Doctoral communities: Before, during and after the pandemic

By Dr Dely L Elliot, Senior Lecturer in Education and the Psychology of Learning, at the University of Glasgow. It is widely acknowledged in the literature that the doctoral process is often a long and isolated journey – something that we ourselves frequently mention from casual chats with our doctoral scholars through to our publications. …

How to approach stressed postgraduate researchers: what to do ‘in the moment’

By Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Researcher Development, at the University of Glasgow. During our ‘Are you OK?’ project we interviewed a group of supervisors about how they supported international students who were experiencing stress, and how they helped them to move through the emotional transitions, and the ups and downs that normally characterise a …

Supporting stressed postgraduate researchers, and looking after ourselves

By Dr Chris Blackmore, Senior University Teacher in the Mental Health Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. Our recent research project ‘Are you OK?’ looked into supervisor experiences of supporting international doctoral researchers. One of our findings was that where a doctoral student experiences poor mental health …