PGR Supervisor Development

PGR Supervisors Network on Canvas

On the PGR Supervisors Network Canvas site you will find a wide range of training and support for developing your practice as a PGR supervisor. These resources are designed to make you reflect on your current practice as a supervisor, to help you make deliberate choices in how you approach your supervisory practice, and to underpin your practice with scholarly evidence. The PGR Supervisors Network is aimed at supervisors on all Postgraduate Research Degrees, including PhD, MPhil, MD and Professional Doctorates.

On the Canvas site, you can access compulsory online training modules for new supervisors and internal examiners, as well as a wide range of further developmental support. You will also find information about our upcoming PGR Supervisors Network seminars.

PGR Supervisor Network Seminars

As part of the PGR Supervisors network, we are hosting monthly lunchtime seminars online (Wednesdays 12noon until 1.30pm). These meetings are an opportunity to hear from and share with fellow PGR Supervisors, and discuss supervisory practice and challenges with colleagues from across the institution.

Details about upcoming, and past, seminar sessions are available on our Canvas resource hub. We would like to make sure these sessions are relevant and useful for you, so please do get in touch if you have thoughts or ideas for future topics:

Workshop dates

Date Time Workshop Book
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 12noon - 1pm PGR Supervisors Network - Supervisory roles and expectations LearnWell: Supervisory roles and expectations
Wednesday, 22 October 2025 12noon - 1pm PGR Supervisors Network - Intercultural supervision LearnWell: Intercultural supervision
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 12noon - 1pm PGR Supervisors Network - Developing PGRs as academic writers LearnWell: Developing PGRs as academic writers
Wednesday, 18 February 2026 12noon - 1pm PGR Supervisors Network - Supervising disabled PGR students LearnWell: Supervising disabled PGR students
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 12noon - 1pm PGR Supervisors Network - Preparing for PhD examination LearnWell: Preparing for PhD examination
Wednesday, 22 April 2026 12noon - 1pm PGR Supervisors Network - Non-traditional PhD journeys LearnWell: Non-traditional PhD journeys