*Important New Students Information*
Dear <<First Name>>,
We look forward to welcoming you to LSE in a few weeks. This email is aimed at guiding you through your first weeks at LSE. Please read it carefully. Below you will find information about Registration, Welcome Week and Online Resources.
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Welcome from the Director of Postgraduate Studies
I am writing to congratulate you on being offered a place/visiting position on one of the PhD programmes here at Department of Geography and Environment of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The Department is distinctive as it concentrates on the socio-economic aspects of geography, places great emphasis on multi-disciplinary research and focuses strongly on policy relevant work.
As exemplified by the recent REF-2014 results, the quality of research carried out at the Department is extremely high: 84% of research outputs were assessed as world-leading (4*: 34%) or internationally excellent (3*: 50%). The Department was ranked 1st in Outputs and 4th Overall in the Official HEFCE Rankings Summary and in the THE League Tables.
The Department’s research excellence finds further demonstration in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016, where the Department is ranked 4th in the world.
The staff expertise and experience behind these outputs directly feeds into the doctoral training, including course teaching, research supervision and research seminar participation.
Throughout your stay at the LSE, you will be able to talk to me about concerns and questions you might have about your doctoral studies. Before then, and if you have any queries, please feel free to email me at o.silva@lse.ac.uk.
Dr Olmo Silva
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Registration
Registration for new PhD students who aren’t taking the pre-sessional course EC400, will take place in the PhD Academy (4th Floor, Lionel Robbins Building) on Thursday 15 September 2016 between 10am and 4.30pm.
Registration for those taking EC400 will take place in the PhD Academy (4th Floor, Lionel Robbins Building) on Thursday 25 August 2016, between 10.30am-4pm.
You can find a list of required materials for registration here.
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Departmental Welcome and Support Services Introduction
Wednesday 21 September 2016, 10am – 2pm
Room: NAB.LG.08 (New Academic Building, Sheikh Zayed Theatre)
An opportunity to meet staff within the Department along with the support services available to help you through your studies at LSE. This is an important meeting and we strongly advise you to attend.
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School Welcome Meeting
You are advised to attend the LSE Welcome presentation for all new PhD students. This is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 21 September 2016 at 2pm – 4.15pm in TW1.G.01 (Tower 1, ground floor, room 01).
This is your opportunity to learn about the LSE community, including valuable information about the wealth of support available to you whilst studying at LSE.
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Departmental PhD Programme Induction
Thursday 22 September 2016, 1pm - 3pm
Room: 32L.G.06 (32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, ground floor, room 06)
Each programme has its own welcome meeting. This is the most important meeting of Welcome Week and it is compulsory that you attend.
More information on Welcome Week activities can be found here.
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Department Welcome Party!
All PhD students are welcomed and encouraged to attend our Departmental gathering:
Thursday 6 October 2016, 6pm-9pm, Shaw Library (6th floor, Old Building)
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Online Resources
LSE for You
LSE for You is a personalised web portal which gives you access to a range of services including Graduate Course Choices, Personal Timetables, Examination Timetables and Provisional Examination Results. You can print off your proof of registration under the ‘Certification and Documentation’ section.
Moodle
Moodle is LSE's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Each course has a dedicated Moodle page. Moodle is used for posting lecture notes, seminar notes and student presentations, as well as submitting essays and dissertations. Moodle is an important resource and should be visited regularly to obtain course information. Guides and information on using Moodle can be found here.
ReadingLists@LSE
Most reading lists are hosted on the ReadingList@LSE library platform. Reading lists are usually linked directly from the relevant Moodle course pages. Reading lists are arranged by Term and are usually split into weekly readings for both lectures and seminars, with links to online journals or other relevant library resources.
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