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==Prior to your first day== | ==Prior to your first day== | ||
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| − | |Ensure registration at The University of Nottingham has been completed successfully | + | |Ensure registration at The University of Nottingham has been completed successfully. |
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| − | |Collect student card from registration | + | |Collect student card from registration. |
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| − | |Ensure you can access your University emails, on-line guides are available to assist with setting up university email on mobile devices | + | |Ensure you can access your University emails, on-line guides are available to assist with setting up university email on mobile devices. |
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| − | |Arrange to meet with | + | |Arrange to meet with supervisors. |
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| − | |Ask Supervisor to check if PC workstation has been ordered, new PhD and EngD students are entitled to a new machine, intended to last the length of their programme | + | |Ask Supervisor to check if PC workstation has been ordered, new PhD and EngD students are entitled to a new machine, intended to last the length of their programme. |
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| − | |Using the portal service check that you have entered your bank account details, this allows your Studentship to be paid each month | + | |Using the portal service check that you have entered your bank account details, this allows your Studentship to be paid each month. |
==First week== | ==First week== | ||
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| − | |Meet with supervisors | + | |Meet with supervisors. |
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|Once set-up with a new machine, ask to be given a username for the group Linux server. Contact Steve Sharples or Rodger Light | |Once set-up with a new machine, ask to be given a username for the group Linux server. Contact Steve Sharples or Rodger Light | ||
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| − | |Collect key for building from Facilities Manager (Chris Finch), this requires a £20 deposit to be paid to The Science and Engineering Finance Office | + | |Collect key for building from Facilities Manager (Chris Finch), this requires a £20 deposit to be paid to The Science and Engineering Finance Office. |
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| − | |Register for an account on the Wiki | + | |Register for an account on the Wiki. |
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| − | |Once approved, familiarize yourself with the wiki help pages, before adding yourself to the people index and your own personal page | + | |Once approved, familiarize yourself with the wiki help pages, before adding yourself to the people index and your own personal page. |
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| − | |Log in to Moodle and and search through the self-enrollment modules. Useful modules will likely include, The Laser Safety Course and Introduction to MATLAB for Engineers | + | |Log in to Moodle and and search through the self-enrollment modules. Useful modules will likely include, The Laser Safety Course and Introduction to MATLAB for Engineers. |
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|Contact the Business Operations Officer for the faculty of Engineering to request a copy of the Postgraduate Studentship Acceptance form. This must be completed and returned in order to be eligible for your studentship. | |Contact the Business Operations Officer for the faculty of Engineering to request a copy of the Postgraduate Studentship Acceptance form. This must be completed and returned in order to be eligible for your studentship. | ||
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==EngD specific== | ==EngD specific== | ||
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| − | |Contact industrial supervisor/sponsor company, with a view to arranging a meeting soon after the start date | + | |Contact industrial supervisor/sponsor company, with a view to arranging a meeting soon after the start date. |
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|Soon after the start at Nottingham University you will be invited for an introduction from the RCNDE. | |Soon after the start at Nottingham University you will be invited for an introduction from the RCNDE. | ||
Revision as of 07:52, 5 October 2016
This page is intended as a guide for new PhD and EngD students joining the Optics and Photonics group.
Prior to your first day
| Ensure registration at The University of Nottingham has been completed successfully. | |||||||||
| Collect student card from registration. | |||||||||
| Ensure you can access your University emails, on-line guides are available to assist with setting up university email on mobile devices. | |||||||||
| Arrange to meet with supervisors. | |||||||||
| Ask Supervisor to check if PC workstation has been ordered, new PhD and EngD students are entitled to a new machine, intended to last the length of their programme. | |||||||||
Using the portal service check that you have entered your bank account details, this allows your Studentship to be paid each month.
First week
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