1. Your first year review
Chris Cole

2. What I expected…

3. What I expected…

4. Much less intimidating than it sounds!
Not there to attack you (or your work) or throw you out of university!
So what is it?
Meet with two members of staff relevant to your field and discuss your work and the direction it is going in.
Will review your development as a researcher and progress so far
Lasts for a maximum of 1 and a half hours.
Overall to check you are on track and have support needed to to get your PhD!

5. My preparation! Wrote my first year report Literature Review
Future work
Aims
Methods
Results
Discussion
References

6. My preparation! Wrote my first year report
Arranged a meeting with my reviewers. Gave each a copy two weeks before meeting
Prepared a minute presentation
Practiced. Practiced. Went to it… And it was done!
Celebrated!
Literature
Review
Future work
Aims
Methods
Results
Discussion
References

7. My review experience
I booked a small seminar room. And arranged to meet there.
Reviewers arrived and we had a general friendly chat (mainly about football and hobbies from what I remember)
My talk went: “Introduction -> Methods -> Results -> Conclusion -> future work
I had questions during the talk rather than at the end
Got great external advice on project that:
Highlighted some potential problems
Led to a new route for future work to look at
Whole thing lasted just a little over an hour

8. Personal advice
Finish well before your deadline and give a copy to you supervisor/s
Offer to print a copy of your report for your reviews and hand them over in person
Organise meeting well in advance! (syncing schedules can be difficult!)
Be clear and concise with your talk
Practice your presentation and read your report several times!
Put a lot of thought into the future.
Take a notepad in with you to jot down feedback!
And most importantly!

9. BREATHE