1. FPSE Graduate School
Prof Nick Evans

2. You are joining a broad research community from foundational to applied science
Physics and Astronomy
Particle Physics – fundamental laws of nature
Astronomy – black holes, cosmology, planetary
science
Quantum Matter – understanding novel materials and manipulating them on the
quantum scale
Nanotechnology (with ECS)–
solar energy conversion,
biological machines

3. Optoelectronics Research Centre
Lasers – bigger, smaller, more powerful,
new wavelengths, cheaper,
Internet infra-structure – fibre optics,
signal boosters, signal routing
250,000,000,000,000 bits per second
… 1.5 million HDTV channels at once
Is the future of your laptop – light?

4. Electronics and Computer Science
Web and Internet Science – improving web use
studying its impact, fighting cybercrime
Electronics and Software Systems –
new logics, languages and analysis
Agents, Interactions and Complexity –
analysis and evolution of the
human-computer-robot experience
Quantum Matter – understanding novel materials and manipulating them on the
quantum scale

5. Electronics and Computer Science
Vision, Learning and Control–
Imaging and image analysis eg gait analysis
Analysing big data from gene sequencing to text analysis
Controlling non-linear systems
Southampton Wireless Group –
Enabling mobile phone networks
Do get involved! Attend seminars, collquium… talk to your fellow students!

7. You will be embedded in a Department… a group… a research team… a research project…

8. Goals!

9. How does The Graduate School support you?
We make sure degrees are “proper” and the
“right standards”
We arrange “key skill” training
We prompt you to think about your progress through a sequence of viva meetings with your supervisor and external experts…. And make sure you complete the reports needed to get a PhD.

10. Nick Evans
Seb
Stein
First point of contact when your supervisor doesn’t know something…
Zepler Building
(B59)
Room 1219
Mary
Taylor
Lottie
Scholefield

11. TRAINING
Technical Writing Skills Presenting Your Research Both of these are available on Gradbook
Finding Information to Support Your Research (library orientation)
Scheduled – more very soon
Ethics 1 - Good Research Practice which is available via Blackboard
Compulsory

12. A hundred reasons to learn a language What are yours?
Language learning at Southampton
WITHIN YOUR DEGREE (Centre for Language Study):
beginners to advanced
1 or 2 semester modules
Language minors available
ALONGSIDE YOUR DEGREE (Language Opportunity):
beginners to intermediate
up to 20 hours free language study
weekly classes or one week-intensive course
SELF-ACCESS (Library and Learning Commons):
language advisory service (face to face + skype)
language-learning resources at the Avenue Campus
online language learning 
Find out more:

13. Complete the online course ‘Orientation to Teaching and Demonstrating (OTD) Part 1’ prior to attending the department specific Part 2 training. Available via the Doctoral College Professional Development webpages under ‘Training for Teaching’
Orientation to Teaching and Demonstrating (OTD) Part 2
Physics and Astronomy students
Friday 29th September at in 46/2005 (L/T C)
ECS and ORC students
Tuesday 4th October at 1pm in 59/221
You must register with UniWorkforce and have undergone a right to work check. Please bring a copy of your passport and visa where applicable.
You cannot be paid without a post number which will be given to you when you are assigned demonstrating duties.

14. Key Check dates Year one report
End of year 2 upgrade from MPhil to PhD
It is possible to enter nominal registration after a draft thesis is produced
Thesis submission must be by 48 months BUT aim to have it done in the funded period
These let us monitor your progress… and you practice for your final viva examination..
This is all monitored on PGRTracker web page

15. Research Training Support Grant
Every PGR student gets £1,200 a year to support their work…. Used to cover expenses associated with conferences, summer schools, computer equipment, etc… your supervisor can sign off…

16. Supervisor
Head of Group
Head of Department
Deputy Directors of Grad Sch
PGR Mentor