Getting started
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Regardless of whether you are experiencing the transition from an undergraduate degree to a taught masters or from a taught masters to a research degree, you will experience considerable changes as you become a graduate student. The best source of information on how to prepare and start your programme of study will be your School Graduate Taught/Research Handbook which you will receive when you enrol.
Points to consider....
……before you arrive and as you start your studies:
- Arrange your accommodation.The demand for King's College London graduate accommodation is high relative to availability, so you may want to think about alternative private accommodation options.
- Get access to Graduate Space which includes Graduate Lounges and the Graduate Zone.
Graduate Research
You must:
- Reserve a place on the Graduate School Graduate Research Induction.
- Meet your research supervisor within the first month of commencing your studies at King's.
- Agree & co-sign your Student/Supervisor Agreement with your supervisor within the first three months of registration; the format of this agreement may differ between Schools so please refer to your admitting School for full details. This agreement aims to confirm both your and your supervisors' understanding of roles and responsibilities as set out in the Core Code of Practice for Research Degrees. This ensures you both know what to expect from each other which will be crucial for a successful Student-Supervisor relationship. A template agreement can be found on our Key Documents website
- Identify with your supervisor your skills training and development. View the Researcher Development Programme Brochure and decide what training provision to attend. For additional help in identifying training provision, complete the online learning needs and analysis questionnaire in consultation with your supervisor via Skills Forge.
Top Tips....
- Get started straightaway
- Read a PhD/MPhil in your own field within the next few weeks
- Never leave a supervision meeting without arranging the next
- Log your meetings and list Action Points
- Network, network, network!!
- Use bibliographic software from day 1
- Plan your time ruthlessly
- See training as a way of acquiring the tools you need to complete the thesis, not as a distraction
The attached document will provide you with some guidance for commencing graduate study.
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