School of Life Sciences
Induction for Postgraduate Research Students


Monday 5 October 2015

09:30 – 11:00 / Collection of University Cards (Panorama Room, Rootes, Main Campus)
11:00 – 11:15 / Walk to Gibbet Hill Campus (meet in Life Sciences Reception) / Through Tocil wood
11:15 - 13:00
11:45 / Welcome from Head of School of Life Sciences (BSR1)
Introduction to School of Life Sciences (BSR1)
Introduction to the Training Programme (BSR1)
Introduction to the Certificate in Transferable Skills (15 mins)
Introduction / Laura Green
Bruno Frenguelli
Robert Spooner
Nikola Chmel
Nikki Glover
13:00 – 13:45 / Lunch break (not provided)
13:45 – 14:45 / IT Services Induction and collection of MacBooks (ICL Suite) / SLS IT Team
14:30 – 14:40
14:40 – 15:40 / Introduction to Health and Safety in SLS (BSR1)
Health and Safety Presentation / Chris Dowson
Ian Graham
15:40 – 15:50 / Break
15:50 – 16:20 / Introduction to the Technical Services Team (BSR1) / Technical Support
16:20 – 16:30 / Introduction to BioSoc (BSR1) / Sean Aller
16:30 - 17:00 / Gibbet Hill Campus Tour / Sean Aller
17:00 / Introduction to PG SSLC (Atrium) / PG SSLC
17:00 – 18:30 / Social event – Games, drinks and Pizza (Atrium) / All Students


Tuesday 6 October 2015

09:00 / Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome address to students
(Arts Centre Studio, Warwick Arts Centre) / Optional
10:00 / Laboratory Induction Session at Gibbet Hill / Split group (not everyone)
14:00 – 14:30 / Good Pipetting Practice (GLT4) / Anachem
14:30 – 15:00 / Safe use of Centrifuges (GLT4) / Centriservices
15:00 – 15:45 / Biosafety (GLT4) / Ian Graham
Meet with Supervisors (supervisors/students to arrange directly)

Wednesday 7 October 2015

09:45 – 10:45 / Resources and Services (ICL Suite) / Samantha Johnson
10:45 – 11:00 / Break
11:00 – 12:30 / EndNote training (ICL Suite) / Samantha Johnson
12:30 – 13:30 / Lunch break
13:30 – 14:00 / Photographs (ICL Suite) / Nikki Glover
14:00 – 15:00 / Being an Effective Researcher Mini-Workshop (BSR1) / Emma Smith
Meet with Supervisors (supervisors/students to arrange directly)

Thursday 8 October 2015

11:00 / Laboratory Induction Session at Gibbet Hill / Split group (not everyone)
Meet with Supervisors (supervisors/students to arrange directly)

Wednesday 14th October 2015

11:00 / Laboratory Induction Session at Gibbet Hill / Split group (not everyone)
Meet with Supervisors (supervisors/students to arrange directly)

This schedule is subject to change. For more details contact Nikki Glover at: