OxICFM CDT

OxICFM

OxICFM is a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) focused on training leaders in the manufacture and fabrication of Inorganic Chemical Products. In my current role, I am providing Teaching cover for the researchers managing the CDT, as well as helping design (and evaluate/enhance) the programme. It’s an exciting opportunity for me; teaching-focused academics in the UK rarely get an opportunity to engage with PGR education (except in the specific case of developing lab demonstrators).

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Book review: Managing Your Mental Health During your PhD by Zoe J Ayres

A short review of a recent book aimed at helping PhD students.

Financial Support for Oxford Chemistry PhD Students

A brief discussion of how UKRI stipend levels are playing out as we enter a cost-of-living crisis, with some key sources of financial support for Oxford Chemistry students.

Postdocs in Doctoral Supervision

Reflections form the literature on how the form of the postdoc role might influence the way that doctoral students are socialised into academic Chemistry.

Cosupervision: Risks and Approaches

Reflections on the literature on the specific task of cosupervising a doctoral student.

Cosupervision Pedagogies

Reflections on Akerlind and McAlpine (2015) as a plausible mechanism for poor cosupervision by good supervisors.

Evaluating Taught Doctoral Modules

Reflections on designing the feedback form given to doctoral students after their taught modules

Imposter Syndrome in the transition into STEM PGR

Reflections on the core points in Chakraverty’s 2019 paper on STEM Imposter Phenomenon in the context of the transition into PGR.

The Transition into PGR

Reflections on how Constructive Alignment might play out in PGR training