Supervision

The supervisor-candidate relationship can be one of the most rewarding aspects of academic life for both the supervisor and the candidate. While there is no single "right" way to supervise or complete a PhD or MPhil thesis, this relationship often evolves over time as the needs of the candidate and the project shift. However, successful supervision relationships tend to share several key characteristics, including: effective communication, clearly agreed-upon standards, professionalism, mutual consideration, and ethical conduct.

The University has rules for supervision and PhD and MPhil candidature. These rules prevail over any of the comments made here. In particular, see the Graduate Research Training Policy (MPF1321). Guidelines for students and supervisors can be found at the working with my supervisors and the expectation of supervisors sections on the Graduate Research Hub webpage.