Provisional Plan for Research Student Induction

Provisional Plan for Research Student Induction

Ph.D Student Induction – Wednesday 2nd October 2013

Charterhouse Square

TIME / LOCATION / ACTIVITY / PRESENTER/FACILITATOR
9:30 (30m) / The Shield / Registration
10:00 (5m) / Willoughby Lecture Theatre / Introduction & housekeeping / Jo Cordy
10:05 (10m)
10:15 (10m)
10:25 (10m) / Welcome to Queen Mary
  • Overview of QM’s activities
  • The Doctoral College
/ Prof. Simon Gaskell
Prof. Bill Spence
Profs. Joy Hinson, Jon May & Mike Watkinson
10:35 (30m) / Research Integrity / Elizabeth Hall
11:05 (10m) / Research Degrees Office (RDO) / Rhiannon Thompson
11:15 (40m) / The Shield / Coffee & networking
11:55 (1hr) / Willoughby Lecture Theatre G06; Joseph Rotblat Building
Anthony Dawson room / Taster Workshop 1
  • Skills Development
  • Presenting Your Research (Café Scientifique)
  • Critical Thinking
/ Jo Cordy
Tracy Bussoli
Graham Davis
12:55 (1h 5mins) / The Shield / Lunch
14:00 (1h) / Willoughby Lecture Theatre G06; Joseph Rotblat Building
Anthony Dawson room / Taster Workshop 2
  • Skills Development
  • Presenting Your Research (Café Scientifique)
  • Critical Thinking
/ Jo Cordy
Tracy Bussoli
Graham Davis
15:00(5m) / Move between workshops
15:05 (1h25m) / Anthony Dawson room
Willoughby Lecture Theatre
G06; Joseph Rotblat Building / Faculty Sessions : PhD Progression & Personal Conduct
  • SMD (including short talk from WISE)
  • S&E (including short talk from WISE)
  • HSS (including short talk about archives)
/ Prof. Joy Hinson
Prof. Mike Watkinson
Prof. Jon May
16:30 / End

Ph.D Student Induction – Thursday 3rd October

Charterhouse Square

TIME / LOCATION / ACTIVITY / PRESENTER/FACILITATOR
9:30am / The Shield / Registration for anyone who missed Day 1 (also a chance to check which workshops to attend)
10:00 (10 mins for each talk = 1hr 10, plus 10 mins wiggle room) / 10 / Willoughby Lecture Theatre / Advice & Counselling / Laura SeQueira
10:10 / Thinking Writing / Kelly Peake
10:20 / Students’ Union/postgrad society
10:30 / Careers / Tracy Bussoli
10:40 / Library / Sarah Molloy
10:50 / Centre for Public Engagement / Bryony Frost
11 / Language Centre / Saima Sherazi
11:10/11:20 (30-40 min) / The Shield / Coffee & networking
11:50 (1h 10min) / Willoughby Lecture Theatre / Question & Answer session with panel of current PhD students and Directors of Graduate Studies
13:00 (1h 15m) / The Shield / Lunch & Information Fair /
  • Library
  • Careers
  • Language Centre
  • RDO & Ethics
/
  • Students’ Union
  • CAPD
  • WISE
  • LD/Thinking Writing

14:15 (1h) / Willoughby Lecture Theatre G06; Joseph Rotblat Building
G02 (Rotblat lecture theatre) / Taster Workshop 3
  • Working Effectively with your Supervisor
  • Presenting Your Research (Café Scientifique)
  • Critical Thinking
/ Joy Hinson, Jon May, Mike Watkinson
Tracy Bussoli
Graham Davis
15:15 (5 min) / Moving between workshops
15:20 (1h) / Willoughby Lecture Theatre G06; Joseph Rotblat Building
G02 (Rotblat lecture theatre) / Taster Workshop 4
  • Working Effectively with your Supervisor
  • Presenting Your Research (Café Scientifique)
  • Critical Thinking
/ Joy Hinson, Jon May, Mike Watkinson
Tracy Bussoli
Graham Davis
16:20 / The Shield / Final Words & Drinks reception / Prof. Joy Hinson/ Jo Cordy
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