SUPA Graduate School Induction Day

30/09/08 starting with lunch at 1 p.m.

Venue: The Newhaven Lecture Theatre, National e-Science Centre

15 South College Street, Edinburgh

Map

13.00 - Registration and Lunch

Vitae Information Session

Theme Posters

VC and MySUPA

14.00 - Welcome and Introduction (5 mins)
Richard Kenway, Head, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh

14.05 – Life as a Boson (20 mins + questions)
Professor Peter Higgs

14.30 - The SUPA Graduate School (15 mins)
Avril Manners, Director of the SUPA Graduate School

14.45 - Your PhD, Your Opportunities (15 mins)
Ian Halliday, CEO SUPA

15.00 – Refreshments and move to groups

15.15 – Group Work in Themes
Representatives from Astro and Space, Nuclear and Plasma, Photonics, Physics and Life Sciences, Particle Physics, Condensed Matter and Materials
• Theme hot topics and courses
• PhD - How was it for you?
The benefit of hindsight – Opportunities to take and pitfalls to avoid

15.50 – Feedback Session
Avril Manners, Director of the SUPA Graduate School

16.00 – 16.30 - Drinks and Networking

Poster