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Information for Postgraduate Research StudentsInformation for Postgraduate Research Students

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Head of School: Prof Paul Hogg

KEY PEOPLE

Head of Materials Science: Prof Bob FreerHead of Corrosion and Protection: Prof. Stuart Lyon Head of Textiles & Paper: Prof. Paul HoggDirector of Postgraduate Studies: Dr Hugh Gong

Postgraduate Manager: Mrs Sandra Kershaw

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Postgraduate AdministratorMrs Olwen RichertRoom E36/The Mill

Interruption/Extension of studyStudent recordsRe-registration

First and Second year reports

Administrative Support Administrative Support Postgraduate Postgraduate ResearchResearch

ProgrammesProgrammes

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Your Supervisor/sYour 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

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Progression/Completion

EProg

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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 112 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

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Graduate Development Scheme (GraDS)

http://www.graduateeducation.eps.manchester.ac.uk/graddev/

Introduction to ResearchAcademic Writing Effective Presentations Teaching in HE Academic Paper Publication Final Year Plan

Examples of Lectures

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CommunicationCommunication

E-mailAll students are provided with an e-mail account.You must check your email for university communications.NoticeboardsThere are various noticeboards around the School dedicated to specific purposes. Check noticeboards regularly.

Student PigeonholesAll postgraduate students are provided with pigeonholes for incoming mail. You should check your pigeonhole regularly for any messages.

Staff PigeonholesYou can contact a member of staff by leaving a message in his/her pigeonhole.

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SafetySafety

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

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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.

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You are expected to attend all timetabled You are expected to attend all timetabled lectures, laboratory classes and tutorials, lectures, laboratory classes and tutorials, etc.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.

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RegulationsRegulations

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.

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ComputersComputers

Clusters

Materials Science Centre: E30A Corrosion and Protection Centre: E30Textiles: C56, Sackville Street Building

All computers are networked to libraries, e-mail and have a range of general purpose software.

You can use the PC’s whenever they are free.

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General FacilitiesGeneral Facilities

Network Printing

Network printing facilities are available in the School’s computer clusters.

Photocopiers (operated by card key)

Materials Science Centre: D17Corrosion & Protection Centre: E29Textiles: C58/C59

It is important that you read and understand the copyright regulations.

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General FacilitiesGeneral Facilities

Car ParkingYou 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.

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Online Resources

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Health MattersHealth 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

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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.

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Student Health CentreAvailable to give advice on health

issues particularly related to University life and work.

Students’ Emergency Dental ServiceThis provides a free emergency

dental service to students (University Dental Hospital).

Optometric ClinicThe 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.

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Student FeedbackStudent 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 Handbookhttp://intranet.materials.manchester.ac.uk/documents/postgraduate/handbooks/Materials_PGR%20handbook%202010.pdf