This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy as part of the Engineering Faculty Training Programme and intended for Engineering postgraduate research students preparing their end of year progress reviews.​​​​

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. 

Target audience: PGRs and other Doctoral students

Description:

This course will provide information on how to prepare for the end of the first year progression viva and will highlight important things to consider in your preparation.  

This session is relevant to Faculty of Engineering postgraduate research students at all stages of their doctorate.

Aims/ Objectives:

This course will provide you with some general tips to enable you to be better prepared for your progression viva.

By the end of the session, you will have:

• considered the main purposes of the progression viva
• an understanding of the viva process and progression criteria
• had an opportunity to ask general questions with a senior academic in the faculty
• understood how to use the viva to frame and direct your development as a researcher.

Process: This session will include a presentation from an experienced Academic Reviewer and offer delegates the opportunity to ask questions and receive some general tips regarding this process.

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access seminar room on campus
Take part in group activities/ discussions
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/ or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course
Attend the course at a specific date and time

 

Booking Guidelines

Latecomer policy
Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a Researcher Academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time.

Importance of booking commitment
 When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk. This will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process.

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities.