The complexities of the doctoral candidate-supervisor relationship: Voices of candidates at the University of Iceland

The aim of this study is to examine the complexities doctoral candidate–supervisor relationship within programme at University Iceland through voices candidates. Numerous studies suggest that candidates endure a stressful working environment and one most important factors influencing with supervisor. In we have chosen focus on what value in communication their supervisor where they feel improvements can be made. Findings show an available, encouraging supportive who gives sense autonomy while still providing quality feedback work. Candidates experience inactive, disorganised, dismissive and/or overly controlling supervisors indicate these contribute dissatisfaction, anxiety stress. These patterns are similar across all University’s five schools. Based findings allocated ombudsman receive increased support training.