First weeks
PGR Students: The First Week of Term
What's coming up? The Postgraduate Research Team would like to invite you an induction event taking place during the first week of term.
The following activities will be taking place in a hybrid format, so there is the facility to join via a teams link. However, we encourage face to face attendance where possible.
PGR Induction Event
Wednesday 8 October 2025 | 14.00 - 16.30 | S2.09 (Social Sciences, 2nd Floor)
| 14.00 - 14.10 | Welcome from Head of School (Professor Andrew Williams) |
| 14.10 - 14.20 | Planning your first year: milestones, events and training opportunities (Dr Daniel Matthews and Dr Amanda Wilson) |
| 14.20 - 14.30 | Ethics application process overview (Dr David Vitale) |
| 14.30 - 14.40 | Introducing the Professional Services Support team (Kelly Taylor – Student Services Manager and Rachael Bidgood - Programme Coordinator) |
| 14.40 - 15.00 | Introducing PGR mentors, Wellbeing and Reasonable Adjustments and Disability issues (Dr Ali Struthers and Dr Daniel Lowe) |
| 15.00 - 15.15 | Introducing the Methods and Theory Course (Professor Vanessa Munro) |
| 15.15 - 15.30 | Break |
| 15.30 - 15.45 | Introduction to the Library (Jackie Hanes) |
| 15.45 - 16.00 | PGR workspaces and safety on campus (Robert Horton) |
| 16.00 - 16.10 | Introduction to Careers (Samantha Brown) |
| 16.10 - 16.20 | Introducing the Student Staff Liaison Committee and PGR Reps (Dr Daniel Matthews and Dr Amanda Wilson) |
| 16.20 - 16.30 | Questions and Answers |
In addition to the above, we will also be holding an additional get together in Week Two.
PGR Coffee Morning
Wednesday 15 October 2025 | 11:00 - 12:30 | S0.04