Respectful Graduate Research Supervisor Development

The University of Melbourne is committed to creating a safe, inclusive and respectful community, preventing inappropriate behaviours and better supporting people affected by them. The relationship between graduate researchers and their supervisors is one that is potentially vulnerable to inappropriate conduct, given the personal and individual nature of supervision, and the power imbalance that exists between graduate researchers and supervisors. This course is designed to look at supervisor/graduate researcher relationships, exploring and discussing specific scenarios. These scenarios focus on the need for respect in supervision, highlighting the power imbalance in these relationships and the importance of maintaining personal boundaries. This session will also provide supervisors with the resources needed to deal with an incident if they witness or become aware of inappropriate behaviour.

Objectives

• Build on Graduate Researcher supervisor training requirements and expand on elements of inappropriate behaviour outlined in the UoM Appropriate Workplace Behaviour Policy and training
• Provide supervisors with a better understanding of the power imbalance in the graduate researcher – supervisory relationship
• Assist supervisors in understanding the limits of, and maintaining, professional boundaries in the graduate researcher – supervisory relationship
• Provide supervisors with the resources needed to deal with an incident if they witness inappropriate behaviour.

If you are interested in the course you can enrol for an upcoming event session via TrainME – Zoom and In-person options available.

For further information please contact Respect Education Program | Respect-Education@unimelb.edu.au