Topic outline

  • Module Information

    Collapse all Expand all

    On behalf of the Doctoral College, we wish you a warm welcome to the New PGR Supervisors Training page.  The Doctoral College is here to help support you in your professional development as a PGR supervisor. 

    On this page, you will find the New PGR Supervisors Training, as well as other resources including how to best support your PGR's mental health and wellbeing, key PGR administrative contacts at Queen Mary, and links to internal and external resources.

    -------------

    To supervise a PGR at Queen Mary,  all doctoral supervisors must undertake supervisor training every 2 years.  

    New PGR Supervisor Training is for those who have never supervised a Queen Mary-based PGR degree to completion.  You must complete the  New PGR Supervisor Training before becoming a first supervisor.

    Refresher PGR Supervisor Training is for those who have completed New PGR Supervisor Training and must be completed every 2 years.  

    Both of these courses are delivered as online, asynchronous training courses.  

    Please see below for sections "New PGR Supervisor Training" and "Refresher PGR Supervisor Training" and complete the training in the appropriate section (do not complete both sections at the same time). 

    -------------

    New PGR Supervisor Training - online delivery (hosted on this page)

    This new 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.

    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 (i.e., 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 - online delivery (follow link to Refresher Training page)

    Refresher PGR Supervisor Training keeps you up-to-date with the regulations and information for PGRs as this changes and develops.  

    The training will cover:

    • The Doctoral Process.
    • Researcher Development.
    • Doctoral Progression and Milestones.

    You are required to complete the quiz questions throughout, and 80% is considered a pass mark.  All completed quiz attempts will be logged. All results above the pass mark will then be logged as training completed and participants will be issued with a training certificate. This will be processed once a month.


  • Supporting PGR Mental Health and Wellbeing - Resources

    This section contains resources that can help you, as a supervisor, support the mental health and wellbeing of your PGRs and your own as well.

  • Wellbeing for Researchers - QMPlus Course

    This section contains the link to a QMPlus course on supporting researcher mental health and wellbeing.

    • URL icon
      Wellbeing for Researchers - QMPlus course URL

      This resource includes 4 asynchronous modules on Mental Health Awareness and First Aid and signposts to further training and support at Queen Mary and beyond.

      Module 1: 

      • Prevalence of mental health issues among PGRs.
      • Contributing factors to poor mental health for PGR students.
      • The role of the supervisor in supporting PGR mental health.

      Module 2:

      • Understanding mental health and wellbeing.
      • Recognising the signs of mental health challenges.
      • Practical steps for supporting someone in distress.
      • Starting a conversation about mental health.
      • The importance of boundaries.
      • Common mental health problems.

  • Queen Mary PGR Regulations and Code of Practice

  • Who's Who - PGR Support at Queen Mary

  • Further Training for PGR Supervisors

  • Purpose of this Training

    • The Doctoral College supervisor's training is developed using the UKCGE Good Supervisory Practice Framework and is designed for new supervisors 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.

      Queen Mary Academic Regulations and Code of Practice require:

      • New staff engaged in research supervision complete the New Supervisors Training.
      • All supervisors complete refresher training every two years.

      Structure of this course
      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).

      You must complete all the modules and achieve at least 80% (combined score) on the quiz questions to successfully complete the course.

  • The Doctoral Programme

  • Your Supervision Style

  • Supervision Procedures

  • Researcher Development Support

  • Giving Good Feedback

  • The Doctorate from Start to Finish

  • Research Ethics for PGR Supervisors

  • Research Integrity for PGR Supervisors

  • Export Controls for PGR Supervisors