According to Devis-Rozental ^[1], socio-emotional intelligence (SEI) is the capacity to consider emotions, intuition, and cognition to identify, manage and express emotions and to respond to social situations with authenticity, openness and fairness. By doing so, individuals will achieve a sense of wellbeing and build meaningful relations whilst having a positive impact on the environment, others and themselves. SEI should be considered as an integral part of the doctoral student journey. This entry explores this topic and provides ideas on how to support doctoral students in developing their SEI ^[2].

The term doctoral student refers to a postgraduate researcher completing a doctoral degree.

Supervisor is the term used in academia for an academic guiding and supporting the doctoral student.

Doctoral supervisions usually include at least two academics as supervisors. A doctoral degree in the UK normally focuses on the in-depth study of a topic; these can be chosen by the doctoral student or sometimes be content-specific if a scholarship is attached.