Notice of Meeting

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Meeting: /
Academic Council (Research)
Place: / 1E3.20 Meeting Room
Date & Time: / Thursday 18th April, 12:15-13:15

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AgendaPaper

1. / Register of attendance
2. / Apologies for absence
3. / Matters arising from the previous minutes
(a)AP to look into the exclusion of PGRs from careers mailing lists during Years 1 and 2. – 3(c).
(b)AP to work with LTEO for finished draft of Staff/ Student Partnership Agreement. – 5.
(c)AP to look into communication of PGR funding. – 6.
(d)AP to discuss accreditation of PGSkills with LTEO. – 7.
(e)AP to look into successor to Tracey Stead (former PG Training Coordinator). – 7.
4. / Notice of any other business (A.O.B.)
5. / Report by the Students’ Union Education Officer
6. / Academic Executive committee Report
7. / Meeting of Minds
8. / DISCUSSION TOPIC: research papers
Is there enough support and opportunity to get work published in journals? Or is focus on your thesis more pressing and important?
9. / DISCUSSION TOPIC: inclusion of supervisors in vivas
10. / Any other business
11. / Date and time of next meeting:Friday 17th May, 13:15 - 14:15,3E2.4

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