Manchester Metropolitan University joins consortium to transform the culture and practice of research supervision

Led by Dr Karen Clegg from the University of York and Professor Doug Cleaver of Sheffield Hallam University, the RSVP is a multi-million pound research project that is designed to transform the culture and practice of research supervision with the support of 20 universities and all UKRI research councils.

The project is one of the largest collaborative, cross-disciplinary, translational research projects into doctoral education ever funded.

The goal of the RSVP is to have a positive impact on cultural change to the way in which doctoral supervision practice is conducted, recognised and rewarded. Manchester Metropolitan will join this exciting project to work with and learn from other institutions and councils in order to help us widen and diversify our pool of confident and well-trained supervisors. 

Academic Director of the Doctoral College, Professor Anya Ahmed said: “Manchester Met will be leading the collaboration with the Universities of Manchester and Salford as a Practitioner Partner for the RSVP. In this role we will be piloting Continued Professional Development (CPD) for research supervisors as part of the RSVP. This perfectly complements the work of the Doctoral College - already underway – to provide training, support and best practice for our supervisors in order to achieve our aim to give our doctoral students the best experience possible.”

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Professor Nick Brook welcomed the success of the consortium bid, saying “The RSVP project offers enormous potential for the creation of a sector-wide community of practice supporting doctoral student supervision.  Manchester Metropolitan University is delighted to lead a consortium, which includes the University of Manchester and the University of Salford in the North-West region, to participate in the development of cutting-edge good practice in this area. Our proposal brings together three universities which offer a variety of experiential contexts, existing shared networks, and a huge resource of expertise ready to be unlocked.” 

The Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP) is a £4.6million, Research England funded project designed to transform the culture and practice of research supervision.

You can find more information about this project using the link below:
Next Generation Research SuperVision Project