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GRADUATE SCHOOL. Support for Research Students. Professor David Bogle Head of Graduate School. LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY. UCL is London’s Research Powerhouse Building on UCL’s impressive two-century record of discovery 42% Graduate Students
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GRADUATE SCHOOL Support for Research Students Professor David Bogle Head of Graduate School
LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY • UCL is London’s Research Powerhouse • Building on UCL’s impressivetwo-century record of discovery • 42% Graduate Students • 2,886 PhDs and 474 Professional Doctorates in the past 5 years • 130+ Nationalities represented among UCL students
GRADUATE SCHOOL • Provides a resource for Students & Staff • Encourages the development ofa graduate community • Widens horizons beyond your Department
CODES OF PRACTICE The Codes of Practicecontain guidelines for goodpractice in contrast to the regulations which give the minimum framework and requirements for completion of degrees
GRADUATE SCHOOL FUNDS • Research Projects Fund • Student Conference Fund • Student Societies Fund • Fellowship / Hardship Fund
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME • Open to all research students • Enhancing research, life skills and employability • Essential Skills - Now and in the future
A wide range of training opportunities… UCL Courses by Topic ÌInduction / Research Skills Programmes Ì Library / Electronic and Archive Resources ÌIT Skills ÌStatistics / Mathematical Packages and Techniques ÌLanguages ÌWriting / Reading / Thesis Preparation ÌPresenting / Publishing your Research ÌAnalysis / Research Techniques ÌResearch Environment • Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network Courses • Birkbeck • Institute of Education • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine • School of Advanced Study • School of Pharmacy • School of Oriental and African Studies • Royal Veterinary College
RESEARCH STUDENT LOG • Manage documentation of your research studies • Record / Schedule meetings with your supervisors • On-line version: use in any location, any country
GRADUATE SOCIETIES AT UCL • Centre for Security and Crime Science Student Club • Division of Infection and Immunity Postgrad Club • English Department Graduate Society • UCL Enterprise Society • London Evolutionary Research Network • Medieval Interdisciplinary Seminar • nUCLEAR • Opticon 1826 – UCL's all-faculty academic journal • Sophia – the magazine for academic journalism in UCL’s research community
Representation Events News Bulletins www.uclu.org/postgraduates