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Peer and cohort interaction are essential elements in building a sense of community for doctoral students, yet the restrictions placed on universities in the rapidly evolving COVID-19 environment challenged the ways both doctoral students and faculty approached their teaching and learning. In many environments, public health measures forced doctoral programmes to reconsider traditional delivery methods of supervision and peer learning. This study explores the value of a virtual doctoral networking group created to foster academic connection and peer learning during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Uniquely, the membership draws students from both traditional and applied doctoral programs that use different delivery modalities (online and in person) and includes students at various stages of their doctoral studies. Through the use of personal reflections, we created narratives that we analysed thematically using the Braun and Clarke method. Our findings challenge and extend the previous understanding of the cohort model of learning. We demonstrate that the benefits of the cohort model of learning can occur across programs and independent of the stage of progression in the programmes, in a virtual context. These benefits open opportunities to new ways of supporting doctoral students in a post-pandemic environment.

The impact of a virtual doctoral student networking group during COVID-19