1. Navigating UCC Administration Áine Flynn, Graduate Studies Office

2. Graduate Studies Office

3. Welcome, you’re here! Has everyone completed registration? Everyone has applied through PAC but has everyone received a formal letter of approval from Mary Murphy, Graduate Studies Office (Marian Cotter, International Office)? Check carefully and keep the letter for future reference as it details important information:  subject (e.g. Chemistry, English, History)  no. of years and start date (Oct, Jan, Apr, July)  supervisor(s)  advisor  full-time/part-time  thesis topic

4. Registration Requirements Each Year All PhD and Master Students must re- register each year and pay fees each year until submission You cannot submit your thesis if you are not a registered student Notice of when and how to re-register will issue to your student email from Helen Buckley, Graduate Studies Office

5. Sometimes things change…………… Such changes include: Changing from a Masters or PhD track to a PhD Changing Supervisor or addition of Supervisor Major change in thesis topic Changing from part-time to full-time or vice-versa Extensions Leave of absence

6. Where do I go and what do I do……….. All changes to registration require the completion of a form and signature of your Supervisor(s), Head of School/Department Forms for changes to registration are available on the Graduate Studies Office website http://www.ucc.ie/en/graduatestudies/ http://www.ucc.ie/en/graduatestudies/ Or by emailing Deirdre Daly in the Graduate Studies Office

7. Academic Worries Supervisor College Graduate Schools Dr Alan Gibbs CACSSS Professor Fred Adam CB&L Dr Ruth Ramsay CSEFS Dr Teresa Barbosa CM&H Dean of Graduate Studies Professor Liam Marnane Graduate Studies Office

8. Non Academic/Personal Worries…………. PhD Advisor Student Ombudsman: Professor Robert Devoy studentombudsman@ucc.ie Student Counselling Student Health Student Budget Advice Service Support Officer Suzanne Buckley, International Students Lisa Brett, EU Students

9. Events and Supports Postgraduate Cafe for Research Students C2489Z

10. Events and Supports Publishing in The Boolean THE SURVIVAL GUIDE Workshops Turbocharge your writing How to plan your PhD

11. Useful links

12. IT Services for Students http://www.ucc.ie/en/sit/

14. Useful Links cont’d Campus Map http://www.ucc.ie/en/visitors/maps/ Parking https://www.ucc.ie/en/visitors/parking/ Clubs http://sport.ucc.ie/ Societies http://www.uccsocieties.com/

15. Living in Cork City Meetups http://www.meetup.com/cities/ie/cork/ What’s on http://www.whazon.com/ Cork Live Music http://www.whazon.com/gigs.html Discover Ireland http://www.discoverireland.ie/ Festivals https://www.festivalandgigguide.ie

16. Keep in touch! graduatestudies@ucc.ie