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MPhil/PhD Gender

2014-2015

Student Version

PhD Handbook

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/genderInstitute/home.asp
Campus Map

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ORIENTATION AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT DATES

The Gender Institute Orientation Public Lecture 18.30pm 1 October 2014


Gender, Inequality and Power
Diane Perrons
Director, Gender Institute
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Start of Michaelmas Term and Orientation 2 October 2014

Welcome Reception 17.30 3 October 2014


NAB.LG.01 (outside in open space)
Start of teaching & specific PhD Orientation 6 October 2014
at 12.30pm 12.30 NAB 1.19
First GI400 lecture 15.00pm 6 October 2014
CLM.4.02 (lectures only)
First GI402 session 14.00pm 7 October 2014
32L.LG.04 (attend all sessions)
First GI500 session 12.30pm 13 October 2014
End of Michaelmas Term Friday 12 December
Start of Lent Term Monday 12 January
End of Lent Term Friday 20 March
Start of Summer Term Monday 27 April
First Year Review May 2015
End of Summer Term Friday 3 July
Upgrade (if registered October 2014 November 2015
full-time)

The Gender Institute is on the fifth floor of Columbia House on the Aldwych. We do not
teach here (aside from supervision) but our offices and your study room (COL.5.03)
are located here. Our departmental manager, Hazel Johnstone, is in room COL.5.04H
and her number is 0207 107 5316 (h.johnstone@lse.ac.uk).

This handbook is for guidance for new research students to assist in orientation for the
first few weeks, but is also for all current PhD students in relation to submission and
other matters. It provides detailed information about the procedures, requirements
and regulations for completing and submitting an MPhil/PhD at the Gender Institute. It
will be useful throughout your time at the LSE. Hazel is the main author of this
handbook so any queries can be directed to her. Please note the use of the terms MT
(Michaelmas Term - the first term); LT (Lent Term, the second); and ST (Summer Term,
the third) throughout.

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GI MPhil/PhD handbook 2014-2015 Table of contents

Campus Map 1
Significant Dates 2
Table of contents 3
Orientation 4
GI Faculty 5
Research at the Gender Institute 6
Studying at the Gender Institute 8
First Year Requirements 9
Upgrading Requirements 11
Second and Third Year Requirements 13
Completion 13
Requirements for a PhD 14
Submission Timetable and Procedure 16
Editorial help permitted 17
Solving potential difficulties 17
Miscellaneous Information 18
Gender Institute Current Research Students and PhDs awarded 21
LSE central information 23

Useful weblinks:

PhD Gender Regulations


http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/programmeRegulations/mPhilPhD/genderInstitute.htm

Regulations, policies and codes of practice


http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/researchStudents/researchDegrees/Regulations.aspx

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Orientation

These Orientation notes will be of use to you as you settle in to LSE and the Gender
Institute. Orientation for first year GI MPhil students will be in NAB 1.19., at 12.30 on the 7th
October, where you will meet the PhD co- directors Dr Marsha Henry, Dr Ania Plomien,
Hazel Johnstone and other LSE staff concerned with PhD issues. You will also have the
opportunity to meet current PhD students and the rest of your group after this, as Hazel
will show you around the GI and PhD space. You should also attend the beginning of the
general Orientation at 12.30pm on the 2nd October in CLM.6.02 in Clement House for the
first hour as we'll be discussing the two core courses you have to take in your first year.

The first session of GI500 PhD training seminar in week 2 will be an introductory one where
new and current Phd students will meet, and the general format of GI500 is introduced.

Please see the first link below for appropriate School-wide Orientations you may like to
attend - The PhD/Research School Orientation Presentation in particular
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/yourFirstWeeks/orientation/welcomePresentation.aspx

This session will provide an important introduction to how the School functions and will
focus in particular on the postgraduate academic experience at LSE. It is therefore
compulsory that everybody attend this session. This presentation will take place on 1
October 2014 from 14.00-16.15 in Tower 1, Room G.01.

Registration for new GI MPhils is: the Research Degrees Unit (sixth floor, Tower 2) on
Thursday 25 September 2014 10am - 4.30pm Research Degrees Unit (TW2 6.01)
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/researchStudents/researchDegrees/Registrati
on.aspx

See also the LSE online arrivals page


http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/yourFirstWeeks/home.aspx for School
Orientations as well as other useful material.

The LSE information home for research students:


http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/researchStudents/researchDegrees/H
ome.aspx

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GI Faculty

The people you are likely to be most in contact with during your first year are
(a) your Supervisor, (b) Dr Marsha Henry and Dr Ania Plomien, who both run the PhD
programme; (c) Dr Sumi Madhok who is the convener of our core course Gender Theories
in the Modern W o rld as well as your other core course Gender Knowledge and
Research Practice, taught also by Marsha Henry and (d) Hazel Johnstone, the
departmental manager (DM) of the Institute, who looks after the PhD programme. You
will meet them all during the Orientation week.

Faculty List
Diane Perrons, Professor of Economic Geography and Gender Studies, Director of the
Gender Institute
James Deeley, MSc Programmes Manager and Events Coordinator
Mary Evans, LSE Centennial Professor
Clare Hemmings, Professor in Feminist Theory
Dr Marsha Henry, Associate Professor
Hazel Johnstone, Gender Institute Departmental Manager (DM)
Naila Kabeer, Professor of Gender and Development
Nicola Lacey, Professor of Law, Social Policy and Gender
Dr Sumi Madhok, Associate Professor (on sabbatical ST, 2015)
Dr Ania Plomien, Assistant Professor
Dr Leticia Sabsay, LSE Fellow in Gender and Cultural Studies
Dr Wendy Sigle-Rushton, Professor in Family and Gender Studies
Dr Sadie Wearing, Lecturer in Gender, Media & Culture
Dr Kalpana Wilson, LSE S e n i o r Fellow in Gender Theory, Development & Globalisation

