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Do you have a probation review coming up this year? Then come along to the Thesis Forum at 2pm, Tuesday 17 November in the Library Seminar Room. The theme this term is 'Passing Your Probation Review'.  Our speakers will give short presentations that demystify the process. We will have two talks giving a student perspective from Megan de Ste Croix (Genetics) and Katie Bridger (History). Deirdre O’Sullivan (Archaeology) will discuss reviews from the academic point of view. There will be plenty of time for questions and refreshments. Past Forums have been very friendly, and are a great way to meet new people from a variety of disciplines.   No booking is required, just turn up on the d ay. If you can't make it in person, the talks will be broadcast live as a webinar at: https://connect.le.ac.uk/thesisforum17nov/  * UPDATE *   If you are joining the webi nar, login as a 'guest' - you don't need a username and password. A recording of the for...

Over the last two weeks we've been at all the College inductions for new PhD students. Here's some of the top tips shared by current PhD students and supervisors at those events: Surviving and making the most of your first year Concentrate on finding a good research question - your initial research question may change over time. Investigate and make use of training opportunities available (though don't go to things just to tick boxes). Go on Word for Long Documents training . Use reference management/bibliographic software . You have lots of flexibility, but this can be daunting so set mini goals and plan your time. Things will and do go wrong with your research - don't panic! While you are waiting for things to happen use the time for other tasks e.g. training or reading. it is your project and research - show initiative and make plans for where you want to take the research. Talk to lots of people from different departments. Make use of opportunities avai...

The results are in. The top five most downloaded theses from the Leicester Researcher Archive (LRA) for September 2015 were:      Rebecca Williams, Modeling lahars using Titan2D for the southern drainage of Volcan Cotopaxi: impact on the city of Latacunga (MSc Geology, 2006). 393 downloads http://hdl.handle.net/2381/854         Alinda Gillott, Anxiety in high functioning children with autism (DClinPsy Psychology, 1999). 208 downloads http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31269         Mark Widdowson, The process and outcome of Transactional Analysis psychotherapy for the treatment of depression: an adjudicated case series (PhD Institute of Lifelong Learning,   2013). 104 downloads http://hdl.handle.net/2381/28382       Jonathan Mpundu, Macroeconomic Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility in Zambia Chipili, (PhD Economics, 2010 ). 96 downloads http://hdl.handle.net/2381/8309 ...

If you fancy a change of scenery from your Department or the Graduate School Reading Room , then you could always try using the facilities at Brookfield. What is available? Silent Study Spaces PC Zone with 14 PCs Reading Room with 13 study spaces Group Study 3 Presentation Rooms for group work (9 person rooms) which can be booked online Informal Study Space Social Study Zone informal seating for 40. Study Zone seating for 12 plus 6 PCs Student Union Coffee Shop , selling Starbucks hot drinks, sandwiches, hot food, soup, drinks and snacks. The building is open 8.00am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday during term time.   How to get to Brookfield

The Library provides a dedicated space for Masters and PhD students to work in: the Nicholas Corah Graduate School Reading Room. You will find it on the first floor of the Library. Inside, are comfy chairs and desks to work at. There are also PCs and printers for you to use. If you are working with others, we provide two group study rooms as well. If you would like to book one fill in the form here   These are equipped with a PC, DVD player, LCD screen, and whiteboard. Further information on IT facilities in the library can be found here . Nicholas Corah Graduate School Reading Room You will need your ID card to enter (no undergraduates allowed!) Newspapers, magazines and reference books are provided for you to browse. We have a notice board where people post information on resources and events for post-grads.  We look forward to seeing you up there.