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Information regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. -
Q&A on “Wellbeing While Writing: Supporting Mental Health & Wellbeing During the Doctoral Writing Process”
Professor Leigh Wilson, Graduate School Director at the University of Westminster, led one of the recent 17 Research England / OFS Catalyst Fund projects to support the mental health and wellbeing of postgraduate researchers. She recently ran and facilitated a UKCGE workshop to discuss Westminster’s project which looked specifically at wellbeing during the doctoral writing process.
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Q&A on “Canadian Ambitions and Experiments in Reforming Doctoral Education”
At the 4th UKCGE International Conference on Doctoral Education and Training Professor Susan Porter shared her reflections on why and how doctoral education needs to change to better serve academia and society in the 21st century. In this article, we catch up with her to find out more.
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Call for Expression of Interest: DDoGS Network Co-Chair
The UK Council for Graduate Education is seeking a Co-Chair for the Deans and Directors of Graduate Schools Network. Read more about the role and how to apply. -
Q&A On “Introducing E‑Submissions of Theses”
Susanna Broom, an Assistant Registrar at the University of York, was one of the contributors to a recent Graduate School Managers’ Network meeting which focussed on change management. In this Deep Dive Q&A we catch up with Susanna about her contribution to that event, and her views on how to implement change effectively, having just introduced an e‑submission system for PGR theses at York.
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UKCGE Publishes BAME Participation in Postgraduate Education Thematic Bibliography
The UK Council for Graduate Education’s BAME Participation in Postgraduate Research Working Group has published the first edition of a thematic bibliography focusing on BAME (Black Asian and Minority Ethnic) Participation in Postgraduate Education. -
Tong Sun from City University of London Named Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year 2019
Professor Tong Sun from City, University of London has won the Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year award at this year’s THE Awards. -
Call for Papers. Studies in Graduate & Postdoctoral Education
Contributions are welcomed for a special issue of the Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education journal on Mental Health and Wellbeing in Postgraduate Research. Click through for more details. -
UKCGE Launches Professional Development Toolkit for Research Supervisors
The UKCGE’s Research Supervision Recognition Programme offers a framework within which the community can develop good practice in supporting supervision, and provides a route to recognition for research supervisors. -
2019 Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2019 Research Supervisor of the Year at the THE Awards has been announced. Find out who’s made it.