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1.You must accept responsibility for managing the relationship between yourself and your supervisor 2.Try to fulfil the expectations that supervisors have of their students. If you cannot fulfil the expectations do not neglect them, but raise the issues in discussion. 3. Aim to educate your supervisor (i) on the research topic, on which you are fast becoming the expert and (ii) on understanding how the supervisor can help you in your professional development. 4. Look for ways of reducing the communication barrier between yourself and your supervisor. In addition to research content, at various times discuss process issues (e.g. working relationships, adequacy of research student provision, what doing a PhD means to you). 5. Ensure that every time you leave a tutorial you have agreed and noted down a date for the next one. Be punctilious in meeting appointments and deadlines so that your supervisor will be too. 6. Help your supervisor give you better feedback on your work. Always ask supplementary questions to make sure that you understand fully what you have to do. 7. Avoid inappropriate personal relationships with your supervisor. Adapted from:
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