The Graduate School Welcome to Induction for Research Post-Graduates Huw Lewis Dean, Graduate Studies 2nd Level of Foundation Building www.graduateschool.ul.ie

UL Graduate School Is your one stop shop for everything administrative to do with Your Postgraduate Research Experience at UL From applications, admissions, monitoring your progress, training courses, thesis submission, examination … examination board Located in 2nd Level of Foundation Building

Graduate School is responsible for … Research & Taught Postgraduate Strategy, Procedures, Regulations Postgraduate Recruitment & Advertising Postgraduate Admissions Advice on Postgraduate Funding / Scholarships Postgraduate Infrastructure / Desk space Faculty & Student Induction & Training Management of the Thesis Submission Process

What is Research? A dictionary definition is: Investigation, a study to discover facts In discovering the Facts the process must be: Honest Repeatable Rigorous Safe Communicable

Through out the period of research you will be developing your career path And hopefully at the end of the research you will be able to commercialise your findings

How do I Research? Research is built on existing knowledge: Other peoples work “Standing on the shoulders of Giants “ Isaac Newton But it must be unique to you Copy one it’s plagiarism, copy many it’s research Correct Citation and you must be able to Communicate the results of the work by publication and development of the thesis

It is the most important element of the research In progressing your research you will have to initially develop the research question. It is the most important element of the research After all it only takes six weeks to research a PhD, BUT 2 years to decide what your doing And 2 years to write it up

What today is going to help you with is the services that the University has to aide you in successfully completing your research.

Research Methodologies Statistical Consultancy Unit Library Ethics & Governance Committee Communication The Writing Centre

Staying Safe Career Paths Commercialisation Health & Safety Unit Careers Service Commercialisation Technology Transfer Office

Regulations Type of PhD Academic Regulations Yearly Progression

Your Research! The emphasise is on YOU! YOU all have primary degrees YOU are now professional people YOU have the responsibility of your research which is guided by your supervisor University will support YOU as much as it can

Immediate Hurdle Yearly progression board for all Research candidates Nov/Dec A progression report will have to be submitted by the candidate and supervisor to a panel.

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