ABSTRACT
Students undertaking substantial research for the first time are entering an environment where it is entirely appropriate to highlight the difficult ethical dilemmas that researchers of the future might face. Our postgraduate students need to understand the philosophy of knowledge, as it is interpreted in their discipline and in others. Arguably, every postgraduate student needs a grounding in law so that they can understand contracts in different countries and how intellectual property is viewed. The most fundamental influence on a research supervisor is their own experience as a research student. The criteria for receiving an award include: interest and enthusiasm for supervising, integrating students into the research community, accessibility, clear goals, time management and a repertoire of skills. Developing the academics who educate our research students is a noble cause because it is their students who form the engine of our future.
