Phd guide 1 Guide for PhD Candidates at Cambridge Computer Lab P Brown M Chalmers K Macphee M Norrish K Rodden M Staples Michaelmas ? Contents Introduction The PhD Process Research How to Do It You and Your Supervisor Research Groups in the Lab Being in a

Guide for PhD Candidates at Cambridge Computer Lab P Brown M Chalmers K Macphee M Norrish K Rodden M Staples Michaelmas ? Contents Introduction The PhD Process Research How to Do It You and Your Supervisor Research Groups in the Lab Being in a research group Independent students Broaden your horizons Research Traps in Computer Science PhD Timeline The Progress Report and Research Proposal The ?rst year interview Viva The Second Year Report and Dissertation Schedule Important Dates When to write up Structure and goal setting ? Originally Michaelmas updated in by K Macphee and A Penrose by A Penrose K Rodden and D Syme by R Watts by M Ashdown by M Shinwell and A Serjantov by M Shinwell by A Ozment by D Cottingham C Work Habits Overrunning Undergraduate and Diploma supervisions Lectures Supervising Projects Money Demonstrating Pragmatics Administrivia Shouldn ? t I Be In The Computer Science Department Who ? s Who In The Lab Important People Representation Women CL Safety Where To Go For The Essentials In Life Libraries University Cards Lea ets and courses Binding printing and photocopying External phone calls Stationery Recycling Room bookings Tea co ?ee biscuits happy hours Whinging Of ?cial stu ? BoGS Changing supervisor etc C Transferable Skills Technical hints General details Basic environment Charging How to customise yourself to death Publishing conferences and networking Events not to Miss Funding After You Arrive Travel funding Completion funding Internships Post-PhD Glossary C Introduction This guide has been written by various PhD students and is based on their experiences and the anecdotal evidence of others We hope that it will be useful to you in your ?rst year and beyond While every PhD is di ?erent there are hurdles and opportunities that arise frequently and we hope that in this guide we have included some information that you might otherwise spend a lot of e ?ort ?nding out for yourself This guide is available on the web for browsers within the Computer Lab at http www cl cam ac uk UoCCL local phd guide If you would like to contribute to this guide please contact the current graduate representative on the Computer Science Syndicate or Lise Gough C The PhD Process Research How to Do It You might like to read the excellent book How to Get a PhD by Phillips and Pugh available in the lab library and also at the Graduate Union of ?ce among other places You and Your Supervisor The relationship between you and your supervisor is naturally extremely important and if it works well you will have found a lifelong friend and colleague However do not take too much for granted ?? you may have to put a lot more time and e ?ort into this relationship than you might expect Do not leave it to chance and it can be useful to take every opportunity to get to know your supervisor both professionally and socially The supervisor student relationship varies greatly from case to case Some

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