Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

1. Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Prof Nick Evans PGR Induction – Academic year 2019/20

2. Welcometo FEPS Physics and Astronomy • The Faculty of Engineering & Physical Science is a very diverse community of science based activity • Particle Physics – fundamental laws of nature • Astronomy – black holes, cosmology, planetary science • Quantum Matter – understanding novel materials and manipulating them on the quantum scale

3. Chemistry • Inorganic systems: mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction, supramolecular materials, water treatment and purification • Organic systems: synthesis of bioactive compounds and organic materials - cancer, tuberculosis, and diabetes organic reactions under flow conditions

4. Electronics and Computer Science Web and Internet Science – improving web use studying its impact, fighting cybercrime Electronics and Software Systems – new logics, languages and analysis enabling mobile phone networks Agents, Interactions and Complexity – analysis and evolution of the human-computer-robot experience analysing big data controlling non-linear systems

5. Optoelectronics Research Centre/Zepler Institute • Lasers – bigger, smaller, more powerful, new wavelengths, cheaper, • Internet infra-structure – fibre optics, signal boosters, signal routing

6. Engineering • Aeronautical Engineering – • Drone technology to spaces debris • material modelling to fluid flow • Sound and Vibration – • Vibration measurement in land, marine and aerospace structures • Acoustics: from shipwreck mapping to whale calls to atmospheric noise on Saturn • Hearing and balance disorders to motion sickness

7. Civil, Maritime and the Environment– • Water engineering, ecohydraulics, resource and waste • management • Ships, submarines and submersibles, yachts and • offshore structures • Infrastructure from rail to state of the art materials • Intelligent Transport systems and sustainable road networks • Mechanical Engineering– • Biomechanics: from transport and absorption in blood vessels to • biomechanics of joints to lab on a chip to tissue engineering • New energy sources: solar cells, tidal power, batteries, biofuel • Surface engineering: corrosion to electrochemical • engineering to 3D printing. • National Centre for Advanced Tribology (surfaces in motion)

8. Do Get Involved Please do explore other groups seminars, colloquia… talk to your fellow graduate students working in other disciplines… Join your local outreach teams… Engage with Doctoral College events..

9. Welcome to Your PhD Studies

10. What does a PhD Take? • Hard Work – work consistently not 24/7 • Determination, tenacity and stubbornness • Self drive and maturity • Honesty • Willingness to think • What are the rewards? • Excitement • Pride in achieving something really new • A good time • A PhD • Apprenticeship in first year, by the third/fourth year you are the subject expert.

11. Goals! World leading research Journal Papers Conference Presentations Patents Spin-out companies Teaching RESEARCH IMPACT You are important to us!

12. How does the Graduate School Support you We make sure degrees are “proper” and the “right standards” We arrange “key skill” training We prompt you to think about your progress through a sequence of viva meetings with your supervisor and external experts…. And make sure you complete the steps needed to get a PhD.

13. University Organisation

16. University Centre • Student services • Accommodation • Money matters • Support and well-being • Sport and recreation • Visa and immigration • Student Union (SUSU) and Staff club • Library • Estates and Facilities • Finance and Human Resources • iSolutions • Doctoral College

17. Headof ZeplerInstitutefor Photonics & Nanoelectronics David Payne FACULTYOFENGINEERING&PHYSICAL SCIENCES HEADSOFSCHOOLS&DEPARTMENTS Physics&Astronomy Nodepartments HeadofSchool Mark Sullivan Electronics&Computer Science HeadofSchool PaulLewin HeadofDepartment ChemicalEngineering(Tobeestablishedin 2019) Xunli Zhang HeadofSchool Chemistry GillReid HeadofDepartment Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering EnginNeilBresslof HeadofDepartment Civil, Maritime& EnvironmentalEngineering Stephen Turnock HeadofDepartment MechanicalEngineering PhilippaReed HeadofDepartment InstituteofSound & VibrationResearch PaulWhite HeadofSchool Engineering David Richards

18. Faculty Graduate School

19. Faculty Graduate School Nick Evans Physics

20. Faculty Graduate School Alan McAlpine ISVR

21. Graduate School • Social cohesion (e.g. Boat trip) • Professional & Research Skills Training (Doctoral College) • Regular meetings across year groups • Demonstrating and other paid work opportunities • Pastoral support • Research publicity • Postgraduate admissions & studentships • FEPS PGR Portal (online PGR handbook) • Postgraduate monitoring & assessment • Postgraduate facilities • Signposting to other university services

22. The Graduate School Office Building 13 Room 2043 | Feps-gradschool@soton.ac.uk Rob Agar– Team Leader Tel: 23390 Key responsibilities: PGR lifecycle across all schools Lee Chisman - Senior Admin Officer Penny Spake – Senior Admin Officer Janette Osborne – Senior Admin Officer Tel: 27705 Key responsibilities: Engineering Tel: 24121 Key responsibilities: Chemistry & Physics Tel:22380 Key responsibilities: ECS & ZI Jacqui Bonnin - Senior Admin Officer Jennifer Knight – Admin Officer Verity Laing– Admin Officer Tel: 27387 Key responsibilities: Faculty PGR Physical Science Tel: 28359 Key responsibilities: Engineering Tel: 24185 Key responsibilities: Engineering Denise Harvey - Senior Admin Officer Tel: 23782 Key responsibilities: Faculty PGR Admissions

