Course: Successful PhD Supervision: A Shared Journey

In this video, we demonstrate how active listening can be done in practice. Do you agree with these suggestions or do you have other ones? Please share them in the …

In this video experienced PhD supervisors discuss the importance of discussing and clarifying mutual expectations with the PhD student early on and throughout the PhD trajectory.

In the first week of this course, we have already mentioned that explicitly discussing mutual expectations is a crucial factor in the effectiveness of cooperation within the supervisory team and …

So, what makes a great supervisor? What are the qualities, the behaviour, and the characteristics that you see expressed in a great supervisor? Which skills are needed to help the …

Welcome to the course Successful PhD Supervision: a Shared Journey! In this course you will explore how to best support your PhD candidate throughout the trajectory, how to establish a …

Congratulations on completing the first week of this course, Effective PhD Supervision, a shared journey. We hope you found it stimulating and inspiring. At the beginning of the course we …

Career coaching is increasingly recognised as an integral aspect of PhD supervision. This is backed up by an emerging body of academic studies into the effect of career coaching on …

Supervisors may feel that their core task is to coach and guide the PhD candidates in their academic research process. There is however more to doing a PhD than learning …

Before the defence can take place there are a number of formal steps with tasks for the supervisor and the PhD candidate, so always try to find out for your …

During the last year of the PhD trajectory, your main focus as a supervisor should be helping the student in clearing the path for the final stretch, as well as …

A good supervisor can modulate the degree and intensity of guidance depending on the needs of the student and the phase of the project. How much autonomy do our supervisors …

After the first year, both the PhD candidate and the supervisors move towards an exciting and rewarding phase of the PhD project. It is a productive time, in terms of …

Congratulations on completing the course! We hope that the resources, tips and moments of reflection we have presented during these three weeks have inspired you to become an even better …

Watch the following video, in which several PhD supervisors answer the question ‘How do you hope your PhD students will remember you?’. After the video, please answer this question for …

In addition to the influence of the social context on you, you also have an impact on your social context, and in particular on your PhD students. You are a …