Welcome to PhD Study

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1 Welcome to PhD Study

2 About the Department Research intensive; top ten in RAE2008 Currently 32 faculty we are expanding A growing UG cohort (200 in 1 st year) 3 Masters courses (Cognitive Neuroscience, Applied Forensic Psychology; MRes) 40+ research students

3 Beth Jefferies Chair of Graduate Studies Shirley-Ann Rueschemeyer Deputy Chair: Current PhD students Katie Slocombe Deputy Chair: PhD admissions Katya Krieger-Redwood Chair of Early Career Researcher (ECR) Forum (until December) Christiana Karadakova Postgraduate administrator Wendy Johnson Receptionist; stationary

4 Meesha Warmington: PGWT co-ordinator; support for international students Louise Silk: Academic administrator; participant payments Workshop: IT and technical support ; it-support@psychology.york.ac.uk Garry Turner: Technical services Manager Marc Green: Technician; equipment orders Dave Turley: network administrator

5 The Psychology Building A Room numbering: PS/ (building)... B (block)... 0 (floor) room. PhD pigeonholes in the Staff Common Room A002 Henry Wellcome Building C York Neuroimaging Centre Wolfson suite in Berrick Saul Building C

6 PhD Study Research apprenticeship Make an original contribution to Psychological knowledge Involves running a series of studies, with increasing independence Teaching; lab administration Confirmation of PhD registration in second year You are expected to submit within three years Thesis and viva

7 Your Supervisor(s) Sharpen your ideas what do we want to find out; what are the key theories; what methods will I need to master? Key reading Design your first study Ethical approval Training needs Project planning you ve only got 3 years! Two-way communication

8 Thesis Advisory Panel (TAP) You, supervisor, two others (faculty, postdocs) Develop/defend ideas Research planning and GPD monitoring Three meetings a year organised by you! September; January; May 1 st meeting due in January 2012 Forms (on web) to TAP before meeting

9 Facilities to support your work Shared office/pc/ Kitchenettes Lab facilities/ynic supervisors will provide induction Departmental photocopier code from Wendy University Library Peebs administered by Rob Stone Test library administered by Christiana

10 Other sources of support Your PhD Buddy PhD Reps (Catta Teige; Clare Sutherland, Y2; Sarah Barnes, Y3) ECR Forum in Psychology Graduate Students Association (GSA) Researcher Development Team (RDT) University support services (health, childcare, housing, welfare ) Centre for English Language Teaching (CELT): Language training

11 Financial Support for Research Activities 250 p/a for travel/conferences/workshops Flights and train should be booked via University Travel Agent, NYS; Claim other costs back from finance team (Anita Sharma/Lana Scoot, C013); procedures.pdf Funds for participant payments (administered by Louise) ECR forum budget for training and social events suggest events to them Supervisor will supply small items of equipment and cover costs of imaging hours

12 Induction events: This week... Make contact with your PhD buddy Tuesday: White Rose ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) event, Sheffield Wednesday: RDT event: Introduction to teaching and learning, Ron Cooke Hub, Heslington East Friday: RDT event: Becoming an effective researcher, Part 1, Harold Fairhair building, DS/008

13 Next week (MSc induction) Tuesday 09/10/12: Departmental introductions 10-11am, Psychology computer lab Social event 3.30pm, C-block reception Wednesday and Thursday: Optional sessions on SPSS/IT skills, academic writing, library facilities and Endnote Friday: Meesha s introduction to teaching and learning in Psychology

14 Future induction events Monday 29/10/12, : RDT Event: Skills Forge software (used to keep track of training) Tuesday 08/01/13, : Beth and Shirley-Ann; Your PhD: Progress and Expectations Thursday 24/01/13: RDT event: Becoming and Effective Researcher Part 2

15 PhD Training Taught courses (with MSc): Research Design and Statistics (Autumn Term) Topics in Psychological Research (Autumn Term) Transferable Skills (Spring Term) Departmental seminars (in term time) Tuesday, 4.15pm Give a talk! 1 st years in Summer term Lab meetings (in term time) YNiC; PRG

16 Exemptions from taught courses Automatically exempt from courses completed as part of a York MSc You may be exempt if you have completed similar Masters-level courses elsewhere Look at VLE materials to determine overlap; approach Shirley-Ann with transcript and justification