Compulsory PGR Supervisor Development

All PGR supervisors need to engage with ongoing professional development as a compulsory requirement of their roles, forming part of a licence to supervise.

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Requirement

The University recognises the crucial role that supervisors play in the experience of PGR students and provides them with opportunities to develop their practice at regular intervals. Based on a set of Senate agreed principles, supervisors must undertake a prescribed programme of professional development based on their individual level of experience:

  • New supervisors need to complete a programme of activities consisting of interactive webinars and asynchronous online learning. This equates to eleven hours of development in total. All activities in the programme can be accessed via the .
  • Experienced supervisors who are new to 91Ö±²¥ are required to engage in the two-hour SuperVisionaries webinar, .
  • Experienced colleagues who are not new to 91Ö±²¥ will participate in two-hour discussion-based workshops every two years. 

Further information can be found on the staff webpage.

Consequences of non-completion

Experienced supervisors & incoming supervisors: If a supervisor fails to complete their compulsory development activity by the required deadline, the issue will be referred to their line manager (usually their Head of School) for discussion. Supervisors who fail to engage with the their compulsory development activities after this reminder will be unable to supervise any new PGR students until it is complete.

New supervisors: This activity should be completed within one year of the start of supervision and before the end of their probationary period. This is a requirement for passing probation for all staff on research-only contracts and teaching & research contracts on probation from 2021 onwards.