Provision of Training

You will receive training in lab techniques, analysis and scientific writing from me, or from post-docs and more experienced PhD students in my group. As you progress, you’ll start to take responsibility for figuring out what training you need by talking to your colleagues and getting ideas from your reading. I’ll help you source this, and fund it if necessary.

Progression Monitoring and Management

Everyone in my group has a dedicated weekly or fortnightly office hour, when you meet with me to talk through how things are going. But I also expect to be having more frequent, informal conversations with you in the lab or over coffee, where we can talk about ideas or troubleshoot experiments if needed. I like my group to have a collegiate atmosphere, so you will also be part of ongoing conversations with other lab members where you talk about your work and exchange ideas and advice. As you progress in your PhD and really take ownership of your project, you will take more responsibility for setting your own goals and deadlines. I expect my students to publish their PhD work, and we will have frequent conversations aimed at making sure your work leads to a paper (or several!)

Communication

The team has a Slack channel for easy communication, plus weekly lab meetings, more flexible meetings of sub-groups working on allied projects and plenty of opportunities for informal coffee/lunchtime chats.

PhD Students can expect scheduled meetings with me:

Working Pattern

The timing of work in my lab is mostly flexible. You will need to attend pre-arranged meetings and to arrange collaborative work with other team members at a mutually convenient time - but overall, I expect students to manage their own time.

Notice Period for Feedback

We will agree deadlines for you to send me reports/drafts and for me to give feedback on a case-by-case basis, depending on the urgency of the work.