1.3. Aligning Supervision of Interfaculty PhD projects

The aim of this workshop is to prepare supervisors of interfaculty PhD projects for the specific challenges that come with the co-supervision of such projects.

More specifically, during this workshop supervisors will:

• identify assumptions, hidden biases, and perceptions of their respective field through conversations with colleagues
• define best practices in interfaculty supervision that may apply to the specifics of the project(s) they are supervising
• gain access to the academic literature on interdisciplinary supervision
• analyse their own expectations regarding collaboration in supervision and manage these together with the other co-supervisors, in the interest of the PhD project concerned
• become aware of the possible challenges the project might pose to the PhD students
• become part of a community of interfaculty supervisors within the UG.

The workshop comprises a three-hour session during which supervisors from different faculties will meet in a small group of maximum 12 people. In an interactive discussion, led by a trainer, each supervisor will develop the best approach for supervising their own project. Participants will be asked to do some minor preparatory reading and a reflection assignment, which will take an additional three hours approximately.

After this workshop, supervisors will be able to:

• identify strategies and best practices to optimally co-supervise an interdisciplinary and interfaculty project
• implement tools and tips to ensure alignment of supervision for this specific type of PhD project
• implement measures aimed at the progress of the project and the development of PhD students during interfaculty projects
• become part of a community of interfaculty supervisors within the UG.