1. 11 October 2010 Introduction and Welcome for International Students James Clark

2. Graduate School Contact:Simon Gane (simon.gane@bris.ac.uk) Students’ Union Contact:Xu Ying (Stella) Zheng Ypapanti (Papi) Chochorelou International Office Contact:Sioned Evans (sioned.evans@bris.ac.uk) International Student Support www.bristol.ac.uk/international/studentsupport Orientation

3. Financial Assistance Student Funding Office www.bris.ac.uk/studentfunding Graduate School Contact: Simon Gane www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/gradschool/current/pgresfund/ Alumni Foundation www.bristol.ac.uk/alumni/current-students/foundation/

4. Language Centre www.bristol.ac.uk/languagecentre/  In-sessional English Language training  Online resources www.bristol.ac.uk/languagecentre/saf/online.html  Self access study facilities www.bristol.ac.uk/languagecentre/saf/

5. Attendance and Visa Regulations Your requirements  You must secure a visa that is valid to the end date of your programme.  You must attend at all scheduled classes for your programme (including research supervision).  You must contact academic staff if temporary absence is unavoidable.  Should your status change, you must inform the Graduate School immediately. Our requirements  To register attendance at all scheduled academic appointments.  To monitor progression through your programme.  To report on unauthorised or unexplained absence to UKBA.

6. Plagiarism Regulations  Any authority (supplying data, quotation, interpretation, etc.) cited in any written work submitted for assessment must be acknowledged in full, giving publication details (including URL) and page references. Penalty  If any such data, quotations, interpretations, etc. are found in your written work without due acknowledgement, you will be subject to formal disciplinary proceedings.  If you are found to have committed plagiarism you may receive a penalty mark  In severe cases (e.g. in dissertations) your award (MA, PhD) may be in jeopardy.

7. Academic Cultures You are entering a new academic culture and it is important to understand its features:  Research: read as widely as possible  Independence of thought  Questioning received authorities  Argument: in class and on the printed page  Fluency: communicate your ideas with clarity  Accuracy: support your writing with fully formed references.