Working with your supervisor
2 October 2025 10:00 until 12:00
University of Sussex Campus - Library Teaching Room
Speaker: Dr Catherine Pope, a self-employed coach and workshop facilitator
Part of the series: Researcher Development Programme
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The supervisory relationship is crucial to the success of your research degree. In this interactive 2-hour workshop, you’ll discover practical tips for optimising this relationship. We’ll consider common problems and develop strategies for overcoming them.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the session, you’ll have:
- A clearer sense of the supervisory relationship and how it develops
- Tools and templates for getting the most out of your supervisory meetings
- Techniques for requesting and implementing constructive feedback
- An awareness of common problems and how to deal with them
Target audience
Postgraduate researchers at all stages and from all disciplines.
Workshop theme
Induction workshops are for those who are starting out on their researcher journey, at a key turning point in their degree, or want to refresh their knowledge base. Visit our Induction workshops page for more sessions.