read more » about Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme – Annual Review

Supervising Doctoral Studies: Views on new online Epigeum course wanted

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We have been given the opportunity to trial a new edition of Epigeum’s Supervising Doctoral Studies. Epigeum provides online courses designed to help universities deliver their core activities. The course for supervisors has been developed in collaboration with a panel of expert advisors, authors, reviewers and partner institutions. Professor Stan Taylor, Honorary Professor of the… Read more » about Supervising Doctoral Studies: Views on new online Epigeum course wanted

New additions to the Research Skills Toolkit – Starring BU Academics

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Research Skills Toolkit for PGRs Postgraduate researchers have access to a suite of online modules as part of the Research Skills Toolkit developed by Epigeum. I am please to announce we have now added an updated version of the Literature Review Programme, now named Undertaking a Literature Review and the BRAND NEW Principles of Research… Read more » about New additions to the Research Skills Toolkit – Starring BU Academics

[NEW] Sector Resource Guide to Online Supervision: A Guide for Research Supervisors

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Guide to Online Supervision As part of the UK Council for Graduate Education’s continued support for research supervisors during the covid-19 pandemic, they have published a Guide to Online Supervision. The guide shares the benefits of online supervising, outlines the issues and challenges for supervisors and postgraduate researchers, and suggests strategies and practices for supervisors to… Read more » about [NEW] Sector Resource Guide to Online Supervision: A Guide for Research Supervisors