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Whether you are new to supervision or established in the role, you can apply for national recognition of your doctoral supervision from the UKCGE. Two levels of recognition are available, depending on your level of experience:

• Recognised Supervisor (full award) — for those who have seen doctoral candidates through final examination and completion
• Recognised Associate Supervisor – for those who have not seen doctoral candidates through final examination and completion and/​or are involved in research supervision ​‘informally’.

BU currently has over 25 recognised research supervisors and you can be one too! All you need to do is:

• Reflect – Write a reflective account of your supervisory practice in relation to the Good Supervisory Practice Framework.
• Apply – Apply for your practice to be recognised by the UKCGE using the relevant
  • Recognised Supervisor Reflective Account Form  WORD | 56.37KB
  • Recognised Associate Supervisor Reflective Account Form WORD | 55.72KB
• Review – A two-person panel will peer-review your application. Regardless of the outcome, they will give comprehensive feedback.

For further information, to register your interest or to have discuss an application, please email the Doctoral College (doctoralcollege@bournemouth.ac.uk). The Doctoral College will meet the cost of applications submitted by BU supervisors.

Deadline for applications:

Complete applications should be submitted to Dr Fiona Knight (fknight@bournemouth.ac.uk) by the above deadlines.