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This category seeks to celebrate individuals and/or teams who have made significant contributions to the excellent supervision of PhD students at Warwick.

This includes contributions to the wellbeing, academic progress, and career development of students whom they are supervising on research projects.

Excellent supervisors provide high-level training together with their research teams, inspire their students in achieving their research goals, and mentor them to support their next steps and future careers. Excellent supervision may also include providing notable support where students are facing challenges due to personal circumstances or difficulties with their research.

General Evaluation/Assessment criteria

Nominations will be evaluated/assessed on the following criteria:

1. A commitment of time and energy for the support of students, where needed, alongside the balance of other demands.

2. Good communication with students, accessibility and responses to questions and problems raised.

3. Outstanding expertise and knowledge and a method to transfer those to students.

4. Inspiration and support for students’ personal and professional development, and direction of future career.

5. The academic and/or personal achievements of students accomplished by the excellence of supervision.