Resources for 1st Years September 2024 and January 2025
Here you will find resources to support you as a newly enrolled doctoral researcher. These have been provided by presenters who contribute to the GS Arrivals Events in September 2024 and January 2025.
Further updates and the latest presentations will be added to this page during January 2025.
New Starter Checklist
New-Starter-Checklist-January 2025
The Graduate School – How we support you
Graduate School Introduction – Jan 2025 FINAL
The Doctoral Programme: understanding programme structure and progression
Research Degree Programme Overview – Jan 2025 Final
The Virtual Research Environment (VRE)
The Virtual Research Environment – Jan 2025 Final
The Doctoral Researcher Development Programme (DRDP
Introduction to Library Services – Induction Event Overview
2024 Guide To Library and Archive Services
Introduction to Library Services – full presentation
Introduction to the Careers and Employability Service
PhD by Published Work Overview
MS KW PhD by Published Work Induction – Sept24
The Doctoral Researcher Experience – Kurtis Edwards
The PhD Society
Disability Learning Support
If you have a disability, long term health condition or Specific Learning Difficulty (such as dyslexia or dyspraxia), we would recommend that you register with the Disability Learning Support (DLS) team in order to receive reasonable adjustments from the university.
You can either register online here by clicking on the Disability Support tab or book an appointment here: Disability advisor appointment , via email dls@westminster.ac.uk or by calling the team on 0203 506 8800
For further information about the support DLS offer, please look on our website here. Please get in touch if you have any questions.
Watch the introductory video from the team: https://youtu.be/gvZ1eFCrStY
Introduction to Resilience – Justin Haroun, UoW Centre for Resilience
Using the Westminster Archives – Anna McNally, University Records and Archives Team