Faculty of Medicine and

Dentistry
Research student log book
October 2008 version
Faculty organisation & personnel
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is one of six Faculties within the University of
Bristol. Medicine & Dentistry consists of the following five deart!ents"
#linical $cience at %orth Bristol
#linical $cience at $outh Bristol
Deart!ent of #o!!unity Based Medicine
Deart!ent of $ocial Medicine
Deart!ent of &ral & Dental $cience
The 'ead of the Faculty is the Dean ()rofessor *areth +illia!s,.
The Graduate Dean (Dr. -an )aterson, is resonsible for all .cade!ic issues
related to )ostgraduate /ducation.
The Postgraduate Administrator (.llison Maggs, and the ead of Academic
administration ($ylvia /lliott, are based in the Faculty Office (012 $t. Michael3s
'ill,.
!upport & guidance
/ach ostgraduate student will be assigned a Principal !upervisor who is there
to ensure that your research studies run s!oothly. 4our rincial suervisor is
resonsible for organising !eetings with you2 aiding2 initially2 in your day5to5day
research activities and for !aking sure you are on target to co!lete your
ostgraduate degree. 4ou will also have a "o#supervisor who will have the
aroriate background and exertise to facilitate your research. Through your
rincial suervisor you should !eet regularly with the co5suervisor to discuss
your rogress. #o5suervisors !ay not be in the sa!e Deart!ent.
&ne of your fellow students will act as Graduate $ep who coordinates social
functions and liaises with both the Graduate Dean and Postgraduate %utor&
The ostgraduate tutor has the resonsibility of !onitoring the welfare2 suort
and assess!ent of all ostgraduates in your deart!ent. -f there are any issues
that you feel you cannot discuss with either of your suervisors then your
ostgraduate tutor and6or graduate re !ay be able to hel.
-t is essential that you are fa!iliar with the relevant safety infor!ation ertaining
to your articular tye of work. 4ou !ay re7uire further infor!ation on safety
issues fro! your Departmental !afety Adviser&
&n the following age are the contact details for both ostgraduate tutors and
ostgraduate res for your Deart!ent.
"ontact details of postgraduate tutors and graduate representatives 'it(in t(e Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Department Postgraduate %utor )ocation e#mail address Graduate
representative &
location
e#mail address
"linical !cience at
!out( *ristol
Dr. 8ate +hittington
Dr. $arah *eorge
Dr. 9inda 'unt
Dorothy 'odgkin
Building
BR- level :
UB'T /ducation
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8.+hittington;bristol.ac.uk
s.<.george;bris.ac.uk
l..hunt;bris.ac.uk
Daniel +hitco!b and
Matt 8easey2 D'B
Myria! #herif2 BR-
level :
d.whitco!b.=0;bris.ac.uk
mk4197@bris.ac.uk
myriam.cherif@bris.ac.uk
"linical !cience at
+ort( *ristol
Dr. Moin $alee! $outh!ead
'osital
!.salee!;bris.ac.uk *eorgina #oade
$outh!ead 'osital
mdxgc@bris.ac.uk
Department of !ocial
Medicine
)rofessor -an day
Dr. Richard Martin
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ian.day;bris.ac.uk
richard.!artin;bris.ac.uk
$ue -ngle2 #anynge
'all
s.ingle@bris.ac.uk
Department of
"ommunity *ased
Medicine
Dr. .lan Montgo!ery
Dr .lan /!ond
Dr Richard 'uxtable
Dr %icole +iles
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R.'uxtable;bristol.ac.uk
%icola.+iles;bristol.ac.uk
Rosie 9ees and
Rebecca )earson for
#&BM
Rosie.9ees;bris.ac.uk
Rebecca.)earson;bris.ac
.uk
Department of Oral &
Dental !cience
Dr. >ason Mansell Dental $chool <..!ansell;bris.ac.uk 'elen )etersen2 Dental
$chool
Helen.Petersen@bris.ac.uk
Progression & ac(ievement
This training log is broken down into five !ain co!onent arts"
,& $egistration
+ithin the first week of your registration you should have received so!e basic but
essential infor!ation. 4ou will need to !eet your postgraduate tutor and know who
your safety adviser is. 4ou will also need to find out if you need specific training in
order to conduct your research2 e.g.2 using ionising radiation.
