Key resources for research supervisors
Essential reading for UCD Research Supervisors
- UCD Academic Regulations
- Policy for Supervision of Graduate Research Students
- Conflict Resolution for Supervisor(s) and Graduate Research Students Policy
- Progression in Doctoral Programmes Policy
- Research Degree Examination Policy
- Leave of Absence Policy
- Information on Fees and Scholarships
- (opens in a new window)UCD Short Guide to Research Projects
- (opens in a new window)UCD Short Guide to Research Project Compliance
- Guidance for Supervisors – Supporting PhD Students with Disabilities
Video resources
- (opens in a new window)Research Supervision: Growing Excellence symposium 2023 – Professor Stan Taylor on supervisor professionalism and recognition
- (opens in a new window)Research Supervision: Growing Excellence symposium 2023 – Professor Bob Harris on leadership in supervision
- (opens in a new window)The Good Supervision Video
- (opens in a new window)The Good Viva Video
- (opens in a new window)Supervisory Practice Q&A with Professor Helen Gleeson – UKCGE resource
- (opens in a new window)Outstanding Supervisory Practice Q&A with Dr Matthew Inglis – UKCGE resource
- (opens in a new window)Exemplary Practice in Research Supervision – UKCGE resource
- (opens in a new window)Working with your Supervisor
- (opens in a new window)Research Programmes at UCD
Reference material for supervisors
- A Guide to Online Supervision - UKCGE
- Good Practice in the Organisation of PhD Programmes in Irish Higher Education
- (opens in a new window)Salzburg Principles – 'Ten basic principles'
- (opens in a new window)Salzburg II – Recommendations
- (opens in a new window)UKCGE The Good Supervisory Practice Framework
- (opens in a new window)IUA Skills Statement
- (opens in a new window)National Framework for Doctoral Education
- (opens in a new window)Establishing a Support Framework for Research Supervision
Checklist for new supervisors
Starting supervision in UCD? Review a checklist of the top questions you should ask
Suggested reading
- (opens in a new window)EUA (European Universities Association)
- (opens in a new window)Lee, A., Dennis, C., Campbell, P. (2007). Nature’s guide for mentors. Nature 447, 14 June 2007, 791-797
- (opens in a new window)Vitae: Supervising a Doctorate
- (opens in a new window)Vitae: Supervision and Key Relationships
- (opens in a new window)Pedagogical concerns in doctoral supervision: a challenge for pedagogy
Further reading
A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors 2nd Edition. Talor, S., Kiley, M.,and Humphrey, R. 2018. Routledge
The Making of Doctoral Supervisors. Talor, S., Kiley, M., Holley XXX. 2020. Routledge
Supervising PhD Students: a Practical Guide and Toolkit. Kearns, H. and Finn, J. 2017. Thinkwell