Graduate Study at Kent
25th September 2014
Suzie Morris
Graduate School Administration Manager
Kent Graduate School
The Graduate
School
Who are you?
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A Kent graduate
A student who is new to Kent but who previously studied
in the UK
A student who is new to the UK
A ‘home’ student
A ‘European’ student
An ‘international’ student
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Doing a Master’s degree with the hope of going on to a PhD
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Doing a Master’s degree only out of interest in the subject
Doing a Master’s degree to improve your employment
prospects
Are you newly graduated or a number of years from your first
degree?
Postgraduate Education
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588,720 PG students in the UK
10% of PG students are Doctoral students
(doing research for a PhD)
Majority of students are on taught courses
leading to Master’s Degree, or post graduate
diploma or certificate
Education (18%) and business (22%) account
for a significant enrolment in taught courses
Non UK students account for 46% of masters
students and 41% of doctoral students
All Students – things you must do..
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Visit Rochester Castle.. historic
dockyard…Bluewater …
Pop down to Canterbury and see the sights as
well as the ‘other’ Campus
Buy a railcard and go to London – some of the
world’s best museums and galleries are on
your doorstep and they are free!
Book well in advance and travel to Brussels
and Paris on the Eurostar
The Graduate School
Mission: to lead and champion the
strategic development of provision for
graduate education and research at the
University of Kent.
Structure Diagram for Postgraduate Programmes
Senate
Vice-Chancellor
Graduate School Board
Dean of the Graduate School
Faculty Boards
Deans
Faculty Graduate Studies Committee
Faculty Directors of Graduate Studies
School Graduate Studies Committee
School Directors of Graduate Studies
Staff/Student Liaison Committees
Course Directors and
supervisors
Programme Approval
Sub-Committee
Student Involvement
Get involved…make your voice heard..
• Postgraduate Student Representatives – School, Faculty, University
• Staff Student Liaison Committees (SSLCs)
• Postgraduate Student Surveys e.g. PRES
• Kent Graduate Student Association
• The Graduate School www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool
The GradPost
A newsletter created by Postgraduates for
the Postgraduate community.
The GradPost Editorial Team
Information on Gradpost opportunities that will look great on your CV and
enhance your postgraduate experience at Kent can be found on our website:
www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/news/gradpost/html
Contact: gradpost@kent.ac.uk
Postgraduate Experience Awards
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Do you have a great idea for a Postgraduate event at Kent?
Apply for funding through the postgraduate experience awards and your idea could
become a reality.
Applications for up to £1,500 are invited for the Graduate School postgraduate
experience awards 2014-15.
Applications will be considered for funding to run events or projects with an
interdisciplinary and/or external focus which will enhance the postgraduate
experience at Kent.
Examples of projects funded in 2014
 “Take the Floor!” - an innovative workshop on improving presentation skills led
by PhD students from the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies.
 “Home|Less” – an interdisciplinary conference organised by four PhD students
on the meaning and implications of the concept of home
 Ethnobotanical Garden – A project by PhD students from School of
Anthropology and Conservation to further develop the flower beds up against
the wall of the rear of the Marlowe Building
Deadline for applications is 28th November 2014
Application forms and more details at www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/
Postgraduate Research Festival
• Annual PG Research Festival
takes place in June
•Open to all postgraduate
students
•Students can present their work
to a wider academic audience
•Opportunity to network with
academic staff and peers
•Learn how to create and
present an academic poster
The Graduate School is running ‘Producing an Effective Research Poster’ workshops
(9th December 2014, 24th February 2015 and 25th March 2015). For more information
please contact skills@kent.ac.uk
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Postgraduate Handbook for Taught Master’s
students
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Everything you need to know
about being a postgraduate
taught Master’s student at Kent
including information on:
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Student Services
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Local community information
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Regulatory information
Students on Taught Courses – MA/MSc etc
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Enrol....get IT account… register for modules…
pay fees!
Find out who directs your programme of Study
Find out when and where your lectures and
seminars are
Find out who the Director of Graduate Studies
is for your School
Acquaint yourself with your School’s support
processes – tutor/student advisor etc
Check deadlines and examination dates
Global Skills Award
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Master’s degree students from all disciplines
are invited to apply for a place which can be
taken alongside their Master’s degree
programme.
All postgraduates accepted onto the
programme will complete an on-line career
development and skills assessment.
The programme will run from November until
March.
Students will attend a lecture series on
national and global issues and be able to
select from a programme of workshops.
The Award programme is designed to
enhance global awareness and employability
in a competitive job market.
All those who successfully complete the
programme will receive a Global Skills Award
Programme Certificate.
The programme is free of charge.
Sample Lecture Topics
Title
Speaker
Mapping the global system of rendition, secret
detention and torture in the War on Terror
Dr Ruth Blakely
Are our (genetic) male bits shrinking into oblivion?
Professor Darren Griffin
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
Dr Kevin Dutton
Post feminism: exploring the impact of this cultural
phenomenon on organisations
Dr Patricia Lewis
The disappearing computer: computing from 1950 to Professor Simon Thompson
2050
50 shades of the wildlife trade
Dr David Roberts
Workshop Topics
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Networking
Leadership
Team building
Preparing presentations
Managing your career
Writing a brilliant CV
Writing a killer cover letter
Interview skills
Cross cultural communication
The changing shape of Religion
What do I need to do to complete the award?
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Apply using the online booking system at
https://bloom.kent.ac.uk (closing date is 30th October 2014)
• Attend the Introduction Evening on 3
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November 2014 in
Woolf Lecture Theatre
• Complete the initial skills assessment via the online system
before 24th November 2014
• Attend a minimum of 8 lectures from the lecture series (in
addition to the introductory lecture)
• Participate in a minimum of 6 workshops from the workshop
programme
• Provide feedback on all 8 lectures and 6 workshops attended
(via the online booking system)
• Complete a final skills assessment via the online system
before 22nd May 2015
Online booking system
Students will need to register with the Graduate School’s online workshop booking
system before they can book places on our workshops. This can be accessed via
the Graduate School website:
www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/skills
Choose Online Booking System from
the left hand menu.
You will then be asked to enter your
Kent user id and password, which will
take you to the online booking system.
Applying for the Global Skills Award Programme
Once logged in for the first time you will be asked whether you want to apply for the
GSA > Click Yes
Complete the Application
You will be notified about
the success of your
application within a few
days.
If you are successful you will
be require to complete an
Initial Skills Assessment
before 24th November
Once Logged In
When you have logged
in this is the first page
that you will see.
To view all forthcoming
workshops click here
The Workshop Screen
This screen details all
forthcoming workshops in the
next 30 days.
You can use the Search button
to search for workshops by
skills area of title, including
those taking place beyond 30
days.
To book onto a workshop click
on the title of the workshop.
This will take you to the
workshops full details screen.
The Lecture Screen
To look at the lecture
outline click on the title of
the lecture.
Graduate School Contact Details
Professor Diane Houston (Dean of the Graduate School)
Cornwallis South East rm19
graddean@kent.ac.uk
Graduate School Staff
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Suzie Morris, Graduate School Administration Manager
s.m.morris@kent.ac.uk ext: 3182
Ros Beeching, Graduate School Coordinator C.R.Beeching@kent.ac.uk
ext: 7838
Dr Jo Collins, Postgraduate Development Advisor J.P.Collins@kent.ac.uk
ext: 16133
Carla Doolan, Postgraduate Development Coordinator skills@kent.ac.uk
ext: 4896
Joanna Addison, PA to the Dean and Graduate School Assistant
graddean@kent.ac.uk ext: 4785