Download - Support for Post Graduate Research Students
Support For Postgraduate Research Students
Darren Lunn
Information Management Group
Doing a PhD Is…
• Difficult
• Lonely
• Can Make You a Mental Wreck
• Depressing
All Students Feel The Same
Role Of The Mentors
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What The Mentors Do
• Link Incoming 1st Year Students With 2nd and 3rd Year Students
• Offer Help and Advice– Settling Into Manchester
– Undertaking Postgraduate Study
• Interface Between the Academic body and the Student Body
The Mentors
Aman Grace
Darren Chenchen
Tianyi
Mentor Calendar
• Mentors are Available All Year
• Also Have Scheduled Events– Formal Talks
– Informal Social Events
September - Welcome Talk
• All New Students Attend a Welcome Talk
• Mentors Attend– I Give This Presentation
– Get To Meet Us During Lunch
October - Welcome Dinner
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April - Easter Social
June - End Of Year Report
• Every First Year Student Must Submit:– Long Report (80 ~ 100 pages)
– Short Report (2 ~ 4 pages)
– Interview (20 ~ 30 minutes)
• Mentors Seminar– Advice on Report Writing
– How to Pass the Interview
School Committee Members
• Health and Safety Committee
• Staff-Student Consultative Committee
• School Board
• Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Postgraduate Research Steering Group for the Graduate Development Scheme
Conclusions
• Doing a PhD is Difficult
• The School and University Recognise This
• Mentors Provide Support and Advice
• A PhD Can Be Very Rewarding
Questions and Lunch
http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/mentors/