This program consists of a series of workshops on how to supervise higher degree research students at UNSW. It provides an overview of the relevant policies, practices and tools necessary for competent and successful supervision. You will meet key personnel from the Graduate School of Research, meet supervisors with a reputation for excellence in supervision and take part in exercises which will give you the necessary skills you need.

 

A diverse suite of workshops have been designed to support supervisors of higher degree research students at UNSW. All workshops will be 2- 3 hours in length and registration is essential.

 

1. UNSW Higher Degree Research Policy

2. Effective Annual Reviews

3. Working with Part-Time and/or off Campus Candidates

4. Providing Quality Advice on Candidates Writing

5. Supervising International Research Candidates

6. How to Examine a Doctoral Thesis

 

Please click here to find out further information and to register online.

http://www.fIRST.edu.au

UNSW has recently subscribed to the fIRST (for Improving Research Supervision and Training) website. This website provides access to a range of resources which can be used by supervisors, postgraduate coordinators and students. Resources available include:

To access the members' pages, you will need to type in your user (login) name and password. UNSW's user name and password are:

username: unsw
password: unsw2052nsw

A recent article in Nature outlined what constitutes good scientific mentoring, drawing on evidence from competitions for Nature's awards for creative mentoring in science.

The article was written by UNSW Emeritus Professor Adrian Lee (former Pro Vice-Chancellor Education and Quality Improvement UNSW), Carina Dennis (Australasian correspondent of Nature) and Philip Campbell (editor-in-chief of Nature and founder of the Nature mentoring awards).

The article provides information on what makes a good mentor including personal characteristics; teaching and communication; building communities; skill development, and networking.

The full article can be found in Nature: Volume 447 Number 7146.