BSG Research Student Workshop

3rd - 6th DECEMBER 2007

Programme

MONDAY 3rd

15.30 Arrive - Registration

16.00 Tea
16.30 Welcome and Introduction 
17.15 The nature of the PhD (BW)
19.15 Dinner
20.00 Research - philosophy and practice (BW+AP)

TUESDAY 4th

09.15 Models in geomorphology I (AP)

10.00 Experimental Design (PF)

10.30 Coffee

11.00 Project planning and time management (BS) Small group work on project planning

13.00 Lunch

15.00 Presentation of group projects

16.00 Tea

16.30 Presentations continued

19.15 Dinner

20.00 Guest Evening Lecture Prof Bob Allison (Sussex; BSG Chair) TBA

WEDNESDAY 5th

09.15 Presenting your work (BW)

10.30 Coffee

11.00 Models in Geomorphology II (TC)

 

12.00 Briefing for individual project reports

13.00 Lunch

15.00 Presentation of individual reports

16.00 Tea

16.30 Presentations continued

19.15 Dinner

20.00 tba

THURSDAY 6th

09.15 Fieldwork and labwork (BW, BS)

10.00 The Postgraduate Experience (Tri Van, Southampton, BSG Postgraduate rep)         
10.45 Coffee

11.15 Expectations and Good Practice (BW)
11.45 Open forum: role and status of postgraduates

12.30 Lunch and depart

 

Facilitators :

BS Bernie Smith - Queens University Belfast

TC Tom Coulthard - University of Hull
AP Tony Parsons - University of Sheffield
PF Paul Farres - Portsmouth University
BW Brian Whalley - Queens University Belfast