SOPs4RI Guidelines on Supervision - PhD guidelines
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SOPs4RI Guidelines on Supervision - PhD guidelines
What is this about?
This guideline presents a set of recommendations for research institutions on informing and empowering PhD students regarding their rights, roles and responsibilities.
Competent supervision and mentoring must be offered to researchers at all stages of their career development. The RIPP must specify procedures and criteria for qualifying as a supervisor or mentor and must include guidelines for supervision and mentoring of researchers at different career stages, with due attention to responsible conduct of research and research integrity. Also, we assure that academic leadership is valued and made tangible in this guidelines.Why is this important?
Research institutions, supervisors, and mentors have an important role when it comes to research integrity. Responsible supervision and mentorship is necessary to ensure responsible socialization of supervisees into research, as well as to foster responsible research practices. The relationship between students and supervisors requires respect, openness, and accountability from both sides. PhD students, in particular, need support from their research institutions in engaging in this relationship. This guideline presents a set of recommendations for research institutions on informing and empowering PhD students regarding their rights, roles and responsibilities. The guideline provides information relevant for research officers, trainers, managers, and coordinators, as well as deans, rectors and other institutional leaders.
For whom is this important?
Academic staffAcademic institutionsAdministratorsAdvisors of studentsAll stakeholders in researchDoctoral studentsEarly career researchersCollaborating researchersECRGraduate and postgraduate studentsJunior researchersMentorsMaster studentsPIPI'sPhD StudentsResearch organisationsResearch performing organisationsMentorsSupervisorsPhD studentsresearch leadersdepartment leaders
What are the best practices?
Given the broad diversity that exists among research institutions, it is possible that some recommendations are not applicable in all research settings. For this reason, the guidelines should not be seen as a ‘one-size-fits-all’, but rather as a tool that can be used flexibly and adapted to meet institutions’ specific needs.
Furthermore, several best practices are highlighted in the guidelines itself
