Mentoring scheme for postgraduate researchers: Purpose
The mentoring scheme for postgraduate researchers is available to all 2nd, 3rd and final year postgraduate researchers, subject to the availability of appropriate mentors.
Postgraduate researchers will be matched with a postdoc/early career researcher who is willing to share their recent knowledge and experience as a researcher.
All mentors will receive training in advance of the scheme starting to ensure they are focussing on issues which complement, but which do not replicate the areas of expertise and specific research advice given by the mentees supervisor and Thesis Advisory Panel (TAP) members.
The University is committed to developing the capability of researchers at all levels in line with the principles of the Researcher Development Concordat. This scheme acknowledges that postgraduate researchers are the start of the research pipeline.
Who is it for?
This scheme focuses on providing mentoring relationships for all 2nd, 3rd and final year postgraduate researcher students.
It will primarily utilise postdoctoral researchers as mentors.
