PhD Supervisors' Academy
Strengthen your supervision skills by joining the activities of the PhD Supervisors’ Academy!
The Academy offers
- Online learning
- Networking opportunities & events
- Peer Mentoring
Our activities promote high-quality, research-based supervision and support doctoral researchers’ well-being and steady progress in their studies. PhD Supervisors’ Academy is a part of the Noste strategic education development programme and created by UniOGS.
Guide and support fellow PhD supervisors while fostering confidence, curiosity, and growth!
Mentoring Lite in a nutshell:
- Group mentoring in 3-5 meetings remotely, over lunch/coffee, or however the group sees fit
- The group decides the themes for discussion, schedule and meeting method
- Groups are multidisciplinary with participants of different experience levels
- Setting up schedule and goals for the group is supported by program facilitators
- Materials and resources are provided to support the mentoring experience
Find out more about Mentoring Lite on DigiCampus.
Enhance your PhD supervision skills with the PhD Supervisors' Academy's engaging micro-courses.
The available courses include:
- Information for PhD Supervisors
- Better Communication, Better Results
- The Art and Craft of Guiding the Writing Process
- Equality and Diversity in the Research Community
- AI in the Supervisor’s Toolbox
All materials will be available in the Academy’s DigiCampus workspace starting 11 December.
Enjoy fresh coffee and breakfast while connecting with fellow PhD supervisors!
The PhD Supervisors’ Academy regularly hosts breakfast events where supervisors can discuss current topics in supervision, share experiences, and network with peers.
PhD Supervisors’ breakfasts 2026:
- February: Futures Thinking and Career Adaptability - Iina Tolonen
- May: Co-supervision and Collaboration: Communication, Coordination, and Shared Responsibility - Jouko Miettunen
- September: Henrikki Liimatainen (topic to be announced)
- December: Renata Prunskaite-Hyyryläinen (topic to be announced)
The aim of the training is to provide targeted support for supervisors.
The participants will get the possibility to share experiences and knowledge, learn about best practices and learn from each other. The content of the training will include basic knowledge of supervision from research-based perspective, critical points in supervision, ethics in supervision, etc. The training will consist of two plenary lectures and of small group meetings (15 participants) with peer-mentoring approach as a mode of working. The training is organized by the University Pedagogy Research and Education team. The training is organized annually. Read more.