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. 

Supporting Our Members During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

Supporting Our Members During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an immediate and profound effect on the ways we work and on our provision. This is as true for the UK Council for Graduate Education as it is for the postgraduate education community as a whole.

In response to this, to continue to help you maintain your networks, and share emerging good-practices across the sector, the Council is currently offering a number of free-of-charge online events.

Free Good Practice Guides

Conducting Vivas Online: A Guide for Institutions and Candidates

Created to share effective-practices in online vivas as, in the light of Covid-19, we rapidly adapt to making them available to larger numbers of candidates who by necessity cannot attend a face to face assessment with examiners.

The document’s two main section contains good-practice guidance for institutions and for doctoral candidates.

Download now >

Viva versus the Virus – Examinations in the time of Corona

From Kellogg College Oxford:

https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/blog/viva-versus-the-virus-examinations-in-the-time-of-corona/

Sheffield Hallam University – PhD Perspective: Remote Doctoral Viva

In this video, part of Sheffield Hallam University’s PhD Perspective project at Sheffield Hallam University’s Research & Innovations department, Professor Doug Cleaver is interviewed by SHU post docs Dr Ronak Janani and Dr Alex Scrimshire. Directed by SHU student Esther Lau.

Effective Research Supervision at a Distance Resources

Guide to Online Research Supervision

This guide identifies the benefits of online supervision, considers the challenges, and suggests ways in which supervisors might be able to overcome them.

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Webinar: Effective Practices in Doctoral Supervision at a Distance

Originally broadcast 2pm 1st May 2020

Bibliography Research Supervision at a Distance 

A bibliography, curated by Prof Stan Taylor for the UKCGE, of literature relating to Research Supervision at a Distance.

Download as PDF >

Imperial College London’s Top 5 Tips for Remote Supervision

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/study/graduate-school/public/Remote-Supervision.pdf

Webinar Recording

Adapting Postgraduate Education for Remote Delivery

Originally broadcast 2pm 8th April 2020

2nd Adapting Postgraduate Education for Remote Delivery

Originally broadcast 3pm 15th April 2020

Ongoing Lockdown Support

As the pandemic, its impact and our understanding of it develops, we will look at how we can continue to best support you and the postgraduate community.

So please check ukcge.ac.uk, our Twitter feed and email Ian Covey for more details.

Free Covid-19 Support Events

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FREE Webinar

Adapting Postgraduate Education for Remote Delivery

Date: 8th April 2020. 2pm

Register here: FULL

Watch recording on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/Yi6Z3SrjRh4

FREE Webinar

RE-RUN: Adapting Postgraduate Education for Remote Delivery

Date: 15th April 2020. 3pm

Register here: FULL

Watch recording on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/WI-dmL4mV8E?t=43

FREE Webinar

Effective Practices in Supervising Doctoral Candidates at a Distance

Date: Friday 1st May. 2pm

Register here: Full!

Watch recording on YouTubeLive: https://youtu.be/2p_qikImgn0?t=29

FREE Online Seminars

Deans & Directors of Graduate Schools Network: Institutional Response to Covid-19

Friday 20th March 2020. 2pm

Friday 3rd April 2020. 2pm

Thursday 30th April 2020. 2pm

Friday 5th June 2020. 2pm

Thursday 9th July 2020. 2pm

FREE Online Seminar

Graduate School Managers Network: Practice Sharing in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Wednesday 1st April 2020. 10am

Wednesday 6th April 2020. 2pm

FREE Online Seminar

Adapting Postgraduate Taught Provision in Response to Covid-19

Date: Friday 15th May. 2pm