This online course is run by the Researcher Academy and forms part of the Research Supervisor Seminar Series

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. 

Target Audience: University staff involved in research supervision (either formally or informally)

Course Description:

This session is for all supervisors of doctoral students. Remote supervision presents challenges of forging relationships, managing records, establishing expectations and giving feedback to our Doctoral candidates. But it offers us huge advantages in mediating dialogues, setting up systems for co-working, and engaging students with the wider research culture. This session will present positive strategies to:

• Manage Teams (or another platform) to maximise its continuity, record keeping capabilities and access
• Build up the early relationship and expectations with doctoral students which might formerly have been done face to face
• Handle feedback on written work
• Manage constructive, challenging discussions and keep records of these
• Induct students into wider communities of research and writing- in the school, university and research environment

The session will also identify some areas where interactions need to be different from those usually conducted. I will discuss strategies to replace the “casual contact” we might miss with our students.

Speaker: Jane Medwell

Process: Webinar - Panel presentations and discussion


Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access MS Teams
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Use MS Teams chat box function
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course

Booking Conditions 

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.  

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for webinars/ online courses will still be recorded and corresponding training points, when shown as available, will be awarded.

Pre-Requisites

Webinar Access Instructions 

This session may be recorded. If a recording is kept of the session, then please note, that it may be made available to the wider University of Nottingham supervisory/ research staff community.

This is an online session within Microsoft Teams. On the day of the session please use the link in this email to join the meeting. Please do not click the link in this email until the day of the session.  

You will need a headset or speakers for the webinar and we recommend that you join 10 minutes before the webinar is due to start so that you can test them. Please mute your microphone, switch off your webcam and open the chat box function as you join the Teams meeting. Any questions can be asked via the chat box.