Induction Week Timetable
MIBTP Induction Schedule: 29th September - 3rd October 2025
See below the provisional schedule for the Induction Week being held at the University of Warwick between Monday 29th September and Friday 3rd October 2025. Please note that the timings and details of events are subject to change.
A guide to the locations can be found below.
Monday 29th September
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Report to School of Life Sciences Reception (light refreshments provided) |
SLS Reception |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Welcome from the MIBTP Administrators |
PGR Hub |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | MacBook induction (students from Aston and Birmingham) |
ICL Suite |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | MacBook induction (students from Coventry, Harper Adams, Leicester and Warwick) |
ICL Suite |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break (catered) | PGR Hub |
Tuesday 30th September
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Report to PGR Hub (light refreshments provided) |
PGR Hub |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Welcome from the MIBTP Directors |
PGR Hub |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Welcome from the Student Representatives | PGR Hub |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch break & Poster session (catered) |
IBRB Atrium |
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Introduction to Speed PhD |
PGR Hub |
| 13:50 - 14:05 | Icebreaker activity | PGR Hub |
| 14:05 - 15:20 | Group Work 1: Initial ideas, Literature review; Formal meeting with supervisor (refreshments provided) |
PGR Hub |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Development Needs Analysis; Risk Assessment; Ethics Review |
PGR Hub |
| 15:40 - 17:00 | Group Work 2: First year progress report - Literature Review, Research Plans, Risk Assessment, Ethics Approval |
PGR Hub |
| 17:00 | Deadline - Development needs analysis, ethics review |
PGR Hub |
| 17:00 - | Work on first year report |
Wednesday 1st October
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Deadline for first year progress report |
PGR Hub |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Monitoring, Attendance and Progress Reports |
PGR Hub |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Transferable Skills Training plus Project and Time Management |
PGR Hub |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Group work 3: Data Collection and analysis; Progress review with supervisor |
PGR Hub |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Working lunch break (catered) | IBRB Atrium |
| 13:00 - 16:00 | Group work 3: Data Collection and analysis; Progress review with supervisor (cont.) |
PGR Hub |
| 16:00 | Conference task - Flash presentation | PGR Hub |
| 16:30 | Return reviewers' comments | PGR Hub |
| 18:00 - |
Flash presentation abstract submission deadline
Group work 3 - continued
|
PGR Hub |
Thursday 2nd October
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Flash presentation submission deadline |
PGR Hub |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Flash presentations |
PGR Hub |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Writing your thesis; Preparing for your Viva | PGR Hub |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Group Work 4: Final research/writing up/paper writing; Formal meeting with supervisor (GRS2) |
PGR Hub |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Working lunch break (catered) | PGR Hub |
| 13:30 | Intention to submit deadline | PGR Hub |
| 14:00 | Thesis deadline | PGR Hub |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Group work 5: Writing a paper for publication | PGR Hub |
| 14:30 - 15:15 |
Group work 6: Produce CV for post-doc job
|
PGR Hub |
| 15:30 - 17:00 |
Vivas
|
PGR Hub |
| 17:00 - 17:15 |
Debrief and final scores
|
PGR Hub |
Campus Locations and Map
Induction Locations:
School of Life Sciences Reception
Campus Map:
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