From April 2022, the College requires all new supervisors to complete a new mandatory online course called 'Fundamentals of Supervising PhD Students' (coming soon). In the meantime, new supervisors should attend the face-to-face workshop, 'Introduction to Supervising PhD Students'.

Continuing professional development (CPD) is an important part of employment at Imperial College London and supervisors are encouraged to take a range of development courses. All supervisors are expected to undergo CPD specifically related to supervision, which in addition to the training courses for new supervisors described above, involves taking part in departmental ‘Focus on best practice in supervision’ workshops every six years. Your department will email you when this is due.

Read full details of Imperial’s Framework for the Support and Development of Imperial College London Supervisors and Guidelines for Departments on Establishing Focus on Best Practice in Supervision [PDF]

• Self-enrol onto the online course Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Imperial's Doctoral Students [PDF]

Access other CPD provision delivered by the Educational Development Unit which supports the development of supervisors.