Starting Your Studies
Department Induction: Our department administrator, Julie Sobocinski, will provide you with an induction to CIS. Arrange a time with her to get your office assignment, computer, and get all the necessary details.
University Induction: The University also provides, PGR Student Induction, a training course which you should sign up for when you first arrive. You can also take the PG Essentials: Digital Scholarship Skills for RDP credit. This course complements induction and covers topics such as online research, routes to publishing, Open Access and measuring research impact.
SPIDER: Your student record is recorded in the Faculty of Science’s virtual learning environment called SPIDER. You need to register for an account when you first start and then you can do things like submit reports about your progress and record the professional development training you take through the Researcher Development Programme. To register, you can use the Quickstart Guide to SPIDER. You can use the SPIDER Guide to find and record activities for the Researcher Development Programme (more about that below).
Required Training: To ensure students have the health, safety, and security training they need, the University provides two online courses that every student must take when they arrive. This is the Health & Safety Course and the Cyber Security Training course.
Department Induction: Our department administrator, Julie Sobocinski, will provide you with an induction to CIS. Arrange a time with her to get your office assignment, computer, and get all the necessary details.
University Induction: The University also provides, PGR Student Induction, a training course which you should sign up for when you first arrive. You can also take the PG Essentials: Digital Scholarship Skills for RDP credit. This course complements induction and covers topics such as online research, routes to publishing, Open Access and measuring research impact.
SPIDER: Your student record is recorded in the Faculty of Science’s virtual learning environment called SPIDER. You need to register for an account when you first start and then you can do things like submit reports about your progress and record the professional development training you take through the Researcher Development Programme. To register, you can use the Quickstart Guide to SPIDER. You can use the SPIDER Guide to find and record activities for the Researcher Development Programme (more about that below).
Required Training: To ensure students have the health, safety, and security training they need, the University provides two online courses that every student must take when they arrive. This is the Health & Safety Course and the Cyber Security Training course.