QSIoN Supervisor Training
Date: 16th September 2025
Time: 10.00am - 1.30pm
Location: 7 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR UK
This training is mandatory for any primary supervisors wishing to supervise new PhD students or any secondary supervisors wishing to become a primary supervisor soon. This training is an IoN initiative and is in addition to the EROS process.
During this face-to-face session, you will engage with case studies grounded in the realities that supervisors experience at the IoN. You will think about how you would manage such challenging cases, hear about how others might approach things, and get support on understanding UCL requirements.
The supervisors in attendance will spend most of their time in facilitated discussions.
Session Facilitators:
• Prof Joy Hinson
Joy has come from a background in academia and university leadership. Originally trained as a research scientist, Joy lead a research team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School (now Barts and The London), publishing over 100 research papers and winning more than £1 million of research grant funding.
Joy has held a range of university posts, including Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Deputy Dean for Students at a medical school. She set up and ran the Doctoral College at QMUL and also established the Ethics of Research Committee at QMUL. Before leaving the HE sector, Joy was the head of staff development at a Russell Group University. She has been closely involved with the Athena Swan agenda, supporting the development of women as leaders in Higher Education, and is an Athena Swan assessor.
Joy is an experienced researcher, teacher, trainer and leader. She is skilled in curriculum development, doctoral training, communication skills and staff development. She has always used a coaching approach to management and is highly experienced in coaching and mentoring, with a strong interest in supporting BME colleagues and women. At QMUL Joy was a member of the mediation team and is experienced in resolving conflict in the workplace.
Refreshments will be provided.
L ocation: Room TR7, 7 Queen Square, London
• Prof Alex Leff, IoN Deputy Director: Head of Education and Student Experience a.leff@ucl.ac.uk
• Jagdeep Dosanjh, Research Degrees Coordinator j.dosanjh@ucl.ac.uk
The course is mandatory for all IoN supervisors. Course attendance is required before supervisors can take on any new students.
