Supervisor of the Year 2025 – SICSA PhD Conference

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Best Supervisor 2025

We are pleased to invite nominations for Supervisor of the Year 2025. A supportive PhD Supervisor can make a huge difference to your PhD experience. Therefore, we are very proud that within SICSA the supervisory level is excellent, as evident from the large number of nominations we receive every year for this award.

2024 Winner

Last year, our winner was Ajitha Rajan at the University of Edinburgh who was described by her students as:

‘…going above and beyond to help me throughout my PhD, both academically and professionally’,

‘the best supervisor I have every had’ and whose ‘…genuine investment in her students’ success and her exceptional mentorship make her an outstanding academic leader.’

Congratulations, Ajitha!

Professor Ajitha Rajan, University of Edinburgh, wins the Best Supervisor of the Year at the SICSA PhD Conference in 2024.

Accepting Nominations

If you believe that your supervisor deserves to be recognised for this award, you can nominate them through our Supervisor of the Year 2025 form

Deadline for submissions

25th April 2025

If you have any questions, please get in touch:

Review process

Nominations will be reviewed by the SICSA Directorate.

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