Welcome to Postgraduate Research
Induction 2013
Induction Pack
• PhD Skills Statement
• In at The Deep End
• Research Ethics Booklet
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Code of Practice (distributed separately)
Learning Plan
Progress Reviews Policy
Postgraduate Training Modules
All slides of today’s presentations will be made
available this evening online – a link will be sent
out to UCC email addresses also!
Schedule
• Day One - Aula Maxima
• Day Two – Aula Maxima (am)
9.30 -10.45 Non-Irish Students
11.00 – 12.30 Time Management
2 pm College specific sessions in
different locations. Please check at
the desk for your specific timetable
and location
Getting through the Red Tape
• Has everyone completed registration?
Applications are signed off by supervisor(s), Head
of Department/School and are then sent to
Faculty/College for final approval
Once this happens the letter of approval is sent
out by the GSO. Check carefully and keep the letter
for future reference
- 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
Registration Requirements
PhD Students
-Approved 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
Masters Students
- Approved for a minimum of 1-2 years
full-time.
Students must re-register each year and
pay fees each year until submission
Sometimes things can
change ……
All changes to registration require approval by
your Supervisor, Head of Dept/School and
College
Such changes include
• Changing from a Masters or PhD track to PhD
• Changing the length of approval
• Extensions
• Leave of absence
• Changing Supervisor or addition of supervisor
• Changing thesis topic
• Changing from part-time to full-time or vice-versa
Changes in registration forms are available on the
Graduate Studies website
Research Student Support
• Dr. Liam Marnane - Dean of
Graduate Studies
• Michelle Nelson - Graduate Studies
Office
• College Graduate Schools
Dr. Maire Leane (CACSSS)
Professor Fred Adam (Business and
Law)
Dr. Ruth Ramsay (SEFS)
Currently Vacant (Medicine
and Health)
Events and Initiatives for
Research Students
Doctoral Showcase – June 2014
The Boolean Research Journal – call
to be launched on October 16th
Seven Secrets of Highly Successful
Research Students – 30th and 31st
January
Generic and Transferable Skills
Modules (more about this later!)
Presentation Skills Sessions
Almost PhinisheD Workshops
Student Services
•Accommodation Office
•Careers Service
•Chaplaincy
•Student Counselling and Development
•Disability Support Service
•Student Health Service
•International Education Office
•Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha
•IT Services
•Library and Information Services
•Students’ Union
Get Help!
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- use any and all formal assistance
available
-Get help from other PhD students,
post-docs, academic staff, peers, your
supervisor(s). Get set up with a Linkedin account and use it to network
-Identify areas you might need help
with (IT, Stats etc) and see what
support is available to you (Research
Student Learning Plan and Training
Needs Analysis)
Keeping in Touch
Student email address – access this
through the student portal
You can arrange to forward all mail
to another address so you will only
need to check one account
Information about annual on-line
registration, event notification, and
generic skills modules will all be
sent to this account
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Personal Worries
I am feeling
incredibly
lonely and
isolated
•Counselling and Development
•Student Health Service
•Chaplaincy
•Student Union
•Generic Skills training
•Networking Events
•Graduate Studies Office
Academic Worries
Aaargh – this
research lark isn’t
all it’s
cracked up to be.
I don’t feel I am
getting
anywhere!
Supervisor (or advisor)
Graduate Studies Office (to discuss
leave of absence or withdrawals)
College Graduate School
Questions