Research supervision course
According to a decision by the vice-chancellor, all supervisors in doctoral level education must have completed an approved supervisor course.
The course is given four times a year, twice in English and twice in Swedish. One of the English courses is conducted digitally.
Who is the course intended for?
Those who are, or are about to become, research study supervisors at the Faculty of Medicine.
Prerequisite
A doctoral degree
Purpose of the course
The course offers the supervisor the opportunity to develop their role, in a way that increases the chances of fulfilling their assignment with greater efficacy and assurance.
Scope and performance requirements
The course corresponds to four days of work. A completed reflection assignment is a prerequisite for attending day two of the course. For a course certificate, attendance and active participation as well as a completed reflection task are required. All course elements must be completed within two years from the start of the course.
On completion of the course, the participant is able to:
- define their role and responsibility within the framework of doctoral education,
- explain how doctoral education and supervision is regulated and organized at the Faculty of Medicine, and
- discuss supervision in relation to the goals and regulations of doctoral education, customary practice at the Faculty of Medicine, and supervisor ethics.
- aims and objectives of the doctoral programme
- learning and development of the doctoral student
- the role of the supervisor
- supervisor ethics
- the regulatory framework for doctoral education
- policy and customary practice at the Faculty of Medicine - from the call for applications to the defence of the doctoral thesis
The course comprises a reflection paper, written between two days of classroom work, a total of four days of work.
Legal texts, policies and extracts from some research articles are presented.
Course dates autumn 2024
Course 1
Date | Time |
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September 24 | 9:00-16:00 |
October 22 | 9:00-16:00 |
Location: This course will be given on site in Lund.
The course is given in Swedish. Please note that the course is four days long with two scheduled days and two days of independent work in between.
The course is fully booked
Course 2
Date | Time |
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November 19 | 9:00-16:00 |
December 10 | 9:00-16:00 |
Location: This course will be given online.
The course is given in English. Please note that the course is four days long with two scheduled days and two days of independent work in between.
The course is fully booked
Course dates spring 2025
Course 1
Date | Time |
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February 11 | 9:00-16:00 |
April 1 | 9:00-16:00 |
Location: This course will be given on site in Lund.
The course is given in English. Please note that the course is four days long with two scheduled days and two days of independent work in between.
Apply here: https://survey.mailing.lu.se/Survey/53800
Course 2
Date | Time |
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May 6 | 9:00-16:00 |
June 3 | 9:00-16:00 |
Location: This course will be given on site in Lund.
The course is given in Swedish. Please note that the course is four days long with two scheduled days and two days of independent work in between.
Apply here: https://survey.mailing.lu.se/Survey/53799
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Contact
Madeleine Nyström
madeleine [dot] nystrom [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se
Tomas Deierborg
tomas [dot] deierborg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se