Research-informed workshops that expand the repertoire of already skilled professionals. Formats range from short talks to multi-day programmes, tailored to supervisors, PhD candidates, departments and educational developers.
Each workshop combines research insight with concrete tools and collegial dialogue. Participants leave with strategies they can use in their next supervision meeting, and with a clearer sense of their own practice.
Most formats can be delivered on campus or online, in English, and adapted to local institutional needs. Write to me if you want to discuss which format fits your context.
A compact, research-based lecture for supervisors who want practical ideas without a full workshop. It introduces concrete strategies for higher-quality PhD supervision and opens space for brief discussion.
Interactive online lecture. No preparation required. Suitable for larger groups.
Strong supervision starts with trust and shared expectations. This workshop treats expectation alignment as an ongoing process, not a one-off conversation, and offers tools for clarifying goals, roles and working styles.
Interactive half-day workshop, typically online. Group work, exercises and plenary discussion.
How do you support timely, high-quality research while still fostering independent scholars? Participants work with dialogical and Socratic questioning tools that help candidates take ownership in supervision meetings.
Interactive half-day workshop, typically online.
Projects stall for many reasons: uncertainty, motivation dips or interpersonal tension. This workshop offers practical strategies for early planning, spotting warning signs and intervening constructively before difficulties escalate.
Interactive half-day workshop, typically online.
Feedback and writing support sit at the heart of doctoral supervision. Participants explore how much feedback is enough, how to give critical input carefully, and how to help candidates take ownership of revisions, including when the supervisor is also a co-author.
Interactive half-day workshop, typically online.
A full-day workshop that expands supervisors’ repertoire so supervision becomes more professional, effective and enjoyable. Participants work with relationships, expectation alignment, dialogical tools, conflict management and motivating feedback.
One day, online or on campus. Interactive methods throughout. Course certificate available.
A compact multi-session course for supervisors who want more time for reflection and peer exchange. Short case preparation before the course allows the programme to connect with participants’ local practice.
In person across two consecutive days (full day + half day). Brief case preparation. Course certificate available.
An advanced seminar for experienced supervisors who want to refine their practice through scholarly reflection and exchange of local best practices. The course treats the supervisor as a culture bearer and research leader, not only as an individual coach.
On campus or residential. Case-based and highly interactive. For supervisors with substantial experience as main or co-supervisors. Group size typically 12–24.
A full two-day interactive course that expands supervisory strategies and creates room for peer exchange. Case preparation before day one helps shape the programme around participants’ real situations.
In person across two consecutive days. Brief case preparation. Course certificate available.
An extended development programme with two consecutive workshop days, peer observation between sessions, and a follow-up day. Participants build a broad toolkit and practise supporting colleagues through structured peer observation.
On campus. Case preparation before day one; peer observation between day two and the follow-up. Certificate with sufficient attendance.
A semester-long programme where experienced supervisors observe each other’s practice and give structured feedback. It combines research-based input, peer observation and a closing workshop focused on documenting learning in a teaching portfolio.
Opening and closing half-day seminars plus peer observation across the semester. Typically 9–18 participants. For associate and full professors with solid experience as main supervisors.
When a supervisory situation feels difficult, it can help to talk it through with someone who knows the field. I offer confidential sparring for supervisors and PhD candidates who want a professional sounding board, for example after a workshop or when a concrete challenge arises.
Together we can look at the situation, explore possible courses of action and develop strategies for moving forward.
One conversation or a short series, depending on need. In person or online. Write to me at gitte@academicsupervision.dk if you want to book a session.
Many doctoral candidates both receive and give supervision. This workshop helps them step into the supervisor role with research-based pedagogical tools, so master’s thesis supervision becomes clearer and more effective.
Hands-on half-day workshop, online or on campus. Minimum around 10 participants.
A practical workshop on taking an active role in the PhD–supervisor relationship. Participants learn how to use supervisors’ strengths, work with main and co-supervisors, communicate professionally and get the feedback they need.
Hands-on half-day workshop, typically in person.
A short interactive talk on how supervisors and candidates can co-create a productive, trust-based collaboration. The focus is early expectation alignment and supporting independence from the start, with room for shared discussion.
Interactive talk with audience discussion. Suitable as a conference session or departmental event.
A department-wide workshop on making supervision professional, effective and enjoyable across roles. Participants exchange experience on feedback, trust and mutual responsibility in PhD, master’s and collegial mentoring contexts.
Highly interactive half-day on campus, with group work, exercises and plenary discussion.
An intensive programme for those who design or run workshops for PhD supervisors. Participants work with workshop design, essential themes, effective exercises and ways of engaging busy or sceptical academics, with follow-up coaching on implementation.
Two consecutive days on campus, plus later online group coaching. Pre-work required. Facilitated with Mirjam Godskesen. Group size typically 8–25. Participants receive reusable materials with attribution.