Doctoral development
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The King's Doctoral College hosts two King's induction sessions for new postgraduate research students, one at the beginning of the academic year and one midway through each year.
The aim of these events is to welcome new research students to King’s and to provide an introduction to life as a doctoral student at King’s.
These sessions provide students with a vital introduction to the training, support, and wide range of services available to them. Induction events also include contributions from current students, student representatives and supervisors, who present and answer questions on life as a PhD student, their experience at King's and more.
We will be holding an Induction session to welcome all new postgraduate research students on Wednesday 25 September in the Greenwood Theatre on Guys Campus.
The induction session will start with Tea and Coffee at 13.30 with the induction starting at 14:00 followed by a catered reception for doctoral students and staff afterwards which will run until 19:00.
This is a great opportunity to meet fellow researchers and get to know some of the colleagues you may engage with during your degree as well as the support services available to you at King's .
We will have stalls hosted by the a wide range of groups that support researchers, including:
A recording from our induction sessions will be available on the Welcome Hub (please note you will require your King's log in credentials to access the hub).
In conjunction with our live session, we provide a range of online materials for you to work through at your own pace on our Doctoral Student Welcome Hub. The hub gives you access to the digital Welcome Pack (documents and contact lists relevant to doctoral students), as well as series of short videos from teams across the college that showcase the services and opportunities on offer at King's.
Current King's students can access the Doctoral Student Welcome Hub on KEATS (please note you will require your King's log in credentials to access the hub).
If you have any problems with the registration form or any questions about Induction, please contact us at doctoralstudies@kcl.ac.uk.
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