IOE Doctoral Community

Led by doctoral students for doctoral students, we provide various types of support including a Mentor-mentee scheme, academic and non-academic events.

Getting started

The IOE听Doctoral听Community is a student-led module, which aims to provide various types of support for听doctoral听students by听doctoral听students.听We hold termly academic and non-academic events for doctoral students by doctoral students.听We also hold a Mentor-mentee scheme, aiming听to听encourage听peer听support. The mentoring scheme is running all year round and everyone would be able听to听join us at any time, either as a mentor or a mentee.听

In this particularly difficult time, we are very keen听to听support you as much as we can. Ask questions you have, share your experience with your听peers, or let us know if there are any issues you would like听to听raise with us! Our community is always very welcoming and helpful!

Mentor-mentee scheme

The aim of the Student Mentor Scheme is听to听support first-year students as they transition into the doctoral study by providing an opportunity for students听to听connect with each other across stages of doctoral study. The idea is that newer students can learn from the experiences of their more advanced听peers as well as听peers from their cohort by engaging in discussions about student life at 乱伦秀 IOE.听

Student mentor groups will meet every 2 weeks for an hour听to听catch up and talk about any issues or experiences they would like听to听share. In the pilot this was not only a great opportunity听to听learn from each other, but also a nice way听to听make friends and take a break from the library听to听be social!

Responding听to听the current pandemic, we are aiming听to听hold all events online this year, including our mentoring scheme. We are also aware that students who joined us last year or early this year might still feel relatively fresh听to听the IOE. Therefore, we also welcome students who are in their second year听to听join our mentoring scheme as mentees.

How to join

To join, simply enrol in the course. You can also sign up to be a mentee or mentor in the Moodle course.

If you are interested in being a mentee, please choose your mentee group which suits your timetable under 'Mentee group selection'.听If you are interested in volunteering听to听be a mentor with us, please register your interest under 'signing up for the scheme'.听

Once you have selected your group/ signed up as mentors, we will get in听touch with you via email. Groups will take place at various times and days of the week and each of the mentors will have different research interests and experiences so there will be something for everyone!听

There is plenty of flexibility and the environment is friendly so please do get in听touch with us at ioe.cde.doctoral.community@ucl.ac.uk听if you have any questions. We look forward to meeting you!

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