Nominees for Supervisor of the Year

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Scottish institutions deliver world-class researcher training and the SICSA Supervisor of the Year award recognises the outstanding guidance, mentorship and advising that underpins not only the success of individual PhD students but the health and advancement of our discipline as whole.

PhD students from any Scottish university were invited to nominate their supervisor for recognition of exceptional supervision.

We are pleased to announce the following colleagues have been nominated for the award. The ultimate winner will be announced at the SICSA PhD Conference on 24th June at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Shahid Awan, University of the West of Scotland
Jose Cano Reyes, University of Glasgow
Nguyen Dang, University of St Andrews
Ramon Ruiz-Dolz, University of Dundee
Marco Gilardi, University of the West of Scotland
Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, University of Glasgow
Sanaullah Jan, Edinburgh Napier University
Sean MacAvaney, University of Glasgow
Roderick Murray-Smith, University of Glasgow
Thanh Nguyen, Robert Gordon University
Ehud Reiter, University of Aberdeen
Judy Robertson, University of Edinburgh
Frances Ryan, Edinburgh Napier University
Blesson Varghese, University of St Andrews
John Vines, University of Edinburgh

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