Information for supervisors

The Birkbeck Graduate Research School supports supervisors by providing essential information and guidance, as well as practical training.

MPhil/PhD supervisions and the supervisory relationship

• Read about MPhil/PhD supervisions and the supervisory relationship from the student's perspective.
• Read about the Training Needs Analysis process.

Training for supervisors

• Book onto one of our training sessions for both new and more experienced MPhil/PhD supervisors. 
• The Learning and Organisational Development team in HR also offer useful training for MPhil/PhD supervisors. 

Guidelines for the PhD examination process

• Appointing external PhD examiners 
• Completing the Nomination of Examiners form 
• Birkbeck MPhil/PhD regulations 
• The PhD Examination Process (for external examiners) 
• Code of Practice for Postgraduate Research. 

Studentship Opportunities

• The Bloomsbury Colleges Group consists of four colleges of the University of London - Birkbeck, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Royal Veterinary College and the School of Oriental and African Studies - and offers PhD studentships, each of three years' duration.
• Birkbeck is a partner within the following PhD Doctoral Training Programmes:
• The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC): Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-East England (CHASE). 
• The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC): The London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium.
• Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC): UCL, Bloomsbury and East London Doctoral Training Partnership and the Bloomsbury Doctoral Training Centre for the Social Sciences.
• Medical Research Council (MRC): UCL-Birkbeck MRC Doctoral Training Programme. 
• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC): The London NERC Doctoral Training Programme. 
• The Wellcome Trust: Wellcome Trust four-year PhD Interdisciplinary Programme.

VITAE

• Vitae is a non-profit organisation that has been enhancing the skills and supporting the professional development of researchers for over 45 years. They provide research, training, events, consultancy and resources. 
• Birkbeck is an institutional member of Vitae, so you can access their online materials to support MPhl/PhD supervisors (note: you will need to login). They also have extensive information on part-time researchers, which may be of use.