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Our New Normal – What Next for Postgraduate Education in the Covid-19 Era (incorporating the UKCGE 2020 Annual General Meeting)
A free-of-charge panel discussion looking at the likely issues and challenges for the postgraduate education sector as we continue to come to terms with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This session also incorporates the UKCGE’s Annual General Meeting 2020. -
Access & Participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities in UK Postgraduate Research — Policy Briefing
In this UKCGE Policy Briefing, we examine the access and participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities in postgraduate research in the UK. -
UKCGE Publishes Guide to Online Supervision — Kumar. Kumar. Taylor (2020)
This guide identifies the benefits of online supervision, considers the challenges, and suggests ways in which supervisors might be able to overcome them. -
Covid-19 — Considerations for Doctoral Degrees Guidance Note
The UK Council for Graduate Education has produced this guidance to set out the key issues that all stakeholders will need to consider as they seek to maintain the quality and standards of postgraduate research degrees across the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic. -
Supporting Our Members During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
The novel coronavirus pandemic has had an immediate and profound impacted on the postgraduate education sector. Find out how we will be supporting you during this challenging time. -
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
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.