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The representative body for postgraduate education and research. Registered Charity No. 1061495. Website: ukcge.ac.uk Also on www.linkedin.com/company/ukcge.

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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 3h
One week to go! This is a reminder that Jonathan Neves from AdvanceHE will be giving DDD Network members an exclusive update on the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). Book now!
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UKCGE | Maximising the benefits of the Postgraduate Research…
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m delighted to have become an @ukcge.bsky.social ‘Recognised Research Supervisor’ – 1 of the first 2 ever at the @bristoluni.bsky.social. The UKCGE reflective framework helped me identify strengths in what I've learned over many years & areas for continued development. @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
UKCGE 'Recognised Research Supervisor' award certificate
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We were delighted to welcome speakers from the OfS last week, who gave members of the DDD Network the opportunity to feed into work on a new statement of expectations on disability. PEP Network members will have a chance on October 20th - booking now open!
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UKCGE | Doctoral Deans & Directors — OfS Statement of Expectations on…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New! Jonathan Neves from Advance HE will be addressing the DDD Network online on October 9th with tips on maximising the benefits of the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES).
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
On November 5th 2026, the PEP Network is holding an online Clinic devoted to the new UKRI Studentship Data System. Book now via our web page:
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UKCGE | Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network Clinic -…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Important update: Our Board of Trustees has given notice of UKCGE's intention to change its charitable status. This won't affect membership or our charitable objectives, but the context is available on our website if you would like to know more.
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UKCGE | Notice of UKCGE's Intention to Change Its Charitable Status
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A new publication from the University of Toronto Press is a workbook-style ​“how to” guide to demystify the doctorate says Charlotte Skye.
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UKCGE | Book Review: The Prosperous PhD
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A final reminder for members of our Doctoral Deans and Directors' Network: there's an opportunity to feed into Statement of Expectations on Disability work this Friday with Suzanne Carrie from the OfS. twp.ai/9Oa8xb
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UKCGE | Doctoral Deans & Directors - OfS Statement of Expectations on…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New in the resource library! Thank you to Rachel Lyon and Qian Jiang at the University of Glasgow for sharing their work on multilingual researchers, and how they experience the relationship between language and their research journey.
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UKCGE | Additional Language, Additional Experience? Insights from the…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A reminder for members of our Doctoral Deans & Directors Network — the OfS Statement of Expectations on Disability webinar is coming up on Sep 18th. Secure your place and have your say in the development of this important work.
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Join us for an online workshop (Oct 16th) about building communities for doctoral candidates who work outside of HE or work on a topic that requires close collaboration with non-HEI organisations. How do you bridge the gap and support them?
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UKCGE | PGR Communities in and with non-HEI organisations
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The UKCGE Board of Trustees pays tribute to Professor Jason Arday, who brought valuable insight into our initiatives and discussions on widening participation at doctoral level. Read the full statement here: ukcge.ac.uk/news-and-blo...
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Statement from the Board of Trustees concerning Jason Arday
The Board of Trustees at the Council pay tribute to Professor Jason Arday, whose death is a profound loss to us, to many of our members, and to colleagues…
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1r0n51d3.bsky.social @1r0n51d3.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Chasing perfection is a fool’s errand for PhD students www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/chas... A perceptive and interesting take how to strike the right balance in your PhD. @ukcge.bsky.social
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Chasing perfection is a fool’s errand for PhD students
Neuroscientist Claudia Schrauwen says doctoral students are too eager to apologise for the limitations of their research rather than celebrate what they have found
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This summer we have welcomed Charlotte Skye to the UKCGE team, who is helping us with a major new campaign on the 'Value of the Doctorate'.
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UKCGE | UKCGE Welcomes New Team Member for ‘Value of the Doctorate’…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This article draws on new inter-institutional data to shed light on supporting UK postgraduate taught students, not only during the on-boarding phase but throughout their educational journeys.
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UKCGE | Supporting Our Diverse PGT Student Body - What the Findings…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We're celebrating three years of supervision training for people working outside of Higher Education institutions. Here, Prof Janet De Wilde and Prof Julie Sheldon explain why they love working with ppl from more than 40 external orgs across the UK. twp.ai/9OZtSb.
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UKCGE | UKCGE Celebrates Three Years of Non-HEI Training
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If you missed Barrister Caroline Roberts-Waterworth's excellent talk about Navigating International PGR Collaborations, there's a write-up available on our website and she's kindly made her slides available too. ukcge.ac.uk/news-and-blo...
