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Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

Sgoil Cheumnaichean Saidheans Sòisealta na h-Alba
  • About us
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    • Challenge-Led Pathways
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      • Summer School
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    • Research Impact Competition
    • Student Handbook
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  • Prospective Students and Fellows
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Supervisors' Resource Library

Supervisors' Resource Library

SGSSS are working on developing a suite of resources to help support and guide our Supervisor community.

These will be updated on an on-going basis.

Value co-creation in Social Science PhD Supervision

SGSSS
Preparing for your Viva (a guide for PhD students)

SGSSS
Preparing for your Viva (a guide for PhD supervisors)

SGSSS
Supporting career development

SGSSS
Coaching approach in PhD supervision

SGSSS
Cohort Based Supervision

SGSSS
Supporting PhD students achieve their milestones

SGSSS
Supporting PhD students to overcome self-doubt

SGSSS
Effective Team Supervision

SGSSS
Doctoral Supervision: Expectations (year 1)

SGSSS
Doctoral Supervision: Expectations (year 2)

SGSSS
Doctoral Supervision: Expectations (year 3+)

SGSSS
A Guide to the Length of our Awards

SGSSS
Research in Practice Overview

SGSSS
Supervisor's Support Statement (for Student-Led Open Competition)

SGSSS
Independent Review of the PhD in Social Sciences.

Source: ESRC
Generative AI, ChatGPT, and the Impact on Postgraduate Work

Source: UKCGE
Supporting Excellent Supervisory Practice Report

Source: UKCGE
What does success look like in postgraduate research? Defining, measuring and supporting success

Source: UKCGE
A Guide for Research Supervisors in Organisations Outside Higher Education

Source: UKCGE
Supervising PhD students at a distance - a bibliography

Source: UKCGE
Effective Distance Supervision of PhD students

Source: UKCGE
Mental Health and Wellbeing of PGRs: Pinch Points and Good Practice

Source: UKCGE
Free templates for PhD supervision (for supervisors and students)

Source: IThinkWell
The Auditorium: a research culture and research development blog

Source: RCRD at University of Glasgow
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Supporting career development

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Coaching approach in PhD supervision

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Value co-creation in Social Science PhD Supervision

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Preparing for your Viva (a guide for PhD students)

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Preparing for your Viva (a guide for PhD supervisors)

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Doctoral Supervision: Expectations (year 1)

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Doctoral Supervision: Expectations (year 2)

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Doctoral Supervision: Expectations (year 3+)

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

A Guide to the Length of our Awards

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Research in Practice Overview

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Supervisor's Support Statement (for Student-Led Open Competition)

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Best Practice for PhD examiners

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Collated Planners

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Cohort Based Supervision

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Supporting PhD students achieve their milestones

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Supporting PhD students to overcome self-doubt

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Effective Team Supervision

Source: SGSSS
Type: Document

Independent Review of the PhD in Social Sciences

Source: ESRC
Type: Link

Free templates for PhD supervision (for supervisors and students)

Source: IThinkWell
Type: Link

The Auditorium: a research culture and research development blog

Source: RCRD at University of Glasgow
Type: Link

Generative AI, ChatGPT, and the Impact on Postgraduate Work

Source: UKCGE
Type: Link

Supporting Excellent Supervisory Practice Report

Source: UKCGE
Type: Document

What does success look like in postgraduate research?

Source: UKCGE
Type: Link

A Guide for Research Supervisors in Organisations Outside Higher Education

Source: UKCGE
Type: Document

Supervising PhD students at a distance - a bibliography

Source: UKCGE
Type: Document

Effective Distance Supervision of PhD students

Source: UKCGE
Type: Video

Mental Health and Wellbeing of PGRs: Pinch Points and Good Practice

Source: UKCGE
Type: Document

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