Failing to Be Family-Supportive: Implications for Supervisors

Supervisors beware: the Family and Medical Leave Act may be hazardous to your health.

Implications of the Barings Collapse for Bank Supervisors

The Board issued its Report on 18 July. It detailed the recent history of the Barings Group, the nature of the trading activities conducted within the Group, and how losses arose within BFS, were concealed and, ultimately, discovered. The Inquiry considered the question of how unauthorised trading activities continued for more than two years without detection by the Barings management, by the i...

Supervisors Should Be More Vigilant When Their Students Are Writing an Article

در سخن سردبیری شماره مردادماه سال 1394 مجله دانشگاه، به ضرورت چاپ مقاله از پایان­نامه­های مقاطع مختلف تحصیلی اشاره کردیم و در همان جا، از اساتید راهنما درخواست کردیم که به جهت پرهیز از رویداد هرگونه تخلف پژوهشی توسط دانشجویان، نقش فعال­تری را در این زمینه ایفاء نمایند [1]. هم­چنین و پیش از آن، در  سخن سردبیری شماره بهمن و اسفندماه سال 1391 مجله دانشگاه، درخواست نموده بودیم که دانشجویان نقش فعال...

Competency in supportive supervision: a study of public sector medicines management supervisors in Uganda

BACKGROUND Supportive supervision has been found to be more effective than corrective fault-oriented inspections. Uganda's Ministry of Health in 2012 implemented a comprehensive strategy (SPARS) to build medicines management capacity in public sector health facilities. The approach includes supportive supervision. This structured observational study assesses supportive supervision competency am...

How to approach supervisors for research opportunities

In this article, we use our experiences to provide tips for contacting potential supervisors, what to expect from them and how to approach them for research opportunities. With appropriate planning, you will be surprised by the number of prestigious academics who would be willing for you to join their research group, and to get you involved in a research project.