GI Advisory Committee
Prof. Sarah Ashwin, Management
Dr Suki Ali, Sociology
Prof. Cathy Campbell, Social Psychology
Prof. Lilie Chouliaraki, Media & Communications
Prof. Sylvia Chant, Geography & Environment
Dr Ernestina Coast, Social Policy
Prof. Nick Couldry, Media & Communications
Prof. Janet Hunter, Economic History
Prof. Deborah James, Anthropology
Prof. Linda Mulcahy, Law
Prof. Anne Phillips, Government
Dr Coretta Phillips, Social Policy
Dr Hakan Seckinelgin, Social Policy
Dr Janet Stockdale, Social Psychology
Prof. Charis Thompson, Sociology

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Rese arch at the Gender Institute

The Gender Institute was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual
challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central
aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in
Europe. The Gender Institute is interested in mapping and intervening in the gendered
nature of social processes, and believes that an integrated interdisciplinary and global
approach is needed to do so, making the Institute the only gender centre globally that
combines theory and practice with such an interdisciplinary and transnational scope.
We are a recognized centre of teaching innovation and excellence, with faculty having
won a range of awards, and with many students coming to us through word of mouth.

Re s e arc h

The research work of the Gender Institute is critical, transnational, and interdisciplinary.
Our research is variously positioned in relation to different fields of study within the
social sciences and humanities, but in each case, the focus on gender means testing
conventional disciplinary boundaries and developing alternative methodologies. All the
work addresses, in some way, the tenacity of gender power relations and gendered
inequalities in a period of global transformation.

Our research falls under four broad strands, and we work both independently and
collaboratively within these themes:

Bodies and Sexualities: Research in this field includes analysis of the body as property,
and body as commodity, and what, if anything, makes the body special. It also
addresses the relationship between gender and sexuality, with an emphasis on local
and transnational spaces and flows.

Gender and Social Policy: Using a gendered perspective, research in this theme
documents social, economic and political change, and critically analyses individual,
family, and policy responses, using both cross-national comparative methodologies and
in-depth case studies.

Representation, Narrative and Culture: This theme brings together colleagues who
work on gendered representations in film, literature and theory. This work addresses
ageing and subjectivity, affect, classed dimensions of narrative, and the history of
feminist theory.

Globalisation, Development and Inequalities: Research in this theme includes social and
economic transformation in the global North and South, focusing on gendered relations,
on rights, citizenship and social justice and resilience and change with respect to work,
security, migration, poverty and the social reproduction of daily life.

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Re se arc h-based Seminars

Regular MPhil/Phd Research Training Seminars (GI500) for our PhD students only;
The Annual Gendering The Social Sciences Public Lecture Series
GI occasional research seminar series
http://www.lse.ac.uk/genderInstitute/events/Home.aspx

Re s e arc h De g re e s at the Gender Institute

The objectives of the MPhil/PhD Research Programme in Gender are:

To provide students with an advanced training in the current state of gender


theory, research and debate.
To promote excellence in gender research.
To enable students to complete a PhD thesis within a maximum of 4 years or an
MPhil thesis in 2 years. Pro rata for part-time students.

The Gender Institute is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council for the
registration of students holding ESRC 1+3 and +3 Studentships for further information
please see http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/moneyMatters/financialSupport/esrc.aspx.
The LSE is an ESRC doctoral research centre.

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Studying at the Gender Institute full and part-time

All students register initially for an MPhil, and will already have been allocated to a
Supervisor with expertise in the chosen area. Once registered, you will be allocated an
advisor.

The life of a PhD has a series of milestones with various requirements at the end of your first year,
second year and third year in order to pass to the next stage. Between the first and second year
requirements there is the upgrade viva from MPhil to PhD status which you must also pass to
progress. All requirements are explained in this handbook.

You will meet with your Supervisor on a regular basis. The length and frequency of the
meetings will vary with the state of progress of your work. Full-time students should see
their Supervisor at least three times a term in the first year and twice a term thereafter.
Your Supervisor will also be research active and from time to time may be away from the
school. During this period it is expected that you will maintain email contact but may also
see your Advisor.

If you are registered part-time, you will follow a programme tailored to suit your work and
other commitments within reason, and you will discuss this with your Supervisor and the
PhD Directors.

The roles of the Supervisor and Advisor are set out below.

Supervisor: Overall responsibility for overseeing the progress of and advising the
direction of the PhD in addition to usual personal tutoring duties and pastoral care.

Advisor: Reads your work on an annual basis, provides advice and is involved in annual
review meetings; the first year review; the upgrade; and the third year review. The
Advisor also reads a selection of the final draft chapters near to submission and will also
provide cover should the main Supervisor be away on research.

Joint Supervision: In some cases, joint supervision is appropriate. In these cases you
may be asked to meet with both Supervisors simultaneously or to meet separately
with each to discuss different aspects of the research.
There will still be a clear division of responsibilities between the Supervisors: one will be
designated the main Supervisor and will have responsibility for overseeing the progress
of and advising the direction of the PhD in addition to usual personal tutoring duties. The
other Supervisor will provide academic advice on different aspects of the topic and will
also play the role of Advisor as outlined above.

Though the majority of students will be supervised entirely from within the Gender
Institute, we also draw on the research specialisms of staff in other parts of the LSE, so
in these cases the Supervisor (or Advisor) will be a member of another LSE Institute or
Department.

In all cases, students will be drawn into the research community of the Institute, joining
with the other research students in the first year taught courses, working together with
second and third year students in the PhD research seminar, and participating in the
Institute's regular Research Seminar and Public Lecture series. We hope students will

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also be able to share interests and knowledge with the Institute's Research Fellows and
visiting scholars, particularly when their areas of research overlap.

