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The Research Skills Programme Handbook Training Requirements for MPhil and PhD Training for Master's by Research

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The Research Skills Programme
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Additional Support for Students - (This section includes 1-2-1 support and additional courses that do not count towards attendance on the RSP)
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The Research Skills Programme 2009-10 Timetable of courses by Faculty

For a date ordered list of all RSP courses that would be relevant to you, please click on the link to your Faculty. (Please note that these details are regularly updated).

Arts Faculty RSP courses in date order (2009-10)

HSS Faculty RSP courses in date order (2009-10)

Science Faculty RSP courses in date order (2009-10)

Training Requirements for MPhil/PhD students:

• An average of 5 days of training per academic year for full-time self-funded students, with a total of 15 days across three years of study.
• An average of 5 days of training per academic year for students funded by organisations other than UK Research Councils, such as Royal Holloway itself or a Research Group, with a total of 15 days across 3 years of study.
• An average of 10 days per academic year for full-time students funded by UK Research Councils (AHRC, NERC, ESRC, EPSRC, STFC, BBSRC, MRC) with a total of 30 days across three years of study.
• The training requirements are the same for part-time students, but operate on a pro-rata basis (minimum of 2.5 days per academic year)

This training requirement can be fulfilled through:

1. taking courses on the Research Skills Programme - both face-to-face and online courses;
2. departmental courses which offer generic skills training (subject-specific training courses cannot be used to meet the requirements);
3. by attending courses at other institutions e.g. St George’s, University of London and Kingston University.
4. Completion of modules from the inSTIL teacher-training programme (which can only be taken when you are teaching at the College)
5. demonstrator training (organised by Royal Holloway's Educational Development Centre)
6. and attendance at reading groups such as HARC.

You need to record all the training you do on your Research Student Training Log. This will be discussed with your supervisor and advisor at your annual review and upgrade meetings. St. George's Tooting Research Competencies Timetable 2009/10. To access details of the St George's Research Competencies timetable of courses 2009/10, please click here.If you wish to attend any of these courses, please contact Derilyn Frusher on dfrusher@sgul.ac.uk.Back to top. Masters by Research students Students on the following Masters programmes only can also register for Research Skills Programme courses:

• MSc in Computer Science by Research
• MSc Geology by Research
• MA by Research in French, German, Italian and Hispanic Studies
• MSc in Physics Research
• MSc by Research in Biological Sciences

Masters students funded through the ESRC's 1+3 scheme are also eligible to attend courses. Students on all other Masters programmes, including those on Drama and Theatre Studies' MA in Research, are not eligible to register for the RSP. Any registrations from students on taught Masters programmes will be deleted. back to top.