The aim is to equip you with the skills not only to make a valuable contribution to educational research through your current thesis, but to make you a widely informed member of the research community, capable of evaluating and conducting a range of research in the future. If you are sponsored by a government or other agency, your sponsoring body may have expectations about your training which need to be fulfilled. Finally, and crucially, do not forget our impressive doctoral student community. Much of your development depends on talking to other students and learning from each other. The Doctoral Studies Programme is in part constructed to encourage students to get to know each other and to share knowledge and expertise amongst themselves.
Research is carried out most effectively in a community sharing and arguing about ideas.
You are an active, not a passive, learner. Together with your supervisor, you should work out your personal training plan for the year ahead using the form provided. Your training plan is submitted for review to your Academic Group Research Committee. You may find that, as your research develops, your plan needs to be revised to take account of new or alternative areas of training. Any changes to your plan should be discussed with your supervisor before your form is amended.