Introduction to the King’s-Crick Partnership Professor Malcolm Irving and Dr Karen Liu King’s College London History of King’s • Founded 1829 • 4th oldest university in England • Founding member of University of London 1836 • 12 Nobel prize winners King's professors played a major part in nineteenth-century science and in extending higher education to women and working men through evening classes. The university has grown and developed through mergers with several institutions, each with their own distinguished histories. These include: United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals Chelsea College Queen Elizabeth College Institute of Psychiatry King’s by Numbers 21st in QS world rankings 5 London campuses • Strand Campus • Waterloo Campus • Guy's Campus • Denmark Hill Campus • St. Thomas’ Campus 29,600 students from 150 countries 8,027 employees 11,750 postgraduate students 4 MRC centres • King’s has four Medical Research Council (MRC) centres • Member of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre • 84 per cent of research is world-leading or internationally excellent (2014 Research Excellence Framework) Academic Faculties at King’s Faculties at King’s Affiliated with the Crick Dental Institute (DI) Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (FoLSM) Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Science (NMS) Your PhD Team at King’s and the Crick • King’s-Crick • Associate Research Director Academic Lead with responsibility for Career (Malcolm Irving) Development and Training Crick (John Diffley) • King’s Crick PhD Programme Lead • Director of Studies and (Dr Karen Liu) Academic Programmes • KCL Administrative (Sally Leevers) Lead • Postgraduate Studies Manager (Jennifer Tomomitsu) (Caroline Ransom) • King’s Supervisors King’s Core Team King’s Student Faculties Professional Services Services Our Campuses Guy’s Campus London Bridge Strand Campus Waterloo Campus St. Thomas’ Campus Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) The IoPPN is the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. The main campus is at Denmark Hill, but there are two further departments (Developmental Neurobiology, Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases) based at Guy’s. The IoPPN has three divisions: • Division of Neuroscience • Division of Academic Psychiatry • Division of Psychology & System Sciences Find out more at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/divisions/index.aspx Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine (FoLSM) 7 Schools • School of Basic and Medical Biosciences • School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences • School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences • School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences • School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences • School of Life Course Sciences • School of Population Health Sciences Plus 2 Schools of Education • School of Bioscience Education • GKT School of Medical Education Locations • Guy’s Campus, London Bridge • St Thomas’ Hospital • King’s College Hospital, South London Find out more at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/index.aspx Dental Institute (DI) The main research base of the Dental Institute is at Guy’s Campus. It has a strong clinical translation focus via our NHS Partners. The Dental Institute has 4 Divisions: • Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology • Mucosal & Salivary Biology • Patient and Population Health • Tissue Engineering and Biophotonics Find out more at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/dentistry/research/divisions/index.aspx Natural and Mathematical Sciences (NMS) The main campus for the faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences is the Strand Campus, although Chemistry is based at Guy’s Campus. NMS has 4 Departments (equivalent to Divisions): • Department of Chemistry • Department of Physics • Department of Mathematics • Department of Informatics Find out more at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/index.aspx Dr Karen Liu King’s-Crick PhD Programme Lead Karen is the King’s-Crick PhD Programme Lead: She will: • Ensure that your PhD studies at KCL follow best academic practice. • Represent your Programme on KCL’s Academic Committees. • Work with the Centre of Doctoral Studies at KCL to make sure that your studies follow the Crick Procedures and KCL’s Code of Practice and Regulations. • Work with your PhD team at the Crick to advise on and resolve any academic problems if they occur. Jennifer Tomomitsu - Administrative Lead Jennifer is the main administrative contact for all students studying on the Crick PhD programme that are registered at King’s. Jennifer: • Is the first point of contact at King’s for answering administrative questions and resolving problems. • Will work with the Faculty Records Centres to check that you and your supervisors