... in the position of pivoting their supervision praxis to a distance model. As a sustainable practice, distance supervision relies on the development of relationships and communities of practice (CoP) (Brownlow et al., 2023 ; Maor et al., 2015 ; Miller et al., 2023 ; Pollard and Kumar...

... and peer learning afforded by the research group. Findings Drawing on ideas from Communities of Practice theory, the data revealed that the research group, including both supervisors and doctoral students, developed knowledge, relational connections and an awareness of a range of doctoral literacies...

... to multiple communities of practice simultaneously appeared to be a productive yet challenging developmental experience. Originality/value While attention in recently published output has been given to the professional development of research students and postdoctoral staff, exploring the views...