Current Postgraduate Students

• Welcome Document (information for new postgraduate students)
• Postgraduate Module List 2017-2018 (the programme may be subject to change)
• Postgraduate Management and Coordination (MS Word)
• Postgraduate research regulations
• Postgraduate modules
• Confirmation Reports
• Thesis submission
• Laboratory demonstration
• Fees regulations
• Useful technical contact information
• Forms/Policies/Guidelines

Postgraduate research regulations

The School of Chemistry provides a list of regulations relevant to its current postgraduate research students.Useful information is also available from the Academic Registry. College guidelines concerning postgraduate supervision are circulated to all postgraduate students in Trinity College.

Postgraduate modules

All postgraduate students must have completed 15 ECTS of DubChem modules before they can be confirmed on the PhD register and a total of 30 ECTS must have been passed before submission of a PhD thesis.

DubChem modules 2017- 2018 (this programme may be subject to change)

The most up-to-date timetable for 2015/1 DubChem modules can be found on the DubChem webpage at http://chemistry.tcd.ie/postgraduate/dublin-chemistry/.

Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning:

Prof. Dónall Mac Dónaill (dmcdonll@tcd.ie, Ph. 01 896 1456)

Transfer/Confirmation Reports (transfer from M.Sc. to Ph.D. register/confirmation on Ph.D. register)

All postgraduate research students must submit a confirmation report in their second year of study. Two copies of the transfer report (30-35 pages) must be submitted to the School Office. There are two annual deadlines:

• By 4pm on Friday 29 January 2016 for September-registered postgraduates
• By 4pm on 22 July 2016 for March-registered postgraduates

Confirmation Report Regulations (MS Word)

Confirmation Report Template (MS Word)

Thesis Submission

Guidelines for thesis submission (PDF)

Laboratory Demonstration

It is compulsory for all postgraduate students to take part in laboratory demonstration. Postgraduate students awarded 1252 Trinity Awards or School studentships are required to undertake a maximum of six hours per week of laboratory demonstration throughout their postgraduate studies. More information may be obtained from the School Office.

Demonstration claim forms can be obtained from the School Office.

Fee regulations

For more information regarding fees contact the Academic Registry

Safety

School of Chemistry Safety Officer:

Prof. Michael E. Bridge (mbridge@tcd.ie, 01 896 1264)

Information related to Health and Safety in the School can be found on the School's website at http://chemistry.tcd.ie/safety/. When ordering chemicals, a risk assessment sheet must be completed for each chemical and should accompany the order.

Working out-of-hours

Weekdays: 18.00 - 09.00
Weekends: all day
Rules: You MUST sign in and out when working out-of-hours.

Log books may be found at the entrance of the Old Chemistry Building and the reception desk in the SNIAM Building. A "buddy" system should be observed (i.e. never work alone in the laboratory).

Useful Technical Contact Information

CHN Analysis
UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Microanalytical Laboratory
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4
microlab@ucd.ie
Ph. 7162287
Fax. 7162127

Forms/Policies/Guidelines