First Year Requirements

In their first year, students attend (in an auditing capacity) the core course of the MSc
Gender: GI400 Gender Theories in the Modern World (which runs throughout MT and LT).
Students take the half unit GI402 Gender Knowledge and R e s e arc h Practice in the MT.
Full participation in GI402 is compulsory. You also attend a fortnightly PhD training seminar
for GI-registered students (GI500) run by Dr Marsha Henry and Dr Ania Plomien.

Please note that students are required to attend GI500 throughout their entire period of
study. It is expected that students will prioritise the workshops over and above pressures
of writing or paid employment, and permission must be sought from both the Supervisor
and PhD Director/s to miss any sessions. In addition, students applying for GI400 or other
in-house (LSE) work should consult with their Supervisor prior to doing so.

Finally, students are expected to attend the Research Seminars and Public Lecture
series of events organised and hosted by the GI.

1st Year Timetable

Course Guide s

Please refer to http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/ where Masters and research


course guides are provided.

GI400 h ttp ://w w w .ls e .a c .u k /reso urces /c a le nd a r/co urs e G uid e s /G I/201 4_G I400.htm

GI402 http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/courseGuides/GI/2014_GI402.htm

GI500 h ttp ://w w w .ls e .a c .u k /re s o urc e s /c a le nd a r/co urs e G uid e s /G I/2014_G I500.h tm

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Assessment

Students will be assessed during their first year by means of a draft chapter, and a
research proposal. The focus of the work will be your own research project. In writing
them,you will draw upon your supervision sessions and other courses you will have
followed. The draft chapter should be between 8/10,000 words and will normally set
the research issues and questions in the context of the wider literature, and suggest
and justify appropriate methodologies and theoretical frameworks. The research
proposal will follow a given template and will include the research objectives, the
proposed methodology and a short research rationale (maximum 3000 words).

First Year Requirements

Research Paper / Research Proposal Template

1. List the main objectives of the proposed research including your research question[max
300 words]

2. Describe the proposed research in simple terms in a way that could be publicised to a
general audience [max 300 words]

3. Describe the principle research methodology/ies to be used [max 500 words]. Please
include consideration of Ethics relevant to your project.

4. Research Timetable provide an overview of the expected contents of the research and
indicate when you expect to complete the different stages [max 200 words]

5. Case for Research: In no more than 1700 words provide a justification for the research
you propose to carry out.

Both documents (word-processed and paginated) should be discussed with your


Supervisor and Advisor prior to being submitted early in the ST. You will be given a precise
date for submission. Note that there is likely to be some overlap between these
documents.

Progress will be evaluated in the ST at a meeting where these submissions are


discussed. Normally both the Supervisor and Advisor will be at the meeting, as well as
one of the PhD Directors and/or another person if appropriate.

If unsuccessful, students are permitted to retake this assessment by the end of


September. This assessment has to be passed before progress to the second year is
permitted. Arrangements for part-time students for the first review are also at the end
of the first year.

To proceed to the second year students must also demonstrate:


attendance at / completion of MSc core course GI400
participation in GI402
participation at GI500 training seminars
attendance at PhD Annual Review Workshop
attendance at GI Events: Research Seminars and Public Lectures

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Your Re s e arc h

Most important of all, students will work with their Supervisor(s) through the first year of
their programme to refine their research questions and concerns, and familiarise
themselves thoroughly with the literature in their field. For those whose research
involves field work investigation, this is also the time to identify the scope and nature of
the necessary field work.

Upgrading from MPhil to PhD

In order to proceed to upgrade, students must have passed the viva on the research
paper for the first year requirements. During the first term of the second year students
are required to submit first, ethics and fieldwork forms (where relevant) for approval by
supervisors and advisors. Following this, an outline for the thesis (including the anticipated
division into chapters), two substantive draft chapters (usually the introduction setting
out research hypotheses and methodology, and a second one situating your work within
the wider literature), and a timetable for completion. Importantly, work at this stage
must demonstrate a workable, original and theoretically and/or practically situated
research project. The chapters are expected to be scholarly pieces of work, that is, they should:

- give a critical assessment of the relevant literature demonstrating broad and in-depth
understanding of the field
- provide evidence of originality and exercise of independent critical thought
- articulate knowledge gaps and how the PhD project intervenes in existing debates
- reflect on the potential contribution to the knowledge of the subject

Furthermore, the chapters must be properly presented and carefully checked for typographical and
other errors and containing adequate references. A bibliography containing all items referred to
should accompany the submission. The committee normally consists of your Supervisor, Advisor, and
the PhD Director.

Part-timers will go through the same process by the end of their second year.

Expectations for a successful upgrade include:


completion of chapters as above
attendance at, and contribution of a paper to, the Research Training Seminars
attendance at PhD Annual Review Workshop
attendance at the GI Events: Research Seminars and Public Lectures
attendance of relevant Methodology Institute courses
attendance at other LSE or non-LSE courses as advised by Supervisor.

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If unsuccessful, students may be given a further opportunity to resubmit work and this
should take place within six months.

If the second attempt is unsuccessful, students are normally permitted to continue


registration for an MPhil. School regulations on MPhil criteria can be found in the additional
requirement for an MPhil section on the LSE website:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/academicRegulations/regulationsForResearchDegrees.htm

A student completing an MPhil at the GI is expected to:

Agree, sign, and carry out a plan of action for progress and completion, including timeline,
supervision meetings, submission of required pieces of work, and any other elements agreed
with the Supervisor / PhD Directors and student.

Failure to comply with the School and the Institute requirements and insufficient progress may result
in a de-registration.

The upgrade should take place before the end of MT 2015 if you are full-time and register
in October 2014 (part-time students have a longer lead-in period).

Students who are supervised by staff outside the Gender Institute may discover that the
procedure and requirements for upgrade vary slightly between departments. Please
note that as a student of the Gender Institute, you will come within our regulations,
even if your main Supervisor is based elsewhere. Having successfully upgraded from
MPhil to PhD, you will then be reviewed annually to ensure that your work is
progressing satisfactory.

