Research educators, scholars, and employers often debate the nature and purpose of
doctoral training. Should doctoral degrees exist only to make new knowledge and replenish …

Researchers of KU Leuven, a large Belgian university, were invited to complete a bespoke
questionnaire assessing their attitudes toward research integrity and the local research …

The selection of Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) supervisor is always a vital and interesting
problem in academia and especially for students who want to carry out Ph. D. Nowadays …

Mentorship is experience and/or knowledge‐based guidance. Mentors support, sponsor and
advocate for mentees. Having one or more mentors when you seek advice can significantly …

Much of the supervision literature revolves around the delicate balance between directive
supervision and student independence. Yet there remains a paucity of empirical research …

Although there has been considerable post hoc research on student views of supervisors,
there is little on how candidate expectations are constituted at or close to the point of …

Current understandings of the expectations and educational needs of commencing PhD
students are based on research focusing on the retrospective recollections of middle or late …

The limitations surrounding the education and teaching of green building courses in higher
education institutions are becoming increasingly evident. The roles of instructors, the …

Well-being plays a crucial role in the completion of PhD studies. However, recent research
suggests that the components of universities' environment affect PhD students' well-being …

Fit in supervisory relationships is crucial for doctoral students' outcomes, where supervisory
relationships are influenced by cultural and disciplinary contexts. This article qualitatively …