complete activities at monitoring and upgrade points. • Will help identify support services at King’s that can help you. Professor Malcolm Irving Academic Lead for King’s-Crick Partnership Malcom is the academic lead for the King’s-Crick Partnership. Malcolm: • Won’t usually be involved in the day-to-day running of your programme. • Represents King’s on a number of Crick Committees. • Would work with the Crick Directors to resolve problems in the running of the programme, should they occur. Your King’s Supervisors Your King’s supervisors will: • Support your Crick supervisors in guiding your research and monitoring your progress. • Be your main link with your Research Division at King’s and advise you of: • Scientific seminars & events • Research facilities • Postgraduate student activities and training • Provide guidance during any periods you may spend at King’s The Full Team at King’s College London Academic Lead for Heads of Graduate Studies Kings-Crick Linda Klavinskis (FoLSM) Partnership Sarah Byford (IoPPN) Malcolm Irving Abigail Tucker (DI) Jean Alexandre (NMS) PhD Programme Lead Karen Liu Centre for Doctoral King’s Supervisors Studies Nigel Eady Eva Broer Ross English Admissions Clare Best Chris Cooper Donald Lush Katie Evans Royal Literary Fellows Visa Compliance Antoni Tucker Student Support How King’s will Support You in Your Studies As a King’s student, you will have the support of: • Your Crick and King’s Supervisors • King’s Academics • The Centre for Doctoral Studies and its Researcher Development Unit Student support is high on our list of priorities! We encourage you to make use of the many support schemes and services that are available here at King’s, such as: • Student Services • Peer to Peer Mentoring • Careers Advice • Conference Funding • Royal Literary Fellows Making the Most of Your Studies at King’s You are an important part of the academic community at King’s, we therefore encourage you to: • Keep in contact with your King’s supervisor and Thesis Committee members, as they can help you to get the most out of the time you spend studying at King’s. • Attend internal seminars and events, as you never know when inspiration might strike! • Get to know other PGR students in your faculty at King’s (perhaps through joining PGR/PGT- focused student events). • Keep an eye out for the monthly Centre for Doctoral Studies Twitter e-newsletters and follow the CfDS on Twitter. Teaching Opportunities at King’s During your studies, you can: • Find out about teaching opportunities via your King’s supervisor or by visiting the Centre for Doctoral Studies webpage. Should you wish to register for teaching opportunities, please do so via the Health Faculties Education Database. Training is mandatory if you wish to teach, and is available through: • King’s Learning Institute’s ‘Preparing to Teach’ Course (book online via Skills Forge) • Faculty/Division/Departmental ‘local’ training • Associate Fellow of the HEA For more information on opportunities see: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/doctoral- studies/researcher- development/index.aspx Centre for Doctoral Studies: Researcher Development Programme We advise you to spend ten days per year on personal development. The King’s Researcher Development Programme offers numerous workshops, which aim to help you improve your writing and presentation skills thesis, but also enable you to develop yourself on a more personal level. All courses and workshops are mapped against the Vitae Researcher Development Framework. You can book yourself a place online through ‘Skillsforge’. Please discuss these opportunities with your supervisor early on in your studies. The Entrepreneurship Institute at King’s The Entrepreneurship Institute exists to support entrepreneurial thinking, skills and experiences amongst King’s students, staff and alumni. The EI is a student-led institute, and these programmes are driven by the needs expressed by students, societies and the King’s How can I engage with the EI? community. • Attend their workshops • Enrol on a KEATS course • Complete the King’s Enterprise Award • Apply for grant funding through the Entrepreneurship Support Fund • Go on a ‘Venture Crawl’ on their Venture Bus • Attend one of their events https://www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/innovation/entrepreneurship-institute/Entrepreneurship-Institute-Homepage.aspx Funding Opportunities at King’s The King’s Centre for Doctoral Studies and King’s Worldwide offer some funding, to enable students to: • Attend conferences nationally and internationally • Fund projects and activities organized by student research societies Find out more about these opportunities via: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/doctoral- studies/funding.aspx If You have a Problem If you have either an academic or personal problem during your studies at King’s: • You should advise Sally Leevers