In your research design and especially if this involves fieldwork with human participants,
it is essential that you complete the documentation with respect to Research Ethics and
Risk (Please follow the links below, complete the forms and send to your Supervisor and
the Director of the PhD Programme. In addition if your work involves being away from
the LSE then you need to complete a leave of Absence Form and a Fieldwork Form.

Fieldwork form
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/researchStudents/researchDegrees/Fieldwork.aspx

After the first year requirements, as part of successfully completing your upgrade you
will need to demonstrate that you have reflected on ethical issues. This exercise will be
carried out with your Supervisor, and will be recognised on the upgrade cover sheet by
means of a tick box to ensure it is carried out.

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Second year requirements

Attendance at GI500
Audit of courses
Attendance at GI events: Research Seminars and Public Lectures
fieldwork as necessary
any meetings as required

Third year requirements


In your third year you are expected to continue attending GI500 seminars, GI Events, conduct fieldwork
as necessary and attend supervision meetings. In addition, the Third Year requirements consists of
submitting a number of documents and presenting work in the PhD Annual Review Workshop which
generally takes place at the end of ST. At the end of the third year (seventh for part-time students)
students agree a schedule for completion by the fourth (or eighth) year of study in no more than three
pages including:

a revised table of contents


small summary of each chapter
timeline
schedule for completion by end of year four.

These documents will be submitted to your supervisor and advisor two weeks ahead of
the PhD Annual Review Workshop.

For the PhD Annual Review Workshop, there will be a requirement for all third year
students to make a 15 minute presentation of their work in a format of their choice on a
panel of other third year GI PhD students which will be held at the end of the ST, and as
are all our research seminars, open to the rest of the School.

If there are any grounds for extension of the submission date beyond four years, this is
the point at which you upon consultation with your Supervisor will make an application to
the PhD Directors and then the Chair of the Research Degrees Sub-Committee.

Completion

Students are normally expected to complete their PhD thesis within four years of
registration and an MPhil within two years. Part-time students must complete by their
eighth year of registration. Where a student follows periods of both full- and part-time
study the maximum length will be adjusted according to the length of registration spent
in each mode, part-time study being reckoned at half the value of full-time.

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Requirements for a PhD

LSE PhDs are examined under LSE regulations,

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/researchStudents/researchDegrees/R
egulations.aspx. These regulations specify the criteria for a PhD.

You will be guided by your Supervisor to ensure that your work is compatible with the
criteria for a PhD. It is still useful however to read these regulations as you embark on
your PhD and subsequently from time to time to ensure your work remains on track.

Requirements for all theses submitted for the degrees of MPhil and PhD

29 Most of the work submitted in a thesis must have been done after the initial registration for a
research degree at the School, except that in the case of a student accepted under regulation 4
there will be allowance for the fact that his or her registration began at another institution.

30 Except where the School has agreed to a collaborative arrangement with another institution, a
candidate will not be allowed to submit a thesis which has been submitted for a degree or
comparable award of any institution. He or she may however incorporate in the thesis any work
that is the result of previous study, provided that the work which has been incorporated is
indicated on the thesis.

31 In addition to the special requirements set out in regulations 33 to 36 for both the PhD and the
MPhil, the thesis will:

31.1 consist of the candidate's own account of his or her investigations. Work already
published, either by the candidate or jointly with others, may be included only if it forms
an integral part of the thesis and so makes a relevant contribution to its main theme and
is in the same format as the rest of the thesis. The student must clearly state the part
played by the candidate in any work done jointly with the supervisor(s) and/or fellow
researchers;

31.2 be an integrated whole and present a coherent argument

31.3 alternatively, a series of papers, with an introduction, critical discussion and conclusion,
may be submitted instead of a conventional thesis provided that such a format is
permitted by the student's department and that the thesis conforms to the department's
guidelines. A thesis that contains only joint papers is not acceptable. It must contain
linking materials which must be solely the work of the candidate. The part played by the
candidate in any work done jointly with the supervisor(s) and/or fellow researchers must
be clearly stated by the student;

31.4 be written in English (except where the Research Degrees Subcommittee Chair has given
permission for it to be written in another language) and must be presented in line with
published School guidance;

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31.5 include a full bibliography and references.

32 For the examination, the candidate will be required to provide the Research Degrees Unit with
enough copies of his or her thesis, submitted in accordance with the School's instructions.

Additional requirements for a PhD thesis

33 The scope of the thesis will be what might reasonably be expected after three or at most four
years of full-time study.

34 The thesis will:

34.1 form a distinct contribution to the knowledge of the subject and afford evidence of
originality by the discovery of new facts and/or by the exercise of independent critical
power;

34.2 give a critical assessment of the relevant literature, describe the method of research and
its findings, and include a discussion on those findings, and indicate in what respects they
appear to the candidate to advance the study of the subject; and so demonstrate a deep
and synoptic understanding of the field of study;

34.3 demonstrate research skills;

34.4 be of a standard to merit publication in whole or in part or in a revised form (for example,
as a monograph or as a number of articles in learned journals); and

34.5 not exceed 100,000 words (including footnotes but excluding bibliography and
appendices). In appropriate circumstances the Research Degrees Subcommittee Chair
may grant permission for a thesis to exceed the normal length.

