UKCGE Residential Workshop24 March 2010 - 25 March 2010

Event overview

This Residential Event will present an opportunity, for the first time, for Graduate Deans and related staff, Research Administrators, Academic Staff and Post-Docs to meet in Special Interest Groups for discussion of issues of particular relevance to each Group. The Workshop will focus on key aspects relating to recruitment, supervision and outputs from PhD candidates, in the context of the Impact Agenda. The Residential will crystallise the experience of specialists in the field and focus on quality issues underpinning the doctorate in the 21st century.

In particular, best practice in Recruitment, Supervision and Enhancing Outputs will form the focus of small Thematic Group discussions, where delegates can share their problems and solutions in establishing effective and efficient research degree programmes. New developments in PhD structure, including the "Alternative format PhD" and "PhD by published work", and Research Council policies on the career development of RAs and Post-Docs as members of the supervisory team, will also be covered.

Summaries of all discussions will be presented in Plenary Sessions to ensure that all delegates benefit from the collective experience shared in each Workshop Discussion group.

This Residential Workshop is intended for Graduate Deans, Research Supervisors, Research Administrators, Post-Docs and all those involved in the management of PGR student programmes.