Welcome to Postgraduate Research Induction 2015

Induction Pack

• PhD Skills Statement• Postgraduate Training Modules• Research Student Learning Plan • Progress Review Policy• Procedures for Submission and

Examination of Doctoral Degrees• Procedures for Submission and

Examination of Research Masters Degrees

• IT Services - Student Guide• My Student Supports • Student Experience Guide

Getting through the Red Tape

Has everyone completed registration?

Everyone has applied through PAC but has everyone received a formal letter of approval from the Graduate Studies Office?

Check carefully and keep the letter for future reference as it details important information:

- subject (e.g. Chemistry, English, History) - no. of years and start date (Oct, Jan, Apr, July) - supervisor(s) - advisor - full-time/part-time - thesis topic

PhD StudentsApproved for a minimum of three/four years full-time, depending on the programme

Students must re-register each year and pay fees each year until submission

Part-time: minimum 6 years

Research Masters StudentsApproved for a minimum of 1-2 years full-time.

Students must re-register each year and pay fees each year until submission

Registration Requirements

All changes to registration require approval by your Supervisors, Head of School/Department

Such changes include

• Changing from a Masters or PhD track to PhD • Changing Supervisor or addition of Supervisor• Major change in thesis topic• Changing from part-time to full-time or vice-versa• Extensions • Leave of absence

Forms for changes to registration are available on the Graduate Studies Office website

Sometimes things can change ……

Events and Initiatives for Research StudentsDoctoral Showcase

The Boolean Research Journal

Workshops on Various Topics• Writing skills• How to be a Successful Researcher• Presenting your Research with

Confidence

Presentation Skills Sessions

Survival Guide Workshop

Keeping in Touch

Keeping in Touch

Student email address – access this through the student portal

Information about annual on-line registration, event notification will all be sent to this account

You can arrange to forward all mail to another address so you will only need to check one account

Supervisors

College Graduate Schools• Dr Maire Leane CACSSS

• Professor Fred Adam CB&L

• Dr Ruth Ramsay CSEFS

• Dr Teresa Barbosa CM&H

Dean of Graduate Studies• Dr Liam Marnane

Academic Worries

Personal Worries

Advisor

My Student Supports:

•Budgetary Advisor

•Health Service

•Counselling and Development

•Student Union

•Ombudsman

Best of luck and enjoy the

experience!