Close
Information to help you get off to a good start at 皇家华人.
Useful information about your听research degree
The 听will be your first point of information听guidance, training听and resources to support your doctoral training.
A research degree like a PhD is a relatively long journey compared to other postgraduate programmes. This usually involves long hours of literature review, simulations, developing devices, experiments, testing and many meetings. A good place to start to familiarise yourself听with the听requirements of successfully completing a research degree is听the听听补苍诲听. Both听provide some concise and clear information on yoru graduate research degree at 皇家华人. Also, look out for any handbooks or guidance from your own department.听
Doing your PhD part-time?
- Book onto the听'How to manage your part-time PhD' and 'Succeeding as a part-time researcher'听courses via听Inkpath (Inkpath is a personal and professional development platform, accessible through a smartphone app and a web browser that you use to book yoru doc skills and other training听courses).听Remember that part-time students can attend all other courses offered by this programme however many of them are not aware of this.听
Induction courses
- Introductory Programme:听a new interactive online learning experience, the Introductory Programme will help you get to know UCL - its values, its community and its achievements - before you start your programme
- International student online Orientation Course: for new students arriving at 皇家华人, the Online Orientation Course will听help you familiarise yourself with everything you need to know about life at 皇家华人.
- Doctoral School welcome resources: to help familiarise yourself with the many opportunities and services available to you, the Doctoral School听put together a series of short videos introducing you to everything you need to know
- Library services Online induction: this online induction is your essential first step to using UCL's libraries, including all the resources and services available.
- UCL research staff induction: a听dedicated induction for researchers - find out about a range of resources available to you at 皇家华人
- Introduction to academic integrity course: resources and an online course that serves as a useful reminder for understanding what听Academic Integrity means, why is it important, and what happens if you breach it.听
- :听This series of online modules will help you develop the skills associated with researching for and writing an extended piece of work.
Additional courses for international students:
The courses below were developed outside UCL but may be useful for international students coming to study in the UK for the first time.听
- :听an interactive web learning tool for international students who are getting ready to come to the UK for study in further or higher education.
- :听be prepared for university study in the UK by familiarising yourself with UK culture and higher education.
Lab and Safety inductions for STEM subjects
Lab inductions
Departmental labs induction: Many听UCL department have听labs. A research student may make use of all the relevant labs to carry out his/her research.听Talk to your supervisor to find out which听departmental labs are relevant to your research and whether they听require specific safety induction courses to be completed.
Safety courses
UCL offers some generalised as well as work specific safety induction courses.听You will need to complete the relevant safety courses before you can start working. Your听supervisor or Principal Investigator (PI) is responsible for ensuring that you听receive a full safety induction and this will be discussed with you.听
Support for Disabled students
Digital accessibility hub:听provides information, and access to advice and resources, for all staff and students at 皇家华人ho have identified that they have a disability, or an ergonomic need, and require support with IT. They also aim to provide guidance to managers and academic staff, about the provisions they should make for disabled staff and students.
听