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Collaboration Across The 1992 Divide : The Postgraduate Research Student Experience

Collaboration Across The 1992 Divide : The Postgraduate Research Student Experience. Cynthia Sam Nicholas Freestone University of Oxford Kingston University. HEA STEM CONFERENCE 2012 proceedings. What about postgraduate research experiences?. (Freestone et al., 2012).

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Collaboration Across The 1992 Divide : The Postgraduate Research Student Experience

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  1. Collaboration Across The 1992 Divide : The Postgraduate Research Student Experience Cynthia SamNicholas Freestone University of Oxford Kingston University

  2. HEA STEM CONFERENCE 2012 proceedings What about postgraduate research experiences? (Freestone et al., 2012)

  3. Randomly selected PhD students in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing Kingston University Semi-Structured interviews Field notes Kingston University and a collaborating institution (usually pre-1992) Only Kingston University Questionnaires

  4. Views of Kingston Ph.D students attending 2 institutions “Good opportunity to learn new techniques” How does your research experience at the collaborative institution compare to Kingston University? “All equipment needed were in the same lab” (unlike in KU) The collaborating institution “…has more dedicated researchers”.. “It was a very nice experience and I learnt from it.. I was working in another laboratory..” “Travelling was a bit of a hassle..” (between KU and collaborative institutions)

  5. Ph.D students attending only Kingston University Someprosandcons “ I like the laid back and relaxed atmosphere” Lab was “not well equipped” “ ..familiarity” “I want to come in to work on weekends but access is restricted” “…problems with lab space”

  6. Advantages of being at a collaborating institution More specialised laboratories More exposure and support from experts in the field of research More opportunities to learn novel research techniques Enhances employability prospects

  7. Disadvantages of being at a collaborating institution Distance to travel between institutions More formal and less relaxed feeling

  8. Concluding remarks Ph.D students benefit immensely from collaboration across institutions Advanced cutting-edge research Flexible access to the lab Dissemination of ideas Exposure to new skills and ideas Networking

  9. Academic Development Centre Kingston UniversityKingston University Students UnionAll the Ph.D students who participated in this project

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