Being a supervisor

Codes of practice, regulatory frameworks and understanding your new supervisory role.

Adapting as responsibilities come with experience: mentoring junior colleagues, perhaps examining.

Selecting and admitting graduate students (includes link to online self-study resources/ guidance).

Understanding difference in style, and considering whether you need to adapt style to circumstances.

Negotiating to achieve a beneficial supervisor-student relationship. What do students value the most?

Ensuring student and supervisors benefit from co-supervision and avoid the pitfalls.

Ideas for thinking about and improving your personal practice as a supervisor.

Types of feedback you may have to provide for your students, and how to deliver it effectively.

Formal and informal means of monitoring progress: obligations and good practice.

Avoiding problems and where to turn when they do occur.