1. Arrangements and Procedures
Informatics Graduate School
Welcome slide and then slides for Don to outline PhD milestones

2. Supervisory arrangements
Monitoring and milestones
Courses, training
Presentations
Travel
If things go wrong
Keeping things going right
Contacts

3. Supervisory arrangements
Everybody has a principal supervisor
Some have two co-supervisors
Responsible for managing your work, in all respects: planning, advice, criticism, resources, …
Everybody will have a second supervisor, often appointed at end of first year
Provides back-up for the principal supervisor, complementary expertise

4. Monitoring and Milestones: Year 1
Month 1: Discuss career aspirations & training needs
Month 4: Agree research area
Month 6: Submit literature review
Month 9: Submit thesis proposal
Month 10: Review with written feedback
Month 12 (supervisor): Formal first year report, confirming PhD (or not)
Institute review of all PhD students

5. Monitoring and Milestones: Year 2
Month 1: Review career aspirations & training needs
Month 6: Review progress
Month 9: Submit poster & progress report
Month 10: Review with written feedback
Month 12 (supervisor): Formal annual report
Institute review of all PhD students

6. Monitoring and Milestones: Year 3
Month 1: Completion strategy review
Month 4: Complete thesis outline
Month 5: Present work at seminar
Month 10: Submit draft thesis & progress report
Month 11: Review with written feedback
Month 12 (supervisor): Formal annual report
Institute review of all PhD students

7. Courses and training Subject-specific training
LFCS theory courses
MSc modules
Informatics induction/training sessions
Like this one
More to come
Certain recommended ones each year
Transferrable skills courses

8. Presentations Posters, talks, papers Internal venues External venues
Institutes
Poster exhibitions
Firbush
External venues
Workshops
Conferences
Journals

9. Travel and Research Funding
Graduate School supports travel to conferences etc., experimental subject fees, etc.
Nominal allowance of £1000 total/student.
You need to apply! See IGS web pages. Admin arrangements are changing – application will be via your institute.
Take advantage of other funding sources
Your funding body
Your institute
Your supervisor’s grants
The conference itself

10. If things go wrong
Most practical things (scholarship payments etc.) can be sorted out by Graduate School admin staff
Otherwise, follow the sequence:
Your principal supervisor, your second supervisor
Your Institute director
Personal Tutor for Research Students: Nigel Topham (alternatively: Alex Lascarides)
Head of School
Dean of Research Training
University advice/support services

11. Keeping things going right
Research, Facilities & Student Development Group
Discussion groups, led by students representatives:
Academic issues
Student welfare
Career planning
Admin support
Research environment
Monthly meetings with Grad School staff
Agenda dictated by student representatives
Volunteers needed!

12. Contacts and links Your institute service manager
Graduate School office (IF 2.33)
Neil McGillivray, Pat Ferguson, Margaret McMillan, Cathy Gray, Anna Walczyk
Don Sannella, Head of Graduate School
College Postgraduate Office