ABSTRACT
Research and project supervision is probably the most complex and subtle form of teaching in which we engage. It is not enough for us to be competent researchers ourselves-though this is vital. We need to be able to reflect on research practices and analyse the knowledge, techniques, and methods which make them effective. But there is a step beyond even this. We have to be skilled in enabling our research students to acquire those techniques and methods themselves without stultifying or warping their own intellectual development. In short, to be an effective research supervisor, you need to be an effective researcher and an effective supervisor.
