Online launch event:
paper on Doctoral Supervision
On 28 February 2023, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) will present its new advice paper, entitled “LERU’s view on holistic doctoral supervision”.
Supervision of doctoral researchers is a central aspect of doctoral education, which is a core activity of universities, especially research-intensive ones. Doctoral researchers are key to advancing research within universities, and the global recognition of the doctoral degree reflects the unique and vitally important role of universities in society. While it is broadly accepted that doctoral researchers need access to skills training that will prepare them for this ambiguous and uncertain world, universities also need to raise their awareness of the complexity of the supervisory task. With this paper, LERU member institutions propose a holistic view of supervision aimed at supporting doctoral researchers in becoming future leaders in all sectors of societal relevance, in academia and beyond.
Opening of the session, chaired by Prof. David Bogle, Pro-Vice-Provost Doctoral School at University College London, and Chair of the LERU Doctoral Studies Policy Group
10.35
Welcome speech, by Prof. Kurt Deketelaere, LERU Secretary-General
10.40
Presentation of the paper by its lead authors, Dr Helke Hillebrand, Director of the Graduate Academy at Universität Heidelberg, and Dr Claudine Leysinger, Head of Graduate Campus at the University of Zurich
11.00
Panel responses and discussion with the audience, moderated by Prof. David Bogle:
Prof. David Seidl, Chair of Organization & Management at University of Zurich, and one of the winners of the University of Zurich Mentoring Awards
Prof. Maresi Nerad, Emeritus Professor, Founding Director of the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education (CIRGE), University of Washington, Seattle
Mr Aleksi Moine, Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki
Dr Zuzana Střížová, Clinical Immunologist at Motol University Hospital and Postdoctoral Researcher at Charles University in Prague
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