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Welcome! Please follow the below steps to complete the IfWH PhD Induction.

Pending Application Approval

You would have received an email from Sioban SenGupta containing information on next steps following the submission of your MPhil/PhD application - this is not a formal offer and any formal offers will be sent to you directly from Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Admissions. Please read through the letter enclosed in the emailÌýcarefully, sign to indicate acceptance of the terms set out and return it to Sioban & the Education team at your earliest convenience.

Within this email, you are asked to complete and return the following documents at your earliest convenience:

- Ownership and management of any intellectual property generated by students during their time at IfWH will be in accordance with Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s policy: /students/policies/intellectual-property-rights

Following Application Approval

1. - It is a requirement for research students to be medically screened before they begin their course. Please complete the Job Hazard Form and return it to the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Occupational Health Service. The form should be signed by your supervisor as the ‘Employing Manager’.
2. , if you have not already done so, with your supervisor on arrival at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ andÌýreturnÌýto Sioban SenGupta.

Here is some more information below for when you arrive at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾:

3. Registration:Ìý

To register, you will need to go to the Student Centre at the Recruitment and Admissions HubÌýas soon as you can on or after your start date (and within 2 working weeks, otherwise the offer lapses). Take along photographic ID and have your student reference number available too. They can sort out your registration. The Student Centre staff should direct you regarding where and how to get your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ ID card and your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ user name and password etc.

4.1 IfWH Induction:Ìý

Soon after you register, you will have an Institute Induction meeting with Sioban SenGupta as the IfWH Graduate Tutor (Research). Please email Sioban to let her knowÌýwhen you have registered toÌýfix a date for the meeting.
At this meeting SiobanÌýwill refer to the ,Ìýand also the .
Please read on the following links for information about the Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýfor research degrees.

4.2ÌýIfWH Health & Safety Induction:

You should complete both your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Safety Induction in addition to the local IfWH Safety Induction.

ToÌýget access to the IfWH buildings, you will need to collect a Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ EGA Institute for Women's Health ID CardÌýfrom the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Andrew Huxley Security Building taking with you some form of formal ID. They will take your picture and issue you with your ID Card that will have pre-determined access levels to allow you into IfWH Buildings.Ìý

Andrew Huxley Building, Gower St, London, WC1E 6BTÌý
Opening hours: 09:00 -16:45pm Monday-Friday
T: 020 7679 2100 Internal: 32100. W:
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You will need your login details to complete mandatory training listed below. For more information on your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Computing details (User ID & password), pleaseÌýread further on IT essentials for New Students.

You will need to complete the with your supervisor & Lab Manager, Hanaa El Hachami (h.hachami.ucl.ac.uk), please send Hanaa an email with your availability.Ìý

Finally, please familiarise yourself with ourÌý& documents.Ìý

5. The IfWH Road Map:Ìý

Please ensure you read the fullÌýÌýto gain an understanding of how your time should be proportioned once enrolled.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Doctoral School Welcome Event is mandatory, you can view the induction videos & dates for the sessions as advertised on the

We also expect all research students to attend the Doctoral School Introduction to Skills Development and the Research Student Log. Please read more onÌý webapge.

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7. Web/IRIS Profile:Ìý

As a postgraduate research student you will have an IRIS profile which you should aim to populate and update. /isd/services/research-it/faqs/iris-faqs

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It is really important to regularly check your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ email (or redirect it to another email that you do check regularly) as this is where both the Institute and central Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ will send key communications to.

9.ÌýIfWH Early Career Researcher (ECR)ÌýNetwork:

The IfWH Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network is a space for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to obtain careers advice, benefit from peer support, present research and socialise. Please get in touch with them for information regarding events or if you are interested in joining the organising committee ifwh-ecr@ucl.ac.uk.

Questions & SupportÌý

Feel welcome to contact the IfWH Graduate Tutor,ÌýSioban SenGupta (sioban.sengupta@ucl.ac.uk) and the Institute Education Admin Team (ifwhadminteam@ucl.ac.uk) if you have any queries or further questions on the Induction material. Ìý