Research Student
Development Programme
Dr Richy Hetherington
medpg-dev@ncl.ac.uk
www.ncl.ac.uk/fms
National Changes
Chart Title
22000
20000
18000
HEI full time
Academic staff
1999/2000 113,790
2009/2010 128,170
2013/2014
118,120
16000
14000
12000
10000
8000
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
6000
Stats from HESA
Number of doctoral graduates has trebled in last 20 years
Full time academic positions have not
The Royal Society Scientific Century: securing our future prosperity 2010
A changing employer environment
• Competency
Frameworks
• Appraisal and
feedback
• Performance
Management
• Self Assessment
Programme Booklet
Mostly accurate but is subject to change
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/internal/module-catalogue/
Inside the booklet
• Events with identical
names are duplicate
events
• A few sessions are
mandatory –
• Managing your PhD,
MD or Mphil;
• Appropriate Safety
sessions
• Academic Integrity
• Research Ethics
Session Details
Graduate School Website
ncl.ac.uk/fms
Booking system
Appropriate staffing
Monitoring
Evaluation
Accommodate
Changes
Additions
Online Resources
IT training
Library Information sessions
(Endnote, Library Databases, Further
Research Resources,)
and
IT sessions (Managing Your Essay, Data &
Spreadsheets, Presentations using
PowerPoint etc.
Interactive materials accessed Online
Interactive Guide
Your development
• Personal Development
Planning and the
ePortfolio
https://pf-postgrad.ncl.ac.uk/
• Assessing your
development needs
• Automatic ePortfolio
updates
• Reviewing your own
development
Varied Development opportunities
• Research Seminars
• Other graduate schools (SAgE and HaSS)
development programmes
• Library, ISS, Maths Aid, Writing Centre
• FameLab
• Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
• Biotechnology YES
• Vitae (UK Grad)
• Postgraduate Conference
The Good News
The Good News
The Good News
I wish you every success in your
research and your career
Thanks and any
questions?