Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP)
Project team
Dr Heather Sears
Funder
Research England
Value
£4.6million
Duration of Project
October 2023 - September 2027
Collaborators
University of York (Lead)
Coventry University
Sheffield Hallam University
Kings College London
University of Nottingham
UK Councill for Graduate Education
Project overview
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.
By working with providers of doctoral education (Universities and HEIs), industry, funders and researchers, we aim to transform research supervision culture and practice. We want to understand what works in different contexts, identify what effective supervision practice looks and feels like, and determine how supervision practice is both supported and rewarded. RSVP is believed to be the largest collaborative, cross-disciplinary, translational research project into doctoral education ever funded.
Project objectives
Over the next four years (2023-2027) our project will explore four key areas:
- The role of team supervision;
- Supervision practice in different disciplines and contexts;
- Supervising different types of research degree;
- Understanding and combating poor supervision practice.
Impact statement
We will translate best practice in professional supervision to academic contexts. By working with and learning from academics, researcher developers, policy makers and industry partners to understand how they support staff through onboarding processes, mentoring and continuing professional development (CPD), we will translate, test and evaluate this practice in a variety of institutional contexts with HEI partners.
The impact will be a positive culture change in the way in which doctoral supervision practice is conducted, recognised and rewarded.
Find out more about RSVP:
1) Lead site: www.rsvp.ac.uk
2) Coventry site: https://rsvp.coventry.domains/
