While researchers have suggested that mentorship positively affects academic and learning
outcomes in higher education, little is known about the impact of peer mentoring on …

Doing PhD is a “black box.” While inputs, outputs, and milestones are visible, there is a
sizeable gap in our understanding of candidates' lived experiences. This may cause some …

Supervision of graduate students is a core activity in higher education. Previous research on
graduate supervision focuses on individual and relational aspects of the supervisory …

Peer and cohort interaction are essential elements in building a sense of community for
doctoral students, yet the restrictions placed on universities in the rapidly evolving COVID-19 …

This book is about being and becoming a teacher in universities. The routes into university
teaching can be wide-ranging, teaching roles may differ and the formal research role of …

This paper discusses the role of peer support groups (PSGs) in realising graduate attributes
in the research degree. The literature indicates that top-down embedding of graduate …

The examination of a PhD thesis marks an important stage in the PhD student journey. Here,
the student's research, thinking and writing are assessed by experts in their field. Yet, in the …

Scholarly writing is a central component of academic life. And yet we continue to hear that it
is a disputed site: a source of anxiety for many students and academics, a contentious space …

Traditionally, examiners' reports on theses at the doctoral and Master's level consist of two
components: firstly, summative assessment where a judgement is made about whether the …

Writing groups for doctoral students are generally agreed to provide valuable learning
spaces for Ph. D. candidates. Here an academic developer and the eight members of a …