In this regard you are respectfully asked to be mindful of the LSE regulations in relation
to Plagiarism. Plagiarism is taken very seriously at the Gender Institute and LSE.
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/academicRegulations/RegulationsOn
AssessmentOffences-Plagiarism.htm

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Submission Timetable

Please look at the LSE page for examination entry forms. This has all forms in
downloadable form, although you can get hard copies from the Student Services
Centre. This includes a useful guide on submission and format.
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/researchStudents/researchDegrees/MPhil-
PhD%20Examinations.aspx

Graduate Registry must be informed by November/December after first year


PhD Director of upgrade
Entry Form The entry form must be submitted
at least two months before the
submission of the thesis
Your Supervisor or Hazel will be able to
assist you with these forms and they
are online as above

The DM and PhD Directors should be


notified by email when this has been
completed
LSE approve the appointment of You must allow for some delay
examiners, inform your Supervisor. Your between the submission of the
Supervisor or Hazel will organise the thesis and the oral examination.
viva. The School Recommendations are
that this period should not normally
For submission, two soft-bound copies exceed 3 months.
of the thesis are to be submitted along
with the abstract of thesis and Once you have successfully
declaration of words documents. PhD completed your PhD, you will be
Unit sends them to examiners. asked to provide a final copy in electronic
form. LS E The s e s Online
PhD viva is held. (http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/ ) is an
electronic repository specifically for LSE
research students' theses. Full
instructions on how to submit your thesis
to the repository will be provided to you
on successful completion of your PhD.

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Editorial Help

The School has published a statement about editorial help and what is, and is not,
permitted with a final thesis submitted for examination. The statement can be
accessed on the MPhil/PhD Examinations web page (see
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/academicRegulations/statementOnEditorialHelp.htm)

In essence students:

(a) should discuss with their Supervisor(s) any help they are considering using with any
(b) aspect of the research process;
(c) should discuss with their Supervisor(s) any advice they are seeking from other
(d) departments at the School or from sources outside of the School;
and
(e) that any help received should be credited appropriately within his/her work.

The statement applies to all research students: you will need to declare the source of
any editorial help you have received when you submit your thesis for examination by
including this information in the front pages of your thesis (see thesis template for front
pages for further information). Should you have any queries relating to the Statement,
please contact Louisa Green, Research Degrees Manager (l.j.green@lse.ac.uk) in the
first instance.

Solving potential difficulties

The PhD Directors have final responsibility for the MPhil/PhD programme. This means they
are responsible for admissions, the allocation of Supervisor and Advisor, overseeing the
upgrade from MPhil to PhD, monitoring ongoing progress, and arranging the final
submission. They also arbitrate in cases of difficulties with Supervisor, or problems with
general training. In most cases, you will be able to resolve any potential difficulties
directly with your Supervisor, or with the assistance of Hazel Johnstone, the DM.
However, both the PhD Directors are always available for assistance and advice. The
LSE also provides assistance in the form of the Dean of the Graduate School and a PhD
specialist.

Students should note that should they find themselves facing challenges during their
period of registration it is essential to act early upon the issue and ask for help, from
either your Supervisor or from one of the School in-house services. As a general rule,
your Supervisor will check-in with you about six weeks before significant milestones
(first year review, upgrade, third year reviews) about mitigating or other personal
circumstances (medical/personal only) affecting date of submissions and this will be
formally documented. We cannot emphasise enough the importance of flagging issues
of concern to us as soon as possible, given the maximum period of registration.

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Miscellaneous Information

Books and Library

The London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) is unique in the United Kingdom
in its concentration on teaching and research across the full range of the social, political
and economic sciences. Founded in 1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, the LSE is one of
the largest colleges within the University of London and has an outstanding reputation
for academic excellence nationally and internationally. You should familiarise yourself
with the various facilities available at the LSE as soon as possible after arrival. A map
is included for guidance. If you have access to the Internet, the LSE home page is
http://www.lse.ac.uk which tells you all you could possibly ever want to know about LSE
facilities, including maps.

The Library now houses the Womens Library


http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/collections/featuredCollections/womensLibraryLSE.aspx

This is Britain's most important research library on the history of women and the women's
movement, with a unique collection of books, journals, posters and banners.

Waterstones
Established in 1946, The Economists' Bookshop stocks a wide range of textbooks,
academic and scholarly works reflecting teaching at LSE.
As it is a branch of Waterstones, it also has a good selection of novels.

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Computing Facilities

The main reception of the Computer Centre is in the Library on the lower ground floor and
you should visit as soon as possible to learn about the School facilities available. It
provides a lot of information about computer hardware and software facilities in the
School as well as a 'helpdesk'. The Computer Centre can also make portable computers
available for short-loan periods. The IT site for new students is
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/IMT/about/studentOrientation.aspx
The GI PhDs have access to our IT cluster group for help: please email
It.Servicedesk@lse.ac.uk

Facilities at the GI

Our offices in Columbia House have extended access 8.30am-midnight (for staff and
research students only) by means of various digital codes available from Hazel. All
non-LSE visitors should report to James or Hazel in COL 504H, and are permitted to
be hosted in the communal space unless otherwise agreed with the DM.

At present in the Gender Institute, we are fortunate in being able to provide an open-
plan study room for research students with computer facilities and work desks.

There are currently nine networked PCs, and one industrial printer, and we have wifi so
you can use your laptop in COL.5.03. The desks are available on a 'hot-desking' basis
(that is, students use whichever desks are empty at the time) but there is plenty of
shelving space so that you can leave your books and reference material there. So far,
students report that they have always been able to find a free desk/computer. From
2014/5 we will have a small hot-desking space outside the PhD room for research
students to use.

The PhD room is generally a safe environment, as is the GI, but don't tempt fate by leaving
valuables lying around with the door open.

Security/Health & Safety

The LSE Academic Board approved a health and safety policy for the School. This
document is to draw your attention to your responsibilities, under the School's
arrangements for dealing with fires and accidents and of the contact points you should
use for safety-related issues.
Emergencies - fire, bombs and accidents
You should not obstruct fire escape routes, or wedge open the fire doors. If any
negligence is found to have occurred you may be personally and criminally liable. Fire
alarms are regularly sounded. Should you hear the alarm at any other time, you should
immediately leave the building via the stairs and the main entrance and follow guidance
from fire wardens. Your fire wardens are James Deeley and Hazel Johnstone. We have
a fire refuge on site, beside the fire escape, but please note once the alarm goes off
you should immediately evacuate the building and assemble outside in Houghton Street,
by the Three Tuns. DO NOT return to the building until the all-clear sounds.

