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Supervisor PGR Training

The Doctoral College provides training for new and experienced PGR supervisors at Queen Mary. The below information details what training is available to those new to PGR supervision as well as faculty-specific refresher training for experience PGR supervisors. 

New PGR Supervisor Training

This new PGR supervisor’s training is designed for supervisors who have not yet supervised a PGR student at Queen Mary, and must be completed before becoming a first supervisor. You can access the training via QMPlus.

The training is developed using the UKCGE Good Supervisory Practice Framework and is designed to:

  • Support you in supporting your research students and in your career development.
  • Begin the process of considering what kind of supervisor you are or will be, how to be a good supervisor, and the kinds of challenges you may encounter.
  • Introduce you to the Queen Mary rules and regulations relating to PGR matters.
  • Introduce you to the different professional services that work with PGR students.
  • Support you, your school/institute, and Queen Mary in meeting our statutory and external regulatory requirements, and to meet the requirements of research funding bodies.

This training is delivered asynchronously through short modules that are designed to take approximately 10 minutes each to work through. You can complete these in any order you like, and you can dip in and out of them as necessary (ie, you do not have to complete them in one sitting).

The modules contain questions to help you think about your own experience and expectations, and quiz questions throughout. A successful pass rate of 80% is required for the quiz questions in order to complete the training.

Refresher PGR Supervisor Training

Refresher PGR Supervisor Training is for those who have previously completed New PGR Supervisor Training as well as experienced supervisors who have supervised doctoral degrees to completion. Supervisors must complete the refresher training every two years.

Supervisor update training now takes places online. You can access the training via QMPlus.

The purpose of the training is to refresh your knowledge of the policies and procedures that guide PGR supervision at Queen Mary.

This training is delivered asynchronously through short modules that are designed to take approximately 10 minutes each to work through. You can complete these in any order you like, and you can dip in and out of them as necessary (ie, you do not have to complete them in one sitting).

The modules contain quiz questions throughout. A successful pass rate of 80% is required for the quiz questions in order to complete the training.

For any queries regarding any of these courses please contact us on doctoralcollege@qmul.ac.uk 

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