Student Personal Development

We support our students in their development as researchers in recognition of the variety of personal abilities and aspirations, as well as opportunities provided across the partnership.

To that end, we would normally ask all students to develop their own personal training plan by completing and updating a Training Plan form annually. This requirement is currently revised to reflect our 2015-2016 training programme.

Only for EASTBIO students who beging their studies in the autumn of 2015:

  • Please fill in the Training Plan form with your choice of Foundation Masterclasses by the 6 November 2015; info and details here.

We will notify students via email about the requirement to fill in the online Training form in advance of every deadline.

On submitting the form, please save the link provided on the final submission confirmation page (after clicking on 'Edit your Response'), as you will need this link to edit your Plan in the future.

You must update your Training Plan at the end of your first year by the 31st of August 2016. Please record both EASTBIO and local training that you attend. It is your responsibility to ensure that all your training documents are up to date and submitted on time. Please remember that progression to the second year of your PhD depends on whether or not you have fulfilled the EASTBIO training requirements. Delayed submission of your training plan and record may result in late or cancelled stipend payments.

We will notify second- and third-year students of the new requirements regarding their training record.