Recommendations from PRES 2019
The Bristol Doctoral College, in partnership with other stakeholders across the university, drew up a list of 12 key recommendations as a result of PRES 2019.
Progression, assessment and induction
- Review and update training opportunities for PGR students around progression and milestones
- Review formal documentation relating to progression and milestones
- Revise and improve induction process for PGR students
- Standardise induction across faculties and school and improve induction for those who start outside of September/October registration period
Responsibilities
- Review how actions resulting from Education Action Plans are communicated to the PGR community
- Streamline access to PRES results and actions.
Supervision
- Review the application of academic workload allocation in relation to research student supervision.
- Evaluate communication to PGR supervisors around regulations and provide new development opportunities for supervisors.
- Strengthen support for research supervision through reward and accreditation schemes.
Community space and wellbeing
- Increase community building opportunities for PGR students across the university.
- Finalise the PGR Pastoral Support Framework and clearly signpost wellbeing and mental health support for PGR students.
- Set up research student supervisor update sessions with a focus on responsibilities on wellbeing for all.