Reflections of a PhD mentor: Thesis Mentor Pilot Scheme 2024

Cameron, Jackie; Naik, Vani; Gourlay, Elaine

Abstract

Dr Jackie Cameron shares the experience of serving as a mentor on the 12-week pilot mentorship programme that aimed to improve the student experience and outcomes of PhD students at the right-up stage. Presenting at a workshop entitled 'Honey, We Shrunk a Thesis Mentoring Programme! - Vitae 2024', she shares the details of a mentoring training workshop and the challenges and rewards of serving as a PhD mentor to a PhD student at another school. In attendance at the workshop run jointly by Dr Vani Naik of Edinburgh Napier University and Dr Elaine Gourlay of the University of Glasgow were stakeholders from other UK universities exploring developing and launching similar projects.

Citation

Cameron, J., Naik, V., & Gourlay, E. (2024, September). Reflections of a PhD mentor: Thesis Mentor Pilot Scheme 2024. Presented at Vitae International Researcher Development Conference 2024, Online

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: Vitae International Researcher Development Conference 2024
• Start Date: Sep 5, 2024
• End Date: Sep 5, 2024
• Acceptance Date: Aug 21, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Sep 5, 2024
• Deposit Date: Sep 18, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: PhD mentor, mentoring, researcher development
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3837190