1. Welcome to the University of Nottingham
PhD Induction 2017/18

2. Outline Introductions
Training and opportunities at Nottingham and beyond
Being a PhD student in the School of English
Sources of help

3. Introductions

4. Key Contacts in the School
Head of School
Professor Svenja Adolphs
Director of Graduate Studies
Dr Nicola Royan
Deputy Director PGR
Dr Lucie Sutherland

5. Key Postgraduate Contacts
Student Services Senior Administrator
Jo Pullen (Trent B10)
Senior Administrator (Research)
Tracy-Ann Stead (Trent A90)
Postgraduate Research Student LCF Reps
Alice Haines – Second year rep
Giulia Grisot – Third year rep
Gabrielle Bunn – Part time student rep
Laura de Simoni – International student rep

6. Some Introductions… Professor Jim Moran Dr Christina Lee Senior Tutor
Director of Internationalisation
Inter-library loans available from Jo Pullen in B10 (Trent)

7. Ethics Dr Dominic Thompson School Ethics Officer Guidance on Workspace
Supervisors

8. Postgraduate Rep on Students Union
Matt Bramley
Postgraduate Rep on Students Union

9. Training and opportunities at Nottingham

10. Researcher Training
Arts Faculty Training Programme – Programme to be discussed and agreed with supervisory team
‘Tradition of Critique’ series, online courses, and Central Short Courses (access to slides via Moodle – contact Eleanor Forward in Graduate School for details)
Can’t make a course?
Search Central Short Courses for alternative dates
Look for online alternatives from the Graduate School (Details in Welcome Booklet)
Any absences will need to be approved by your supervisor as part of the annual review process

11. Postgraduate Placements Nottingham
Supported postgraduate placements programme at the University of Nottingham
How can I find a placement?
Susanna – 10 mins
The PPN Portal
Sign-in and register with the Placements Portal
Get updates of new vacancies
Find your own vacancy
Key contact:

12. School's Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee
Research Students are able to apply for research funding from the School's Research Committee.
Who can apply?
All registered PhD students in the School.
Students who are in thesis pending are not normally eligible to apply for funding.
Applications will be considered on the basis of merit.
Students who apply for funding must make sure:
that they are up to date with supervisions (and paperwork is with Student Services Senior Administrator for PGR)
have satisfied all other requirements of annual review.
Retrospective requests will not usually be considered
Typical requests include:
Support for giving a paper at a conference
Travel for research purposes (e.g. visiting an archive or library work)
Participation payments
See Workspace for further information

13. Funding Opportunities
School and graduate school funding opportunities include:
Midland3Cities (AHRC)
Economic and Social Research Council funding
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship for Research Excellence (International)
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship for Research Excellence (EU)
School Scholarships
Christine Fell Scholarship
Sir Francis Hill Scholarship
Deadline for applications will be put on the English pages of the website when known.

14. Funding Opportunities
Applications open 9th October
Deadline - Midnight 15 January 2018
Information and proposal-writing workshop:
11th and 18th November (18th November will be held at NTU Newton Building)

15. Being a student in the School of English

16. School Intranet: Workspace
Your PGR Student Handbook is online only, at:

17. Supervision & Reports Part Time – at least 6 per year
Full Time – at least 10 per year
Meetings should be ‘simultaneous’ eg:
Face to face
Skype
Fill out a report form before and after each meeting detailing what you wish to discuss and the outcome of the meeting, and return to Jo Pullen– blank forms on Workspace and in your folders
M3C differences

18. Annual Review
Happens at the 9 month point in each academic year (except M3C)
Full time students:
Annual Review every year
Part time students:
Annual Review every ‘other’ year
Shorter interim review for years in between
Further information on Workspace and reminders will be sent by nearer the time.

19. Further information nearer the time.
PG Symposium
Thursday 17th May 2018 in the Senate Chamber (Trent building)
Part of your Annual Review
Compulsory for full-time, not for part-time
First years – must attend
Second years – must attend AND present a paper
Third years – must attend AND chair a panel
If you are not a second year and would still like to present a paper – please do!
Further information nearer the time.

20. Postgraduate Seminars
Dr Lucie Sutherland
Deputy Director PGR
PG Seminars throughout the year – usually fortnightly in term-time
First Seminar – TODAY, 26th 4pm Room B62, LASS
Programme will be published on Workspace and Noticeboard
If you’d like to join the team organising these seminars, please

21. Best Practice in the Workplace
Noise Please be conscious that noise should be kept to a minimum in a shared study space and that personal conversations should be taken outside of the office to avoid disruption to your peers.
Cleanliness in the kitchen Please keep the kitchen area clean and refrain from leaving unwashed crockery and cutlery on the surfaces and in the sink.
Cleanliness at your desk Please keep your study space clean and avoid leaving food and unwashed cups/ plates on your desks for long periods of time.
Personal activities in communal areas Please kindly respect that not everyone shares your beliefs, therefore it is advisable that you make use of the quiet rooms in the Chapel or Prayer rooms located in Portland (D139 and E136).
If you have any issues with any of the above, please let either your supervisors or the PGR team know

22. IT Matters IT Email address IT-Support-UP-West@nottingham.ac.uk
Go directly to IT services for:
Installing print drivers
Printing & Photocopying
File Storage
‘firstname.surname’ accounts
Go to Workspace for:
Online Student Profiles
Go to workspace.nottingham.ac.uk/display/English and search for “pgr research student profile”
IT address
Emily Dawkes (School Research and Management Office)

23. Hot Desking Room – C4
Available as a hot desking room for first year students. Entry by key code: 1443

24. And if you need help?

25. We hope you will enjoy your research and that you will have an intellectually stimulating and brilliant time…
but if you don’t…
Speak to your Supervisor
Speak to Jo Pullen or the Director of Graduate, Dr Nicola Royan
Speak to Professor Jim Moran or Dr Lucie Sutherland
University Counselling Service
Student Support – Student Services Centre & Student Union
Remember that the Graduate School and Academic Services run short courses that may help you with your work.

26. General Administration – Jo Pullen (Student Services Senior Administrator (PGR))
Undertaking and Best Practice in the Workplace
Please sign & return today
Settling In
Welcome pack, Seminars
Keeping in touch -
Completing Registration
Online and in-person if FT – library/building access & s won’t work otherwise
University Card – register online.
Part-time work
If you are interested in the possibility of part-time work within the University, make sure you register with Unitemps as soon as possible
University s
School Newsletter ( ed)
Pigeonholes – adjacent to LG40 (Trent)
PGR Noticeboard on C Floor, Trent
Facebook (UoN English, English Postgrads)
Twitter

27. Induction will continue in C4 @ 2.30pm
Items to be covered are:
Usernames and logins
Online profile
Health & Safety
Data management