The emergency number at LSE is 666 which is the Control Room at the main
lodge. The health centre can be reached on 7016.

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Reporting Defects
Maintenance requests should be routed via Hazel. Do not assume that defects will be
noticed, reported and dealt with by others. If you see safety- related defects in the
building, obstructions in the corridors, stairwells or fire exists, please make a point of
reporting them to Hazel, or in her absence, any security staff on site.

PhD Business Cards

Arrangements have been made at LSE to produce Introduction Cards for research
students. You should look at the website
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/reprographics/pdfs/BC-Policy-REVISED-Mar14-repro.pdf
which has full instructions.

Research Students Portal

The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) provides a range of seminars and workshops
throughout the year on generic issues associated with research and completing a PhD.
Students are advised to consult the TLC website about the workshops. They provide an
excellent opportunity for discussing issues regarding different stages of conducting
research with students on different programmes. The portal also contains information
on the LSE academic and professional development programme, and careers. For
forms and submission paperwork, please look at the research degree unit pages.
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/researchStudents/researchDegrees/H
ome.aspx

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PhDs awarde d
We have awarded over 39 PhDs since 1999. A full list can be found at
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/genderInstitute/study/phdProgramme/PhDsAwarded.aspx

PhD Cohort 2014-5

We have a very lively research student cohort. Our current research students are:

Jacob Breslow, supervised by Clare Hemmings. Topic: Re-Imagining Childhood and


Childhood Studies: A Queer, Psychoanalytic, Feminist, and Postcolonial Intervention.
Registered October 2012. Advisor: Sadie Wearing.

Amanda Conroy, supervised by Marsha Henry. Topic: Gender, Race and Boundary-
Phobia: Xenophobia and Constructions of Masculinity and Citizenship in the US Border-
Control Militia Movement Advisor: Diane Perrons

Miha Fugina, supervised by Clare Hemmings. Topic: Chinese anarchist politics of intimacy
through a conversation with cognate social and political theories. Registered October 2013.
Advisor: Leigh Jenco.

Harriet Gray, supervised by Marsha Henry. Topic: domestic violence within UK armed
service. Registered: October 2011. Advisor: Ania Plomien.

Alex Hyde, supervised by Marsha Henry. Topic: In the Line of Duty: Theorizing Military
Wives as Migrants. Registered October 2010. Advisor: Clare Hemmings.

Magdalena Mikulak, supervised by Ania Plomien. Topic: Catholic organizations that


advocate and offer reparative therapy (sexual orientation conversion therapy) in contemporary
Poland. Registered October 2013. Advisor: Clare Hemmings

Amanda Shaw, supervised by Diane Perrons. Topic: feminist development alternatives,


agrarian change, ecology, and inequalities in Hawaii. Registered October 2013. Advisor: Naila
Kabeer.

Yang Shen, supervised by Diane Perrons. Topic: New-generation Migrant Workers in the
Catering Sector in Shanghai. Registered October 2009.
Advisor: Ania Plomien.

Nicole Shephard, supervised by Marsha Henry. Topic: Towards a queer intersectional


approach to subjectivity formation in transnational social spaces. Advisor: Sumi Madhok.

Lindsay Simmonds, supervised by Anne Phillips. Topic: How social construct and religious
imperative wrestle for precedence in the lives of British Orthodox Jewish women - a
Butlerian analysis. Registered October 2010. Advisor: Sumi Madhok

Emma Spruce, supervised by Clare Hemmings. Topic: Exploring Identity Through Spatial
Encounters; lesbians in the city-spaces of Brixton and Oakland. Registered October
2011. Advisor: Marsha Henry

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LSE INFORMATION

Term Dates and School Closures - Academic Year 2014-2015

Michaelmas Term (MT)


Thursday 2 October - Friday 12 December 2014 (teaching begins on Monday 6th October 2014)

Lent Term (LT)


Monday 12 January - Friday 20 March 2015

Summer Term (ST)


Monday 27 April - Friday 3 July 2015

The School will also be closed on English public holidays*. In 2014/2015 these will be:

Christmas Closure Wednesday 24 December 2014 Friday 2 January


2015

Easter Closure Thursday 2 April Wednesday 8 April 2015

May Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2015

Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25 May 2015

Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2015

*Some facilities, such as the Library, may open on some of these dates. The School will issue updates
throughout the year.

New Arrivals Information and Registration

Please refer to the Guide to Orientation 2014 for information

Programme Registration

At the start of the academic year all new and continuing students need to formally register on their
programme of study. New students need to do this in person, whilst most continuing students will
be able to do so online.

To ensure that new students are able to complete this process as quickly as possible, each
programme / department is allocated a time slot in which to register. At registration, you will be
asked to provide proof of your eligibility to study in the UK in order to receive your School ID card.
This card will, amongst other things, allow you to access your library account. For more information,
including registration schedules and further details for continuing students, please see
lse.ac.uk/registration.

LSE for You

LSE for You is a personalised web portal which gives you access to a range of services. For example,
you can:

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view or change your personal details
reset your Library and network passwords
monitor and pay your tuition fees online
check your exam results

You can also access online tutorials on how to navigate and personalise LSE for You via its login page.
Use your LSE network username and password to login. via lse.ac.uk/lseforyou.

Fees

The School offers two options for payment of fees. You can either pay them in full prior to
Registration or by Payment Plan one third of your fees on the 28th October 2014, 28th January and
28th April 2015. If you do not know the cost of your fees, please see the Table of Fees at
lse.ac.uk/feesoffice.

