School of Materials Information for Postgraduate Research Students

School of Materials Head of School: Prof Paul Hogg KEY PEOPLE Head of Materials Science: Prof Bob Freer Head of Corrosion and Protection: Prof. Stuart Lyon Head of Textiles & Paper: Prof. Paul Hogg Director of Postgraduate Studies: Dr Hugh Gong Postgraduate Manager: Mrs Sandra Kershaw

School of Materials Postgraduate Administrator Mrs Olwen Richert Room E36/The Mill Interruption/Extension of study Student records Re-registration First and Second year reports Administrative Support Postgraduate Research Programmes

School of Materials Your Supervisor/s Research students: Supervisor/s (plus advisor) If you have problems that you cannot resolve with your supervisor, you should contact your advisor, or the appropriate head of centre

School of Materials Progression/Completion EProg

School of Materials Some Key Progression Milestones PhD or MPhil leading to PhD 24 month: Second Year Report, including viva 9 month: meeting to recommend progression at end of Year 1 12 month: First Year Report, including viva If required, you can apply for submission pending: up to 12 months after year 3 Research MUST be completed by end of year 3 FINAL submission deadline: end of 48 month You must pass the viva to progress to the next year

School of Materials Graduate Development Scheme (GraDS) Introduction to Research Academic Writing Effective Presentations Teaching in HE Academic Paper Publication Final Year Plan Examples of Lectures

School of Materials Communication All students are provided with an account. You must check your for university communications. Noticeboards There are various noticeboards around the School dedicated to specific purposes. Check noticeboards regularly. Student Pigeonholes All postgraduate students are provided with pigeonholes for incoming mail. You should check your pigeonhole regularly for any messages. Staff Pigeonholes You can contact a member of staff by leaving a message in his/her pigeonhole.

School of Materials Safety School Safety Advisor, Mr Ivan Easden Every student working in the School must attend a safety talk given by the Safety Advisor You cannot enter laboratories unless you have attended the safety lecture

School of Materials You MUST also update your own electronic student record. Student Records The School keeps a file for each student. If your local or home address changes please inform the Postgraduate Administrator. Failure to do so means that you do not receive important communications from the university.

School of Materials You are expected to attend all timetabled lectures, laboratory classes and tutorials, etc. Attendance If any problems arise which affect your progress, (illness, family bereavement, etc.), inform your supervisor. You may apply for an interruption of studies. Poor attendance may lead to the exclusion of students from examinations and communication of this information to any funding source. If you cannot attend because of illness, doctor’s appointment, interview, etc, you must inform the appropriate School Administrative Office.

School of Materials Regulations Plagiarism Theft or expropriation of someone else’s work without proper acknowledgement, presenting the material as if it were one’s own. Plagiarism is a serious academic offence and the consequences are severe.

School of Materials Computers Clusters Materials Science Centre: E30A Corrosion and Protection Centre: E30 Textiles: C56, Sackville Street Building All computers are networked to libraries, and have a range of general purpose software. You can use the PC’s whenever they are free.

School of Materials General Facilities Network Printing Network printing facilities are available in the School’s computer clusters. Photocopiers (operated by card key) Materials Science Centre: D17 Corrosion & Protection Centre: E29 Textiles: C58/C59 It is important that you read and understand the copyright regulations.

School of Materials General Facilities Car Parking You can apply for a parking permit. However, allocations are severely restricted. Telephones Available in most student workrooms and laboratories. Students wishing to make external calls connected with their work should use the telephones of their supervisors. Post Outgoing post associated with your work may be left in the outgoing mail in each building. Stamped personal post may also be left in the outgoing mail.

School of Materials Online Resources

School of Materials Health Matters You need to register with a local general practice. You must provide a certificate of illness if you are absent for more than five days or are absent from an examination. Registering with a Doctor

School of Materials Occupational Health Service Inside the main entrance of The Mill First point of contact for medical emergency on campus Advice on any disease or health hazard in the workplace. Health Matters

School of Materials Student Health Centre Available to give advice on health issues particularly related to University life and work. Students’ Emergency Dental Service This provides a free emergency dental service to students (University Dental Hospital). Optometric Clinic The Vision Centre has an Optometric Clinic which is open to students during semester time. Eye tests are carried out by final year students under qualified supervision. Health Matters

School of Materials Student Feedback School PGR Forum Consists of members of School academic/ administrative/ technical staff and representatives from each programme/ research group. Deals with improving organisation or other arrangements for students. Postgraduate Research Student School Handbook s_PGR%20handbook% pdf