How to be a PhD supervisor

The relationship between PhD students and their supervisors is often said to be the most intense in the academy, with huge implications for student success. Yet most supervisors receive little if any training. Here, six academics give their take on how to approach it 

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April 18, 2019
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April 18, 2019
Philip Moriarty, Jennifer Schnellman, Zachary Michael Jack, Caroline Blyth, Saikat Majumdar Clare Kelly
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Reader's comments (5)

#1 Submitted by adl1@... on April 18, 2019 - 2:27pm
These replies are far too long. The most important thing is to choose the right examiners.
#2 Submitted by adl1@... on April 18, 2019 - 2:27pm
These replies are far too long. The most important thing is to choose the right examiners.
#3 Submitted by drmikesutton_252472 on April 19, 2019 - 10:37am
And yet it is the university #managerialist parasites with no skin in the game who steal all credit and content of the supervisors and student when they effectively get paid bonuses for the number of completions and the supervisor gets zero. Then they push the supervisors out! At a #UniversityNearYou
#4 Submitted by shadowofthephotographer on April 19, 2019 - 3:23pm
Why no credit to the illustrator?
#5 Submitted by tyamin57_hotmail_com on September 10, 2019 - 2:04pm
Replies are too long winded. Bullet points would suffice.

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