PhD Supervision at the University of Vienna
Supervision is pivotal to the academic and professional growth of doctoral candidates, as well as to the success and timely completion of their doctoral projects. While PhD supervision is highly rewarding, it also brings complex challenges and responsibilities, requiring supervisors to navigate multiple roles and respond to the diverse needs of doctoral candidates across different disciplinary and research settings.
The University of Vienna is committed to fostering high-quality doctoral supervision and to supporting supervisors in this important role. This page brings together resources to help PhD supervisors reflect on and strengthen their supervision practice.
Guidelines & Recommendations
The Code of Good Practice for Doctoral Schools and the Key Principles of Good Doctoral Supervision provide a shared framework for high-quality doctoral supervision. They set out common standards, responsibilities, and expectations to guide supervisors and doctoral candidates throughout the different stages of the doctoral journey.
Trainings & Workshops
To support supervisors in their ongoing professional development, the University of Vienna offers regular trainings and workshops. These formats provide evidence-informed input, opportunities for peer exchange, and space to reflect on challenges and effective approaches to doctoral supervision.
We offer special workshops
- For Tenure Track Professors
- For experienced supervisors
- For postdocs
Supervisors' Secrets: A Podcast from Supervisors for Supervisors
Behind every finished dissertation is a supervisor who said the right thing at the right moment. In our podcast Supervisors’ Secrets, doctoral supervisors from across the University of Vienna share what works, what doesn’t, and what they’ve learned along the way. Honest conversations, practical insights, and lessons from experience – for supervisors, by supervisors.