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Tips and Tricks for Navigating International PGR Collaborations
On July 16th 2026, we welcomed Barrister, Caroline Roberts-Waterworth, who held an online session helping people to navigate the complexities of…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New! Emily Mason (researcher at the University of Nottingham) provides tips for PhD students or ECRs who are starting out with the publications process.
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UKCGE | The art of patience: My experience publishing in academia as…
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Research and Enterprise at Leeds Beckett University @lbu-rae.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🎉Congratulations to our 18 LBU researchers who have received @ukcge.bsky.social Recognised Supervisor and Associate Supervisor Awards this academic year! 🔗 tinyurl.com/p8x44cjd The awards are a national accreditation to recognise the skills and experience of #research degree supervisors. #PhDSky
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Celebrating LBU’s high quality PhD supervision and support | Leeds Beckett University
A total of 18 Leeds Beckett University researchers have received recognition from the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) this academic year, for their commitment to high-quality doctoral superv...
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The call for contributions is open for the International Research Supervision Conference 2027 - jointly hosted by us and RSVP. It's an opportunity to bring together all those involved with and who care about doctoral supervision. Call closes Sep 30th 2026.
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International Conference 2027 | RSVP
Outline of the RSVP International Conference on Research Supervision Practice, being held 17-19 March 2027, The Milner Hotel, York, UK
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Today we've published a new briefing - 'The Value of Continuing Professional Development for Supervisors' - drawn from the results of two UK Research Supervision Surveys. You can freely access it on our website.
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UKCGE | The Value of Continuing Professional Development for…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A reminder that tomorrow's Tips and Tricks for Navigating International PGR Collaborations (also applicable to Deans and Directors of Graduate Schools) is open for booking. Join us at 10am tomorrow for insights from Caroline Roberts-Waterworth, Barrister.
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Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Declining student enrolments could force several UK and Irish universities to close their professional doctorate programmes, warn @ukcge.bsky.social and @unialliance.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/profess... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Great to welcome Theodora Jean (King’s College London) who is speaking about co-creating inclusive PGR development and her involvement with RSVP. “What do we think PGR development actually means?” she asks the audience. #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Fascinating presentation from Fiona Wilkie (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and Helen Robertson (Natural History Museum) on PGR communities in and with non-HEI organisations. ie, non-degree-awarding bodies. #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Completely full session from Laura Etheridge and Emily Bartlett (University of Bristol) with the tempting title: “Not just pizza and doughnuts: Embedding a sense of belonging in Postgraduate Research Cultures”. #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Professor Márjory Da Costa-Abreu from Sheffield Hallam University speaks on AI in the academy. “The main goal of Big Tech is to make money - if we’re using the tools, we’re helping them”. #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Kicking off Day 2, we’re hearing from Amir Keshtiban, Louise Donaghy and Cassie Price (York St John) about identity, agency and collaboration among Third Space Professionals. #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A great presentation from Fryni Panayidou (The Francis Crick Institute) about the support groups she and colleagues have developed. She has some interesting data on anxiety levels amongst PhDs and how confidence levels improve via the groups. #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Stimulating reflections from a group of universities working within the Research SuperVision Project (RSVP) on supervisor CPD. This includes the Peer Mentoring Circle: “More than informal discussions but an evidence-based approach.” #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Delighted to welcome Professor Louise Sharpe - Pro-Vice Chancellor (Researcher Training), University of Sydney. She is speaking about connections to society and the unjustly bad image of PhD programmes, even within our own institutions. #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
UKCGE Chair Dr Rebekah Smith McGloin gives the introductory session: Postgraduate Cultures in Challenging Times - Why connection and collaboration matter now. #UKCGEAC
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We kick off our Annual Conference at the University of Liverpool today with a welcome from Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education), Professor Gavin Brown. “Without diverse PGR communities there would be no future of Higher Education in this country.”
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Join us on July 9th for the launch of a new UKCGE/​ @unialliance.bsky.social publication on professional doctorates (jointly authored by Carolyn Wynne, Jennie Eldridge and Dr Rabia Arshad), and learn about the findings from their recent survey. ukcge.ac.uk/events/repor...
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Report Launch - Professional Doctorates
Join us for the launch of a new UKCGE/University Alliance publication on professional doctorates (jointly authored by Carolyn Wynne, Jennie Eldridge and…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Wonderful to read about this work at the University of Southampton to design a supervisor development programme - drawing on best-practice literature by us and colleagues in the sector.