23. Doctoral Programme Directors Chemistry Electronics and Computer Science Physics and Astronomy The Zepler Institute Marina Carravetta Jon Hare Bing Chu Vasilis Apostolopolous Anna Peacock Engineering Training CMEE ISVR AACE MechEng Ioannis Kaparias Gustavo de Almeida Jordan Cheer Kamal Djideli Andrew Hamilton

24. Research Group • Research environment • Research seminars • Research publicity (web site, research journal etc.) • Representation at international conferences • Social events

25. Supervisory Team • KEY RELATIONSHIP will be with your supervisory team • Every student should have a secondary supervisor • Different people, different styles, learn how to work together • New academic will have more time, may be more closely involved - established academic may have good contacts, greater experience, less time

26. Your Early Jobs • Find out who they are: supervisor, second supervisor, Group Head, DPD • Locate the Graduate School Office • Meet your supervisor to begin to plan: your research project, your training needs, your data management plan • Make sure you ask about the research group social activities eg seminars, coffee breaks, lunch breaks etc

27. The Daily Grind

28. Working hours • Most buildings are open Monday-Friday 08.00 to 18.00. • Outside of these times you will need your ID card to gain access. • Buildings are closed from 23.00 to 06.00, and access is NOT permitted unless you have an authorised “Out of Hours” form. • We recommend aiming for a 9am-5pm working hours equivalent, 5 days per week.

29. Absence from the University • Annual leave for PhD students is up to 26 days per year, plus public holidays and University closure days. • Agree annual leave dates with your supervisor in advance. Tier 4 students should submit an authorised absence request to the Graduate school BEFORE the start of a period of annual leave. • Illness - let your supervisor know if you are absent. Extensions can be granted via the Special Consideration board (SCB) – forms are on the Portal web site. • Long term sickness and parental leave - Documented proof required – register with a doctor now.

30. Health and Safety • H&S training is compulsory and you won’t be allowed in labs without it… nor should you even use a computer for substantial periods without... • Any late arriving students should consult with their supervisor for their School’s sessions • The supervisor is responsible for ensuring that risk assessments are approved for laboratory work and activities off-campus.

31. “The Faculty is a diverse community which is committed to an inclusive working and learning environment in which all individuals are equally treated and valued, and can achieve their potential” Equal opportunities • Equality is key to the University mission • All PGR students have to complete an Equality and Diversity briefing online module • Equality and Diversity group has PGR representation

32. Dignity at work The University is committed to supporting, developing and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive culture, free from discrimination and based on the values of dignity, courtesy and respect. We recognise the right of every person to be treated in accordance with these values. As such, harassment, bullying and victimisation are unacceptable forms of behaviour and will not be tolerated.

33. Welfare Support • Doctoral Programme Directors in each School (watch out for drop in sessions) • Senior Tutors • Student Services https://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentservices • Enabling Services https://www.southampton.ac.uk/edusupport • Supervisory team • Research group • Administrative staff • Head of Research Group • Other research students We take the health of our staff and students very seriously and you should speak to us through these routes if your supervisory team is not hearing you.

34. Senior Tutors Electronics and Computer Science Physics and Astronomy Chemistry Andy Gravell Poshak Gandhi Marina Carravetta Matt Baud Age Chapman Elena Accommando Vasilis Apostolopolous The Zepler Institute Engineering Xize Niu Jae-Wook Kim Emma Mackenzie Marco Starink Victoria Watson Peter Lanchester

35. The Last Resort! Complaints and Appeals Where possible we believe that every attempt should be made to resolve complaints and appeals informally and closest to the point where the issue emerges, however we have a formal complaints and appeals procedure through which students may be supported. For contact details and links to forms and regulations see; https://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentadmin/appeals-complaints/index.page

36. Training

37. Mandatory Courses • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (DC) • Ethical Research (DC) • Research Integrity (DC) • Health & Safety (DC) + school • Research Data Management (DC) • Introduction to the Library (Gradbook) • PresentingYour Research (Gradbook) • Technical Writingskills (Gradbook) • + the subject specific courses your supervisor recommends

38. Teaching

39. Teaching and Demonstrating • Teaching and demonstrating is a development opportunity for you and a benefit to the University. • Activities can involve demonstrating (laboratory work), marking, support for admissions/induction days etc. • Teaching and demonstrating is VOLUNTARY, you are free to choose whether you do this. • Teaching allocation per PGR per year: no more than 180 hours per year. • You get paid directly at the standard demonstrating hourly rates (currently around £15 per hour).

40. What do I need to do before starting any teaching and demonstrating? • Full information is on the PGR Portal. • Before starting any teaching and demonstrating you must: • Obtain a University Casual Worker Permit uniworkforce@soton.ac.uk • Complete parts 1 and 2 of the training course Orientation to Teaching and Demonstrating • Undergo training for the specific opportunity • You will need to complete a claim form. You will not be paid unless you have followed these steps prior to starting work.

41. Monitoring Progress

42. Assessment and Monitoring PhD programme (full-time students) PGRs also complete quarterly activity reports

43. Good Luck with your studies…

44. Thank you for your attention Questions?

46. Demonstrating Your Web Tools

47. FEPSPGRPortal • https://fepspgrportal.soton.ac.uk/

48. Doctoral College Web Site • https://www.southampton.ac.uk/doctoral-college • Gradbook • https://www.gradbook.soton.ac.uk

49. SUSSED • https://sussed.soton.ac.uk

50. PGR Tracker • https://pgrtracker.soton.ac.uk