Postgraduate research (M/Phil and PhD) education courses induction timetable

Your induction is a programme of activities and events to introduce you to your school and postgraduate research.

Important information

You are expected to attend all sessions in person, unless specified below
You must pre-register for the welcome lunch if you plan to attend - Tuesday 30 September 12-1pm
If you have any physical or online accessibility requirements that you would like us to be aware of, please email TT-ResearchPGR@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk.
Please bring a refillable bottle and use the water stations located around the campus, which is more sustainable than purchasing bottled water
Over the course of the week, you are particularly encouraged to meet with your supervisors and get to know the campus – especially the libraries!

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Software

The two main software programmes you will need to use in your PGR studies are Microsoft Teams and Moodle.

Although you do not need either of these to access or attend the School of Education induction, links are provided below to get your started.

You can download the Teams app, using your University of Nottingham email and password, you will need to allow Teams to use your computer camera and microphone if prompted.
You can access Moodle, using your university email address.

University card

Please visit the card collection webpage to find out where you can collect your card.

Tuesday 30 September

Welcome activities taking place on Tuesday 30 September
Time	Activity	Description	Facilitator(s)	Venue or meeting link
10am–10.45am	Welcome to the School of Education	Introduction to the School of Education.	Dr Manny Madriaga Director of PGR Professor Volker Wedekind Head of School of Education PGR student representatives	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Dearing Building accessibility guide
11am–12noon	Doctoral development seminar programme	Introduction to the postgraduate research programme, doctoral training, people, processes and administration in the School of Education.	Dr Manny Madriaga Director of PGR Dr Ed Sellman Dr Marc North PGR Advisor School PGR administrators Sarah Smith Student Services	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Dearing Building accessibility guide
12–1pm	Lunch break and networking	An opportunity to meet other students and staff in an informal setting. A buffet lunch will be provided.	Academic colleagues PGR students and representatives	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Register attendance (details will be used to order catering)
1–2pm	Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the School of Education	Introduction to the school’s approach to EDI.	Dr Peter Woods EDI lead for School of Education	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Dearing Building accessibility guide
2.15–3.15pm	Getting your writing underway	A workshop to begin your writing journey.	Professor Pat Thomson	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Pre-recorded video to be shared

Wednesday 1 October

Welcome activities taking place on Wednesday 1 October
Time	Activity	Description	Facilitator(s)	Venue or meeting link
10.30–11am	Wellbeing at the School of Education	Introduction to school and university student welfare, support and well-being.	To be confirmed	In person B18 Xu Yafen Building Jubilee Campus B18 accessibility guide
11.15–12:00pm	Research ethics in the School of Education	Introduction to ethical research practice, ethical approval in the School of Education and the university’s Code of Research Conduct and Research Ethics	Prof. Gary Mills – Chair of the School of Education Ethics Committee	In-person Xu Yafen building room B18 B18 accessibility guide
12–1pm	Lunch break and networking	Free time for lunch and networking amongst new cohort of doctoral students. We kindly ask that you bring your own lunch, as it will not be provided.	PGR students	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Dearing Building accessibility guide
1–1.45pm	Working with your doctoral supervisors	Introduction to the supervisory relationship and process.	Dr Manny Madriaga Dr Yuwei Xu Dr Frans Kruger	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Dearing Building accessibility guide
2–3pm	Working with your research centre(s)	Introduction to the School of Education’s research centres.	Professor Elizabeth Walton Director for Research Knowledge Exchange Research centre convenors - to be confirmed PGR coordinators	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Dearing Building accessibility guide
3.15–3.45pm	New doctoral candidate seminar	Introductory seminar of introductions and sharing research interests.	Dr Manny Madriaga	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Dearing Building accessibility guide

Thursday 2 October

Welcome activities taking place on Thursday 2 October
Time	Activity	Description	Facilitator(s)	Venue or meeting link
Please note the Introducing the Researcher Academy session scheduled for this morning has been postponed due to clashes with UCU strike action and rescheduled to take place on 8 October at 11am. Please register to attend on 8 October.
11.15–11-45am	Health & safety in the School of Education	An introduction to School and university health and safety policies and practices	Vicky Mcpherson-Davis – Health and Safety Coordinator for the School of Education	In person A37 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus A37 accessibility guide
12–1.15pm	Lunch break and networking	Free time for lunch and networking amongst new cohort of doctoral students. We kindly ask that you bring your own lunch, as it will not be provided.	PGR students	In person A37 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus A37 accessibility guide
1.15–2.15pm	Steps for new students and IT induction	Introduction to the IT services available for postgraduate study, staying connected, software and apps, and staying safe online.	Riz Ahmed Communications Manager	In person A37 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus A37 accessibility guide
2.30– 3.15pm	Postgraduate research Q&A	A session dedicated to your questions about postgraduate research study and life in the School of Education.	Dr Manny Madriaga	In person A37 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus A37 accessibility guide

Friday 3 October

Welcome activities taking place on Friday 3 October
Time	Activity	Description	Facilitator(s)	Venue or meeting link
10–11.30am	Presentation from PhD Fellow, Dr Zihao Liu, followed by information networking	"Ready or Not Ready - That's not the Question" presented by Dr Liu. Followed by free time for networking amongst new cohort of doctoral researchers. Please note, this session is self-led, so it's up to you to take the initiative to connect and network. Tea, coffee and biscuits will also be served in A35, Dearing Building.	Dr Zihao Liu Dr Manny Madriaga PGR students	In person A35 Dearing Building Jubilee Campus Dearing Building accessibility guide

Virtual induction sessions - University of Nottingham Library Services

This session forms part of the formal induction programme but have been designed so you can access it at your convenience. Please note this session forms an important part of the induction programme, and as such every effort should be made to engage with it at your earliest convenience during your first few weeks here at the university.

Using the University of Nottingham libraries