Salvatore Scifo Research Student Representative, School of Media, Arts and Design Contact details:

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A Research Students perspective

• Salvatore ScifoResearch Student Representative,
  School of Media, Arts and DesignContact
  details
• scifos_at_wmin.ac.uk

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PhD life
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The start

• Coming from outside the UK cultural differences
• Continuing after MA change of perspective
• Writing process probably the longest piece of
  writing.

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Time management

• PhD duration 3 to 4 years for full time
• Draft a plan for your work
• Draft a plan for year 1 and check it
  periodically
• Use a research diary
• In case of doubt.talk with your peers and your
  supervisor

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Time and money

• London is one of the most expensive cities in the
  world
• Travelling Oyster Student Cards and National
  Railways, etc.
• Balance carefully work to finance your studies
  and your studies
• Teaching experience is important, but remind your
  own research!

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Peer Networking

• University, School and Institute groups
• Diversity of nationalities and disciplines
• Media, Arts and Design Phd List
• MediaArtsDesign-PhD_at_yahoogroups.co.uk
• Students Webpages CAMRI and CREAM
• School Postgraduate Network
• MeCCSA Postgraduate Network (UK-wide)
• Website with case studies
• Mailing list on JISCMail

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Some CAMRI activities

• Vibrant research community
• WPCC Westminster Papers of Communication and
  Culture
• CAMRI/CREAM weekly seminars
• China, Arab, African Media seminars
• International Conferences
• China Media Conference
• Internationalising Media Studies (THIS weekend)
• London Doctoral Symposia
• Exchanges (Visiting Scholars, Stockholm 2006)
• European Doctoral Summer School (Tartu, Estonia)
  in August organised by ECREA

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Reminder

• Please send a short bio and your research project
  brief to
• scifos_at_wmin.ac.uk
• by 15th October 2006

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Thank you ?