Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

PhD Supervisor Talk: Take care of yourself as a PhD supervisor, and you can take care of your PhD students
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3993-24-00-03
	Enrollment deadline: 22/09/2024

Date and time	24.09.2024, at: 15:30 - 17:00
Regular seats	96

Contact person	Mia Dabelsteen E-mail address: mia.dabelsteen@sund.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content This PhD Supervisor Talk is for PhD supervisors at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Other faculty members are also welcome. How supportive should a PhD supervisor be? While it's widely acknowledged that supervisors play a pivotal role in supporting the emotional well-being of their PhD students, the question arises: should this support come at the expense of your own well-being? In this talk we will unveil strategies for prioritizing your own well-being while also effectively supporting your PhD students. We will delve into the complexities of maintaining a healthy work-life balance within the academic sphere. We explore the significance of having clear priorities, establishing boundaries and, crucially, mastering the art of saying "no" when necessary. This talk provides a research-informed platform for opening a key dialogue about how you can take care of your own time as a supervisor. Join us as we collectively explore how to serve as role models for a sustainable academic work-life. About the speakers Gitte Wichmann-Hansen, MA, PhD, is Senior Researcher at The Department of Education Studies, Aarhus University. She is an established researcher within the field of doctoral supervision with 100+ publications on academic supervision. Her research focus is on how to balance supervisor expectations/interests with student needs. Based on her research, she has developed a rich showcase of concrete advice on how to align expectations and how to promote active, independent students, who drive their own projects forward. Furthermore, Gitte owns the consultancy “Academic Supervision” that offers high quality professional training of research supervisors. She has 20+ years of experience with running doctoral supervisor development programs at European Universities. She also advises institutional leaders and academic developers across Europe on supervision quality assurance and improvement strategies. Finally, Gitte is chair and founder of the national network for Developing Doctoral Supervision in Denmark. Mirjam Godskesen is an independent consultant and researcher with an affiliation to Aalborg University in Denmark, where she was formerly an Associate Professor in the Department of Learning and Philosophy. She has been involved in developing and facilitating workshops for doctoral supervisors since 2008 and now leads workshops in both the Nordic countries and across Europe. Her current research interest is the coaching and education of doctoral supervisors with a particular focus upon how to help them integrate the tools of active listening and coaching into their supervisory practice. Her publications include (with Gitte Wichmann-Hansen) the chapter on ‘Denmark’ in the forthcoming book on ‘The Making of Doctoral Supervisors’. Moderator Rikke Buhl is head of the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Science. She is a professor in large animal cardiology and her research interest is in atrial fibrillation, translational perspectives and animal models. She has been a PhD coordinator for many years at the faculty, and has supervised numerous PhD students, postdocs, and master students. Time and date Tuesday 24 September 2024, 15.30-17.00 Registration Please register no later than 17 September 2024 Venue Panum, Blegdamsvej 3b, 2200 Copenhagen N, 1st floor, Holst Auditorium. Organizer Mia Dabelsteen, mia.dabelsteen@sund.ku.dk, Senior advisor, The Graduate School The Graduate school offers two PhD Supervisor Talks per semester.

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