Supervisor & PGR; building successful practice

Your supervisor can be the most valuable resource you have during your PhD. A mentor and advisor, help to manage your project and keep on track, and a sounding board for your new ideas and thoughts. The list could go on… But key to the success is knowing and understanding how to manage this relationship successfully. The session will cover the responsibilities of both the supervisor and the PGR; it will also look at best practice, hints and tips.

Accelerator Series: Seven sessions which we think will be invaluable to getting your PhD off to the best start; or as a great reminder of some key skills that you need for your second year.

There’s no need to attend all of them, and some are repeated at different times/ days throughout the 10 weeks.

Just because we can't hold Research Refresh in the Wolfson Research Exchange at the moment doesn’t mean we can’t still have a chat over coffee and cake!

Join us on Microsoft Teams for a virtual coffee break! We'll be chatting about the best ways to work from home, and how to stay productive and get research and writing done in the current situation - plus it's a great way for you to keep in touch with other REx regulars!

We recognise that in the current climate lots of us will have had to deal with unexpected and, at times, unwanted changes. Our expectations of this academic year will likely have been different to the current reality. However, there are still positives steps we can take to help manage this change and look after ourselves in the process, and there are still lots of opportunities available to make the most of. The Managing Change Masterclass provides a brief overview of these strategies and the steps you can take to make the most of your time whilst looking after your wellbeing.

How to take part

• Join us at an online face to face session
• Watch our masterclass video in your own time
• View the masterclass slides

You will join the session through Microsoft Teams, which means you will be able to see who else is taking part. You are not expected to share any personal details, but others may, and you are expected to treat the session as a confidential space.

The sessions will not be recorded, and you are not allowed to record them yourself.

Project Management

Hear from your peers as to how they have managed their PhD. By the end of the workshop, you should be able to:

· To develop more knowledge about what project management tools can be used in your day to day tasks

· To understand importance of project management skills for your own research project

· To apply learned knowledge into practice.

· Identify your stakeholders, and to understand their needs

· Manage stakeholder expectations

· Manage risks and issues, including changes to scope

· Review and learn from strengths and weaknesses of your own research project.