2& At - mont(s
To ensure that you are building good foundations for your ro<ect and are !aking
good use of the rogra!!e of training courses rovided here and elsewhere. 4our
log should give a brief listing of workshos2 courses2 se!inars attended. The age
will then be signed off2 as confir!ation that it has been seen by all arties.
.& At /#,2 mont(s # Annual $evie'
Towards the end of your first year2 your rogress will be assessed in a thorough
review. 4ou will be asked to write a first5year reort (for which your )ostgraduate
Tutor can rovide details, and to give an oral resentation of your rogress to date.
#ontinuation of your research towards a )hD re7uires the sub!ission of a
co!rehensive reort followed by a viva voce exa!ination with two !e!bers of
staff. This articular hase of your develo!ent is esecially i!ortant? it rovides a
valuable insight into what to exect in your actual )hD viva and you should have a
very clear idea of where you are rogressing with your research. The for! in this
logbook is for you to record rogress with training and conferences attended and is
to be included in your first5year reort.
0& At 2,#20 mont(s
There will be a rogress interview towards the end of your second year. This age
of the log serves as a continuation to the @A !onth reort2 and asks the sa!e
7uestions.
1& At .0#.2 mont(s
The ai! at this stage is to check that you are on target for a )hD. +ith only four to
six !onths before the end of a standard B5year studentshi2 you should be able to
write an abstract and thesis lan even if exeri!ental work has not finished. The
signatories include the )ostgraduate Tutor2 who needs to be aware of any roble!s.
Part#time students
The ti!ings listed above are for full5ti!e students. .ll students should co!lete a
Faculty Reort For! every year. For art5ti!e students2 the !ain adatation of the
log book is to sub!it an annual continuation sheet towards the end of the B
rd
year2 C
th
year2 etc.
%(esis submission
+orking full5ti!e2 you should ai! to sub!it your thesis within three years. $tudents
who continue to write u after three years are entered in Faculty records as Dwriting
u3 but are still re7uired to register at the start of the year. -f students are using
significant deart!ental facilities (esecially if undertaking exeri!ental work, they
will be regarded as Dart5ti!e3 and charged a fee. +e hoe you will sub!it well
before the four5year deadline. $ub!ission after this deadline (hoefully a rare
occurrence, is only allowed if you have an e2tension of your studies. The case for
an extension !ust be !ade C !onths before the deadline. 4ou should start by
contacting your )ostgraduate Tutor for advice.
4our thesis will need to be sub!itted to the Postgraduate 32aminations Office
(ostgraduate5exa!;bristol.ac.uk2 telehone" =@@: BB@:EB12
www.bris.ac.uk6exa!s6ostgraduate,. The necessary for!s and guidance are
available fro! the web site.
To be completed within 1 week of registration and signed
off
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the co!letion of a !ini5thesis co!rising .bstract2 -ntroduction2 Methods2 Results2
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B= ages of double5saced text. Following co!letion of the !ini5thesis2 the candidate will
be interviewed by one or !ore !e!bers of staff who are %&T the candidate3s suervisor.
The suervisor !ay be resent at the interview if the student re7uests it2 as an observer. .
coy of the thesis should be forwarded to the *radate $chool Director after the viva
together with this co!leted for!. The thesis will be returned to the student.
To be completed at 24 months*
and signed off at the annual progress interview
I)art5ti!e students should co!lete a si!ilar record in the B
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year2 etc2 until one
year before exeri!ental work ends.
&nly include training since the log was last co!leted (e.g. at 15@A !onths,.
$or any section where more space is needed% please continue overleaf.
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&n the ability of the student to discuss their work N do you feel your student has sufficient background
understanding of their ro<ect and the associated literatureH
&n the rogress of their thesis N have you discussed the route to co!letion with your studentH
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be returned to $tudent2 -nterviewer2 $uervisor and Faculty &ffice.
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