Full fee information, including how to pay, can be found here:


http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/financeDivision/feesAndStudentFinance/Paying%20f
ees/How_to_Pay.aspx

Certificate of Registration

A certificate of registration provides proof to organisations, such as the Home Office, council tax
offices and banks, that you are registered as a current student at the School.

Once you are formally registered with the School you will be able to print out your certificate
instantly via LSE for You (LfY) under the Certificate of Registration option (Please note it can take up
to 4 hours for your change in Registration Status to be picked up by LfY).

If you require a certificate with information beyond what is on the Certificate of Registration, please
email registry@lse.ac.uk. Your enhanced certificate should then be available for collection from the
Student Services Centre (SSC) within five working days.. Additionally, should you require an LFY-
produced certificate to be signed and stamped, staff at the SSC will be happy to do this for you.

For more information please see lse.ac.uk/certificateOfRegistration.

Interruption / deferral / withdrawal

Interruption: with approval from your department you can interrupt your programme by taking a
break in your studies, normally from the end of one term and for one calendar year.

Deferral: if you complete the teaching year but have difficulties during the exams then in exceptional
circumstances you can apply to defer an examination(s) to the following year.

Withdrawal: withdrawing means that you are leaving the programme permanently. Before
withdrawing you may want to consider interruption so that you have some time to consider your
options.

For more information, please see lse.ac.uk/registrationChanges.

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Student Services Centre (SSC)

The Student Services Centre is located on the ground floor of the Old Building. It provides advice and
information on the following services

Admissions (drop-in service)


Certificates of Registration
Course choice and class changes
Examinations and results
Fees process fee payments and distribute cheques (drop-in service)
Financial Support Advice on scholarships, awards, prizes, emergency funding and
studentships (drop-in service)
Information for new arrivals
Programme Registration
Graduation Ceremonies
Transcripts and Degree certificates
Visa and immigration advice (drop-in service)

The SSC provides a counter service for students between 11am and 4pm every weekday.

You can also contact us by telephone. Details of who to contact and more information can be found
on our website: lse.ac.uk/ssc

International Student Immigration Service (ISIS)

ISIS provides detailed immigration advice for International Students on their website which is
updated whenever the immigration rules change. They can advise you by e-mail (if you complete a
web query form on the ISIS website) or at the drop-in service in the Student Services Centre
reception. ISIS run workshops to advise students applying to extend their stay in the UK; and in
complex cases, they will make individual appointments.

For more information including drop in times and dates of workshops go to: lse.ac.uk/isis.

Financial Support

The Financial Support Office (FSO) is responsible for the administration and awarding of
scholarships, bursaries, studentships and School prizes. It is located within LSE's Student Services
Centre with a daily drop in session during term time between 1pm and 2pm (Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays during vacations). No appointment is necessary.

FSO provide information about funds such as the Student Support Fund, the Access to Learning
Fund and the Postgraduate Travel fund.

Full details and application forms are available from


http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/moneyMatters/financialSupport/Home.aspx

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Deans of the School

The Deans have a wide range of duties relating to the School's student community. They are
available to any student who wishes to discuss academic or personal issues. The Deans will see
students by appointment or during their office hours. Appointments can be booked through their
Executive Assistants.

Although the Deans are available to meet any student to discuss personal or academic matters,
students should seek the advice and support of their Academic Adviser and Departmental
Tutor/Programme Director before coming to the Deans.

Dr Peter OLD
Dean of Undergraduate Studies 7058 ug.dean@lse.ac.uk
Howlett 1.07
Dr Sunil OLD
Dean of Graduate Studies 7574 pg.dean@lse.ac.uk
Kumar 1.07
Mr Mark OLD
Dean of the General Course 5197 gc.dean@lse.ac.uk
Hoffman 1.09
Ms Rosie Executive Assistant to the Dean of OLD
6860 r.r.jones@lse.ac.uk
Jones Undergraduate Studies G.14
Mr Giovanni Executive Assistant to the Dean of Graduate OLD
7445 g.graglia@lse.ac.uk
Graglia Studies and the Dean of the General Course G.14

Staff-Student Liaison Committees (SSLC)

At the start of the year you will be asked if you would like to represent your programme on the Staff
Student Liaison Committee. These are important Committees as they provide a forum for feedback
from students on their programme and for discussion of issues which affect the student community
as a whole. The role of an SSLC representative is therefore central to ensuring that courses and
programmes in the School work efficiently; and those elected or chosen as a representative will be
given training.

The SSLC also elects one representative to attend the relevant School level Students' Consultative
Forum. More information on the Consultative Fora can be found by following at:
lse.ac.uk/studentrepresentation.

Moodle

Moodle is LSE's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a password protected web environment that
may contain a range of teaching resources, activities, assignments, information and discussions for
your course. The content of Moodle is the responsibility of your teacher and so it will vary from
course to course (not all teachers choose to use Moodle). You can access Moodle from any
computer connected to the internet, on and off campus. Go to http://moodle.lse.ac.uk/ and use
your LSE user name and password to log in. This page also has links to help and advice on using
Moodle. You will also find links to Moodle from a number of web pages, including the webpage for
'Staff & Students'. If you have any technical problems with Moodle you should contact the helpdesk
at it.helpdesk@lse.ac.uk.

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The School will use your LSE email address to communicate with you so you should check it
regularly. The email program Microsoft Outlook is available on all student PCs on the LSE network.
You can also access e-mail off-campus using webmail and remote desktop or on the move, using
email clients for laptops and mobile phones. For instructions on how to access your email off
campus visit http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/IMT/remote.

Language support

As well as degree options the LSE Language Centre provides a comprehensive programme of support
if English is not your first language and a range of extra-curricular courses designed for students of
the social sciences.

Learning development

LSEs Teaching and Learning Centre provides a range of events, resources and services that will
complement your academic study and help you to make the most of your time here.

