Supervision Guidelines
From The Embassy of Good Science
ThemesSupervision Guidelines
What is this about?
Supervision guidelines concern good practises of how undergraduate and doctoral students should be supervised by a senior researchers.
Why is this important?
Supervision by a senior researcher is typically important for the development of any junior researcher. Having a healthy relationship with a supervisor is therefore important. Good guidelines help avoid potential conflicts between supervisor and supervisee.
For whom is this important?
Doctoral StudentUndergraduate Student / Graduate StudentResearch Supervisor / MentorPostdoctoral ResearcherResearcherSenior ResearcherResearch Integrity Officer
What are the best practices?
The European Code of Conduct (2017) specifies that training is necessary for researchers to improve supervision and mentoring. [1] Please click here for the European Code of Conduct.
- ↑ 1. European Science Foundation, All European Academies. The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. 2017.
, The Embassy Editorial team, Giulia Inguaggiato, Iris Lechner, Alexander Gesinn, Andrijana Perković Paloš, Rea Ščepanović, Hugh Desmond, contributed to this theme. Latest contribution was Mar 02, 2026
