Below is an illustrative calendar for SGSSS supervisor training events over the 2025/26 academic term. 

Three sessions in February, March and June are being conducted as part of the SGSSS commitment as a Practice Partner in the Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP), funded by Research England with the aim of transforming the culture and practice of research supervision. So, participants in those workshops will be asked to sign consent forms to allow us to share our evaluations with the RSVP team. Participants who do not give consent can still participate in the workshops, but their evaluations will not be shared with RSVP. Participation in these workshops in particular will allow supervisors to give input to the development of future PhD supervisor training.

The sessions in April and May, and the reflective practice sessions, are offered by SGSSS in specific response to requests from PhD supervisors and provide the opportunity for supervisors to engage in discussions with PhD students, how to write a good SGSSS studentship funding application and to reflect on the “hidden curriculum” in PhD supervision.