Starting Your PhD (STEMM)

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You are beginning one of the most exciting, yet challenging programme of your academic career. You have entered a new lab, with a new supervisor, new lab colleagues and a new project. Where do you start? How do establish productive working relationships, get up to speed with literature and establish a project that will be worthy of a PhD at the end? This half day workshop will explore what it means to do a PhD, think about how to establish meaningful student-supervisor relationships and plan for a productive PhD project.

First year PhD students in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Technology.
Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available here.

• Explore what it means to do a PhD
• Gain an understanding of what a good student-supervisor relationship looks like
• Discuss tips and resources available to students throughout their PhD, particularly during times of uncertainty
• Learn how to interact with other members of the lab and/or university in an effective manner.

Participative workshop comprising of information giving and activities

One 2 hour session

There will not be a scheduled break in this session, so you are encouraged to go to the Whale Café on your way in and pick up a drink. If you show your University card, you will get a small discount!

This course is scheduled to run three times in Michaelmas term and once in Lent and Easter terms.