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Contact:
Important information, such as changes to the timetable, will be circulated to students via email by the Programme Administrator. Please keep the password to your UCL email account up-to-date.
Location of Seminars:
Room 544, 5th Floor, 1-19 Torrington Place (Unless otherwise indicated)
GENERAL REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE
UCL Doctoral School
Essential Information for Research Students
General guidance for Research Degrees / UCL Registry
FUNDING FOR RESEARCH STUDENTS
The UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences (SLMS) offers funding for MPhil/PhD students to attend conferences and external training courses
If you wish to apply please read through the guidelines on the Faculty website, download and complete the relevant form and email to the Programme Administrator who will help you to submit the application. The funding is awarded on a matched basis with 50% from SLMS and 50% from the PhD programme.
ETHICAL APPROVAL FOR RESEARCH
- On the PhD Moodle site there is a step-by-step PowerPoint guide created by one of our current students which you may find useful to follow -
PhD students undertaking empirical studies involving participants must submit their research plans for Ethical approval. It is imperative that all research conforms to agreed ethical standards.
In the first instance, please familiarise yourself with the Divisions' intranet page for Ethics and Data Protection.
In all cases the Primary supervisor is the applicant not the student so the forms need to be completed with the supervisor.
Useful links:
UCL Research Ethics
UCL Research Ethics Procedures
Download an application(Division website)
You will need your UCL userid and password to access the Division's intranet site.
UCL Library
UCL Library has an informative website highlighting the range of resources available.
The website provides access to electronic journals including some of the latest editions of the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis which may not yet be included on PEPWeb.
The Psychology Library
The Psychology section is held in the Science Library located in the DMS Watson Building.
Institute of Psychoanalysis Library
Students studying on the PhD have reference access to the Institute of Psychoanalysis Library. If you would like an introductory tour when you first visit the library please email the Head Librarian: library@iopa.org.uk
Library opening hours:
1 pm - 8 pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays;
10:30 am -5:30 pm Wednesdays;
10:30 am - 5 pm Fridays
Also nearby:
Senate House Library
Birkbeck College Library
British Library
The London Library
Desk space for PhD students
There is an office for full-time Psychoanalytic Studies PhD students based at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. Students are assigned a computer and access to printers. If you would like to use these facilities please email the Programme Administrator.
Computer Work Rooms
UCL's Information Services Division (ISD) offers computing facilities to all students and manages work rooms at various locations throughout the campus.
All students are given a UCL e-mail account via ISD. It is strongly advised that students check their email account regularly as it is where all communications are sent in regards to PhD assessment, student records and fees and funding. It is also essential for accessing PEPWeb from home, accessing reading materials on Moodle, the UCL Library, your student record on Portico, the Research Log and other online services, including the Doctoral School skills training courses.
Passwords cannot be issued over the phone unless you are registered for the User Authentication Service. We strongly advise that you register for this service so that you can update your password remotely.
Access to your student record is via the PORTICO web portal. You will need your UCL user id and password to log-in. You can edit your own personal data, and access a record of your financial transactions and assessments. It is essential that you keep your contact address up-to-date especially on completion of the PhD as the Research Degrees department in the Registry will use these details for your final award.
SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
Within the Psychoanalysis Unit
On the fortnightly Thursday teaching days, the Programme Director, Dr Patrick Luyten is available to meet with students and Prof. Juliet Mitchell offers PhD surgeries for current students. To make an appointment please email the Programme Administrator.
Within UCL
The Doctoral School offers advice and support to all research students at UCL.
Careers office
The Careers Office can help students with a wide range of queries both through confidential and impartial one-to-one appointments with careers consultants and applications advisers, and via a wide range of helpful resources.
Disability Services
The Disability Centre is open for information, advice and support to all UCL students Monday - Thursday 10.00 am - 4.00pm during term time, and by appointment on Friday and during vacations. It includes a dyslexia and dyspraxia screening and assessment service.
It is the responsibility of students with disabilities to discuss this with their supervisor early in the programme so that where applicable, special provision can be considered.
Academic support
UCL Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching runs short courses for students in academic literacy and writing consultations.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Athena Swan
Department Equal Opportunity Liaison Officer
Potential sources of personal therapy for students
There is a well-established Student Psychological Service within UCL.