Handbook for Postgraduate Students

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2003 - 2004

Institute for Astronomy
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Edinburgh
Blackford Hill
Edinburgh
EH9 3HJ

Foreword

The purpose of this Handbook is to give new postgraduate students information to facilitate their settling in at the Observatory and to provide all postgraduate students with a digest of information and statements of Institute, University and PPARC policy which will be of use throughout the course of their PhD studies.

This Handbook is aimed very much at the postgraduate students in the Institute and so is informal in tone and content, but it is also an official document, in the sense of containing statements of Institute policy. On arrival you may find life somewhat confusing while you find your feet. Don't be afraid to ask questions of anyone - it will speed your settling in at the Observatory. The factual information contained herein is updated every year.

History

Written by Robert Mann (1992), revised by:

• Hugh Jones -- 1993
• Jonathan Tedds -- 1994
• Henry Buckley and Alan Heavens -- 1995
• Richard Brockie -- 1996
• Richard Knox -- 1997
• Jo McAllister -- 1998
• Simon Glover -- 1999
• James Manners -- 2000
• Michael Brown -- 2001
• Olivia Johnson -- 2002
• Ben Panter -- 2003