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Working with your supervisor

Thursday 2 October 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

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.

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By: Alexander Aghajanian
Last updated: Tuesday, 23 September 2025