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‘The first step is to understand what supervisors and students need’
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Today we have a selection of articles on Positive action and allyship to share with you - the final part in our Thursday EDI series. These resources have been produced in tandem with Research England/the OfS and are free to access. twp.ai/9OUmV7
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Today's selection of new EDI materials in the UKCGE Resource Library focusses on Admissions and doctoral access. These materials come from a range of Research England/OfS partners, including the University of Surrey. twp.ai/9OUmUj
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Continuing our Thursday exploration of the new EDI resources on our website, here is a selection of articles on Socioeconomic status and class dynamics. The topics range from CV writing tips for PGRs to doctoral recruitment and selection. twp.ai/9OUmWE
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Today is European Doctoral Day. Help us to celebrate this inaugural event by visiting the website, where you can explore over 170 events taking place across Europe. The initiatve will continue on May 13th each year, so do get involved! twp.ai/9OWYrI
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Explore our new batch of EDI resources (produced in partership with Research England). Today's theme is Gendered Experience and spans everything from addressing harassment and sexual misconduct to enhancing postgrad study for racially minoritised females. twp.ai/9OUmVh
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
UKCGE Director, Dr Owen Gower, has co-authored this HEPI blog on why postgraduate access matters. "If the UK is serious about remaining a global leader in innovation, it cannot afford to overlook the hidden talent that exists in this country" it says.
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Postgraduate access matters: what works and what’s next - HEPI
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We've been busy uploading new EDI resources to our website, gained through a partnership with Research England, the OfS and a consortium of universities. We'll be sharing resources every Thursday, and our first theme for you to explore is Racial Justice. twp.ai/9OUmSZ
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Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Becoming a professor at a UK university dependent on training high volumes of PhD students rather than delivering outstanding supervision, suggests @ukcge.bsky.social survey www.timeshighereducation.com/news/quantit... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
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‘Quantity, not quality’ of PhD supervisions key to promotion
UK-wide survey of university promotion policies reveals emphasis on PhD recruitment and completions, rather than the need for high-quality support
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Research and Enterprise at Leeds Beckett University @lbu-rae.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
🥳Six LBU researchers have received their @ukcge.bsky.social Recognised Research Degree Supervisor accreditations in the latest round! 🔗 bit.ly/46UVpaO Congratulations to our talented and committed supervisors! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #research #researchdegrees #PhD
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Leeds Beckett PhD Supervisors recognised for high quality practices | Leeds Beckett University
Six Leeds Beckett University researchers have recently been recognised by the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) for their commitment to high-quality doctoral supervision.
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
If you missed our Positive Action in Research Funding event, you can access Rachel Van Krimpen and Fiona McClement's Framework on our website, aimed at helping those responsible for research funding schemes to ensure equity of opportunity.
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UKCGE | A Framework for Positive Action in Research Funding and…
Building on the University of Oxford’s work on Equity in Research Funding , this framework and guidance has been produced by a cross-sector working group…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Members of the Postgraduate Education Practitioners' (PEP) Network met earlier this month. Topics for discussion included UKVI rule changes - you can read a write-up of the event on our website.
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UKCGE | Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network Clinic — April…
On April 15th 2026, the Co-Chairs of our Postgraduate Education Practitioners’ (PEP) Network, Susanna Broom and Kerri Gardiner, held a Network Clinic…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The next Postgraduate Education Practitioners' Network Clinic will be held (online) on April 15th and will be broadly focussed on supporting international PGRs.
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UKCGE | Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network Clinic - April…
Led by Network Co-Chairs, Susanna Broom and Kerri Gardiner, PEP Network Clinic sessions are aimed at professional services colleagues who work with and…
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
News just in: Liz Kendall calls on research funders to back women with better maternity leave and flexible working support. www.gov.uk/governmen...
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We're seeking a host institution for the UKCGE Annual Conference 2027: our blue riband event which champions and enhances postgraduate education. If you would like to get involved, please get in touch with our Events Officer for a chat.
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UKCGE | Annual Conference 2027
The UK Council for Graduate Education is seeking a host institution for the Annual Conference 2027
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UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
In case you haven't seen it, last week Advance HE published the latest Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) report.
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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2025 | Advance HE
Sector report of the results from the 2025 Advance HE Postgraduate Research Experience Survey.
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