• Across time and space: Examiner and candidate experiences of online doctoral vivas 

      Wisker, Gina; Highman, Ludovic; Spronken-Smith, Rachel; Waghorne, Joseph (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-11)
      Many countries have doctoral viva examinations, mostly conducted in-person until the COVID-19 pandemic. This article explores the changing processes and experiences of doctoral vivas forced online, from the perspectives of three examiners (two Uk, one NZ) and one recent candidate (UK). It sheds light on remote viva examinations exploring experiences of examination rigour, opportunities to evidence ...
    • Editing a higher education journal: Gatekeeping or development? 

      Acker, Sandra; Rekola, Mika; Wisker, Gina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-21)
      Editors of academic journals play a key part in the production of knowledge and the continuation of scholarly conversations about practical and intellectual issues of the day. While peer review, an essential part of journal processes, has received considerable attention in the scholarly and the popular press, much of it critical, the role of the chief editor remains rather shadowy and underexplored. ...
    • Remote doctoral supervision experiences: Challenges and affordances 

      Wisker, Gina; McGinn, Michelle K.; Bengtsen, Søren S. E.; Lokhtina, Irina; He, Faye; Cornér, Solveig; Leshem, Shosh; Inouye, Kelsey; Löfström, Erika (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-25)
      The global pandemic has forced academics to engage in remote doctoral supervision, and the need to understand this activity is greater than ever before. This contribution involved a cross-field review on remote supervision pertinent in the context of a global pandemic. We have utilised the results of an earlier study bringing a supervision model into a pandemic-perspective integrating studies ...
    • Tackling Gender Inequality In Doctoral Supervision - An Intersectional Toolkit Involving Hearts, Minds, Policies, And Practices 

      Wisker, Gina; Fossland, Trine Medby (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-11-01)
      Doctoral supervision is both a rewarding and challenging experience for supervisors and doctoral students, while effective supervision and research practice is of crucial importance for the developmental process and both students' and supervisors' careers. Although several challenges in the research journey are strictly research-focused, supervision is a human activity where intersectional aspects ...