Research Student Development Programme Dr Richy Hetherington

National Changes Number of doctoral graduates has trebled in last 20 years Full time academic positions have not Stats from HESA

The Royal Society Scientific Century: securing our future prosperity 2010

A changing employer environment Competency Frameworks Appraisal and feedback Performance Management Self Assessment

Programme Booklet Mostly accurate but is subject to change

Inside the booklet Events with identical names are duplicate events A few sessions are mandatory – Managing your PhD, MD or Mphil; Appropriate Safety sessions Academic Integrity Research Ethics

Session Details

Graduate School Website ncl.ac.uk/fms

Booking system Appropriate staffing MonitoringEvaluation Accommodate Changes Additions

Online Resources

IT training Library Information sessions (Endnote, Library Databases, Further Research Resources,) and IT sessions (Managing Your Essay, Data & Spreadsheets, Presentations using PowerPoint etc. Interactive materials accessed Online

Interactive Guide

Your development Personal Development Planning and the ePortfolio Assessing your development needs Automatic ePortfolio updates Reviewing your own development

Varied Development opportunities Research Seminars Other graduate schools (SAgE and HaSS) development programmes Library, ISS, Maths Aid, Writing Centre FameLab Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Biotechnology YES Vitae (UK Grad) Postgraduate Conference

The Good News

I wish you every success in your research and your career Thanks and any questions?