A brief Guide to what your student should be doing: more detailed information is in the Research Training Handbook.
NB, for four year students, the first year is 'Year 0'.
Event/Task |
4 year WT students |
3 year PhD students |
4 year PhD students with NO lab rotations |
4 year PhD students with 2 x 3 month lab rotations |
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Induction week (includes library training/endnote/safety and speed PhD) |
First week of PhD (for October starters) |
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Complete on-line training questionnaire* and Research Training Plan |
Within 1 month of starting PhD and again within one month of the start of each successive year. |
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Weetwood & 1-day Statistics refresher course |
WT trust students do not attend Weetwood |
Jan 12-14 2009 |
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Trends Review or Research Proposal |
By the end of month 4 in year 1 |
By the end of month 4 in year 0 |
By the end of month 10 in year 0 |
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Upgrading Report |
By the end of month 9 in year 1 |
By the end of month 9 in year 0 |
By the end of month 3 (month 15) in year 1 |
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Poster Presentation at PG symposium |
In Year 1 |
In Year 0 |
In year 1 |
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10 minute talk at PG symposium |
In Year 2 |
In Year 1 |
In Year 2 |
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20 minute talk at PG symposium |
In Year 3 |
In Year 2 and in Year 3 |
In Year 3 |
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Ethics workshop (Data management/mismanagement) |
At start of Year 2 |
At start of Year 1 |
At start of Year 1 |
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Draft Paper and Thesis Plan |
At the end of Year 2 |
At the end of Year 2 |
At the end of Year 2 |
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Enterprise and/or communicating your science to the public workshop |
Any Year |
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Attendance in a variety of workshops in FBS/SDDU etc (including UKGRAD or WRISS) |
Any Year |
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All students are expected to attain a minimum of 30 points worth of training before submitting their thesis.
Year 0: Students in the first year of a 4-year PhD
Year 1: Students in the second year of a 4-year PhD, or Students in the first year of a 3-year PhD
Year 2: Students in the third year of a 4-year PhD, or Students in the second year of a 3-year PhD
Year 3: Students in the final year of a 4-year PhD, or Students in the third year of a 3-year PhD.
* on-line questionnaire and PDP is at: http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/gradschool/pdp
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