The Academic Development team's suite of self-paced online courses for staff. This includes courses on Fundamentals of Teaching, Fundamentals of PhD Supervision, Fundamentals of PhD Examination, and Competence Standards and Reasonable Adjustments. Fundamentals of PhD Supervision This course aims to help new supervisors develop their understanding of the role and responsibilities of PhD supervisors at the University of Edinburgh, and to encourage experienced supervisors to reflect on and develop their practice with an increasingly diverse PhD student population. Fundamentals of PhD Examination This course aims to support new examiners develop their understanding of the examination process at the University of Edinburgh, and to encourage experienced examiners to reflect on and develop their practice. Fundamentals of Teaching Fundamentals of Teaching is an online course developed by Academic Development as an introductory course for tutors and demonstrators at The University of Edinburgh. Information about the course plus the online booking link. Competence Standards and Reasonable Adjustments The Competence Standards and Reasonable Adjustments online course provides key information about the Bristol case, competence standards and reasonable adjustments. This article was published on Friday 24 July 2026
