Highlighting Supervision
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Professor Stan Taylor discusses the release of third edition of ‘A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors’
Stan is an Honorary Life Member of the UK Council for Graduate Education and an Honorary Member of the Association of Professionals in Doctoral Education. He authored the UKCGE Good Supervisory Practice Framework and was the architect of the Research Supervision Recognition Programme. He was also the founding chair of its Research Supervisors’ Network and compiler of its Research Supervisor’s Bibliography. In this interview, Stan discusses the major changes to the supervisory landscape since the past edition and the potential trajectory of the sector of the next couple of years.
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Reflecting on RSRP with Professor Gale Macleod and Dr Fiona O’Hanlon
Professor Gale Macleod and Dr Fiona O’Hanlon from University of Edinburgh reflect on their experiences going through the UKCGE Research Supervision Recognition Programme in this Q&A. They reflect on RSRP as experienced and early career supervisors, with both Professor Macleod and Dr O’Hanlon having received Full recognition. Their reflections touch on the importance of reflective practice in supervision throughout career stage and the critical nature of community in reflection.
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UKRI Commissioned Report on Research Supervision
Key findings from UK Council for Graduation Education (UKCGE) research on how UKRI could better support research supervision.
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The Research Supervisor’s Bibliography
The 6th Edition of the essential Research Supervisor’s Bibliography contains the key references in the literature on research supervision.
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Research Supervision at a Distance: A Bibliography
A bibliography of available research into doctoral supervision at a distance
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A Guide to Online Supervision
Traditionally doctoral candidates studied on campus and, fieldwork apart, were in close proximity to supervisors throughout their studies. But in recent years there has been a rapid growth in the numbers of students undertaking most of their studies off-‐campus, often at a very considerable distance from the institution