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Information For Current Research Students

This page contains links to information sources which are mainly of interest to current Research Students (that is, students doing PhDs by Supervised Research, students following Doctoral Programmes who have finished the course work components, students studying for an MPhil or an MA by supervised research). For further information about our integrated doctoral programme, see Integrated New Route PhD.

General information

• Departmental Staff and Student Contact Information
• List of Current Research Students
• Supervisory Boards
• Location of Teaching Rooms & Campus Guide
• Student Questionnaire Surveys
• Departmental publications

Guidelines

• Departmental Research Student Progress Committee [DRSPC] Guidelines
• Research Students Staff-Student Liaison Committee [PGRSSLC]
• University Code of Practice: Postgraduate Research Degrees
• Higher Degree Regulations
• Ethical Guidelines for Research Involving Human Participants

Handbooks

• Graduate Research Students' Handbook
• Departmental Handbook for Students on Graduate Programmes
• University of Essex Student Handbook
• International Student Handbook
• ESRC Studentship Funding Guidelines

Funding

• Information About Graduate Funding
• Information About University Travel Grants
  Conferences often themselves offer support to graduate students to attend, if giving a paper or a poster. PhD students with ESRC funding can approach ESRC for support. And all PhD students proposing to give a paper or poster at a conference can apply to the department for some support.
• Conference funding Form: application for departmental support to present a paper, once completed this should be returned to Dr Beatriz De Paiva.

Research Groups & Workshops

• Research Groups in the Department
• Postgraduate Workshops

Resources & Advice

• PhD study rooms
• Postgraduate Common Room
• Departmental publications
• The Spicer Library
• Professional Development
• Advice and Help
• Career Advice for Graduate Students & Departmental Advice About Careers
• The University's Course Materials Repository
• Recently Completed PhD/MPhil Theses
• Guide to Essays, Dissertation &Thesis Presentation

See also:

• Graduate School Homepage
• The International Academy

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