Research Student useful links
The scope of this page
This page is a collection of some of the key links that research students may need to use at sometime in their time in the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham. If you want to suggest important missing topics, please email the Research Student Tutor.
- School links
- The Graduate School
- Other University links
- Codes of Practice, Charters, Regulations, Guidelines etc.
- Support services
- External links
School links
- Research students FAQ wiki
- Research Student Monitoring Group
- School Library holdings
- School seminar series
- Technical Report archive
The Graduate School
The University Graduate School works on behalf of research students at the University to ensure the best possible research and educational environment.
To contact the Graduate School email graduateschool@contacts.bham.ac.uk
As part of the University Graduate School, the Research Student Administration (RSA) team are responsible for maintaining the central University records for all research students, requests for leaves of absence and extensions through to the submission and examination of your thesis. They maintain on-line most adminstrative information relating to research students.
- Thesis submission and examination.
- Guidance notes and application forms for leave of absence, extensions and permanent withdrawal
- The Graduate School Staff Resources
- Information for examiners (includes spare form for nominating examiners)
Other University links
- Academic Services' Enquiry Services - including help on registration, ID cards, visas and council tax.
- Guild of Students
- The University's Ethical Review process, including link to the on-line Self-Assessment Form. (Your supervisor fills this in and will need his or her University login.)
Codes of Practice, Charters, Regulations, Guidelines etc.
- Student Charter
- University Legislation - the most relevant parts are the Regulations and the Codes of Practice.
- Some particular Current University Regulations
- Regulation 3.16 Patents and the Exploitation of Inventions
- Regulations 6 Programmes of Study
- Regulations 7 Assessment, Progression and Award
- Regulation 5.4 Intellectual Property
- Code of Practice on Admission of Students
- Code of Practice on Plagiarism
- Guidance for Students on Plagiarism
- Code of Practice on Supervision and Monitoring Progress of Research Students
- Code of Practice on Leave of Absence Procedures
- Code of Practice on Split Location for Postgraduate Research Students
- Collaborative Provision Policy (or collaborative provision more generally)
- Code of Practice on Student Attendance and Reasonable Diligence
- Code of Practice on Assessment of Research Degree Theses
- Guidance to Students on Outside Employment
- Code of Practice on demonstrating (officially: on "the Teaching and Academic Support of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students by Postgraduate Teaching Assistants and Undergraduates")
- University Complaints Procedure
- Code of Practice on Primary Appeals Procedure
- Code of Practice for Research
- Computing Policies and Procedures
- Guidance on Electronic Material and Copyright
- Data Protection Policy
- Health and Safety Guidance (generally no special issues in Computer Science research)
Support services
- Careers Centre
- Chaplaincy (St Francis' Hall multi-faith centre)
- EISU - English for International Students Unit
- Health and Safety Unit
- Housing Services
- International Students Advisory Service
- IT Services and University Library
- Nightline (confidential support and information service run by students)
- University Dental Practice
- University Medical Practice
- Counselling and Guidance Service
- Disability and Learning Support Service
External links
- EPSRC, and in particular Help for EPSRC-funded students.
- jobs.ac.uk
- vacancies.ac.uk
- Distinguished dissertations - an annual prize for PhD theses in Computer Science.