The College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) Graduate School offers a very warm welcome to all new and returning postgraduate taught and research students.
The College PGR Induction programme can be found here. CASS information for new students can be found on the College Graduate School website here.
For details of programme-based and/or School/Discipline induction activities that you are expected to attend, please click on your respective School or Discipline link below where such events will be advertised as details are confirmed.
The College of Physical Sciences (COPS) Graduate School offers a very warm welcome to all new and returning postgraduate taught and research students.
College based welcome events have been arranged for Postgraduate Research students and Postgraduate Taught students (except Oil and Gas Engineering students who will attend a separate welcome event). If you are a Taught student, please see the table below for your programme-based induction that you are expected to attend.
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Course
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Teaching Starts
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Report to:
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Oil & Gas Enterprise Management
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16 January 2012
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Tunde Gourlay at 9.30am on Monday 16 January 2012 in room 111 Meston Building
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Oil & Gas Engineering
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30 January 2012
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Thanga Thevar at 10am on Monday 30 January 2012 in New King's Building NK3.
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Information Technology
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30 January 2012
9am – collect timetable room G01, Meston Building)
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Natasha Mallion in room G01 Meston Building, 9am 30 January 2012.
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The College of Life Sciences and Medicine (CLSM) Graduate School offers a very warm welcome to all new and returning postgraduate taught and research students.
Information on College-based welcome events can be found on the Graduate School Induction pages for Taught Postgraduate Students and for Research Postgraduate Students.
For details of programme-based and/or School/Discipline induction activities that you are expected to attend, please click on your respective School or Discipline link below where such events will be advertised as details are confirmed.
Student Learning Service (SLS)
The Student Learning Service (SLS) can help you to develop your academic skills through workshops, individual study advice sessions (for taught postgraduates only) and online resources. Individual study advice is also available for students with dyslexia. Online learning resources for self-help are available at any time: see Academic Learning Resources in MyAberdeen.
Workshops run in term time and include topics such as: planning to make the most of your first semester, studying in the UK, note-taking, critical thinking, academic writing, presentation skills and time management. Full details of the workshop programme will be published in late January, 2012, at www.abdn.ac.uk/sls/workshops.
Academic Tips
Working towards a degree is challenging - after all, anything worth having is worth working for! The staff at the University of Aberdeen are here to help - don't be afraid to ask!
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Establish a regular study routine.
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Attend all classes and complete any preparation in advance, e.g. reading, preparing answers to set questions, solving a problem or preparing a presentation.
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Write up the lecture notes soon after the lecture to make sure you understand them; add to them from the recommended background reading.
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When asking for help, try to have a specific and direct question - and do this early, not just the day before your assignment is due!
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Use your tutorials or seminar groups to ask questions - take the initiative, if you don't understand something the chances are someone else in your class has the same question.
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Questions are encouraged and respected at University, so don't just answer them - ask them too!
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Talk to your lecturer or tutor. They will have lots of good advice to help you cope with your studies and to help you understand your lectures or the subject. Often they will advertise times when any student can pop into their offices, or you can always send them an email.
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Suggest to classmates that you study together or form a study group.
Prepare for Success
Prepare for Success is an interactive pre-arrival learning tool for international students who are getting ready to come to the UK to study. The learning resources about different aspects of academic life in the UK help you find out what British academic life is like and what kind of academic skills you will need for effective study. As well as preparing you for what to expect during your studies, the activities provide scope for language improvement. There is also an interactive FAQs page where you can find simple answers to questions about study in the UK.
Prepare for Success is intended primarily for international students whose first language is not English. It is aimed at students with an IELTS level between 5.0 and 7.5 or equivalent.
If you are an international student planning to come and study in further or higher education in the UK, you can use these learning activities to prepare yourself for academic life and improve your English Language skills. Use the learning resources in any order you like by clicking on a title or go to the 'study pathways' page if you would like to search by skill or topic. You can watch the demo to see how to use an activity.
