BSG Research Student Workshop

14th - 17th DECEMBER 2009

Programme

NB Breakfast is from 08.15; Lunch from 13.00, Dinner from 19.15; mid session breaks as (approximately) below

MONDAY 14th

15.30 Arrive - Registration

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

TUESDAY 15th

09.15 Models in geomorphology I (TC)

10.00 Experimental Design (PF)

10.45 Coffee

11.15 Project planning and time management (BW) 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

20.15 Presentations - theory and practice

WEDNESDAY 16th

09.15 Models II (TP)

10.00 Discussion session
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Briefing for individual project reports
11.15 Break

13.00 Lunch

15.00 Presentation of individual reports

16.00 Tea

16.30 Presentations continued

19.15 Dinner

20.15 Guest Evening Lecture - Prof Andreas Lang (Liverpool; BSG Chair)

THURSDAY 17th

09.15 Fieldwork and labwork (PF, TP, BW, TC)

10.00 The Postgraduate Experience (AO)         
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 :

TC Tom Coulthard - University of Hull
TP Tony Parsons - University of Sheffield
PF Paul Farres - Portsmouth University
AO Annie Ockleford - Glasgow University
BW Brian Whalley - Queens University Belfast