LSE Study Toolkit

A brand new web resource, LSE Study Toolkit http://www.lse.ac.uk/studytoolkit - is designed to


help you tackle LSE-style study with confidence. Four areas identified by current students as vital to
success at LSE justifying your arguments, studying independently, communicating your ideas and
honing your quantitative skills are addressed with short films and expert guidance that provide the
tools necessary for effective and rewarding study.

Learning development events

There is a year round series of workshops and lectures on topics such as effective reading strategies,
exam preparation and participating in classes and seminars. You can just turn up, but booking
guarantees you a place. More information at http://www.lse.ac.uk/tlc/development

One to one advice

Study advisers are available to offer free advice on aspects of both quantitative and qualitative
subjects. LSE also hosts two Royal Literary Fund Fellows who can advise on writing style and
structure. For details on all of these, see http://www.lse.ac.uk/tlc/taughtstudents

Personal development

There are many ways in which LSE supports the personal development and wellbeing of students,
both on and off campus.

Personal development events

There are lectures and group based workshops across the year on topics such as stress management,
overcoming perfectionism and coping with personal difficulties. See
http://www.lse.ac.uk/tlc/development and http://www.lse.ac.uk/counselling

Students well being to One to one support

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LSEs Student Counselling Service http://www.lse.ac.uk/counselling offers bookable one to one
appointments and daily drop in sessions; its Peer Support scheme
http://www.lse.ac.uk/peersupport enables students to talk with fellow students if they have any
personal worries; and its Disability and Wellbeing Service http://www.lse.ac.uk/disability
provides advice to disabled students and puts Individual Student Support Agreements and Individual
Examination Adjustments in place.

LSE Personal Development Aide Memoire (PDAM)

This is a record that you can access and build in LSE for You and that enables you to keep track of the
skills and experience you gain through any extra-curricular activity you undertake while you are at
LSE, both within and beyond the School. The PDAM is automatically populated from a number of
different LSE systems and can also be updated manually. Once completed, it will enable you to
provide information and evidence about what you have done beyond your studies, making it useful
for volunteering, internship and job applications. To find out more, see
http://www.lse.ac.uk/apd/PDAM

Quality Assurance

The Schools approach to quality assurance is set out in the document Strategy for Managing
Academic Standards and Quality:
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/TQARO/InternalQualityAssurance/StrategyForManaging
AcademicStandards.aspx

It sets out broad principles and processes for assuring academic standards and for enhancing the
quality of educational provision.

Student Teaching Surveys

The Teaching Quality Assurance and Review Office (TQARO) conducts two School-wide surveys each
year to assess students opinions of teaching, one in each of the Michaelmas and Lent Terms.
Teaching scores are made available to individual teachers, heads of departments, and the Director of
the Teaching and Learning Centre and Pro-Director (Teaching and Learning). In addition to producing
reports for individual teachers, TQARO produces aggregated quantitative data for departments and
the School, which provide important performance indicators. These can be found on the TQARO
website: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/TQARO/TeachingSurveys/Results/Home.aspx

Results of the 'course' section of the surveys are made available to students through the online
course guides.

Codes of Good Practice

The Codes of Practice for Undergraduates and Taught Masters Programmes explain the basic
obligations and responsibilities of staff and students. They set out what you can expect from your
Departments and what Departments are expected to provide in relation to the teaching and
learning experience. The Codes cover areas like the roles and responsibilities of Academic Advisers
and Departmental Tutors; the structure of teaching at the School; and examinations and
assessment. They also set out your responsibilities, i.e. what the School expects of you.

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We recommend that you also read the Schools Student Charter and Ethics Code.

The Student Charter sets out the vision and ethos of the School -
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/policies/pdfs/school/stuCha.pdf

The Ethics Code highlights the core principles of LSE life -


http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/policies/pdfs/school/ethCod.pdf.

General School and Programme Regulations

The School has Regulations, policies and procedures covering many aspects of student life and you
should familiarise yourself with them.

Some of the regulations explain the organisation and conduct of your academic study. These include
information about the structure of programmes, assessment, graduation and what to do if illness
affects your studies.

The following web searches/web links detail the Schools Programme Regulations.

Regulations for research degrees


Research degrees - see Regulations for research degrees
Regulations on assessment offences: other than plagiarism

And the following web link gives you an A-Z list of relevant regulatory documents where you can
find further details of all School Regulations.
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/policies/home.aspx

Plagiarism

The work you submit for assessment must be your own. If you try to pass off the work of others as
your own, whether deliberately or not, you will be committing plagiarism.

Any quotation from the published or unpublished works of other persons, including other
candidates, must be clearly identified as such, being placed inside quotation marks and a full
reference to their sources must be provided in proper form. A series of short quotations from
several different sources, if not clearly identified as such, constitutes plagiarism just as much as does
a single unacknowledged long quotation from a single source. All paraphrased material must also be
clearly and properly acknowledged.

Any written work you produce (for classes, seminars, examination scripts, dissertations, essays,
computer programmes and MPhil/PhD theses) must be solely your own. You must not employ a
ghost writer to write parts or all of the work, whether in draft or as a final version, on your behalf.
For further information and the Schools Statement on Editorial Help, see link below. Any breach of
the Statement will be treated in the same way as plagiarism.

You should also be aware that a piece of work may only be submitted for assessment once.
Submitting the same piece of work twice will be regarded as an offence of self-plagiarism and will
also be treated in the same way as plagiarism.

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Examiners are vigilant for cases of plagiarism and the School uses plagiarism detection software to
identify plagiarised text. Work containing plagiarism may be referred to an Assessment Misconduct
Panel which may result in severe penalties.

If you are unsure about the academic referencing conventions used by the School you should seek
guidance from your tutor or the Library, see link below.

The Regulations on Plagiarism can be found at the following web links:

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/academicRegulations/RegulationsOnAssessmentOffences-
Plagiarism.htm

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/academicRegulations/statementOnEditorialHelp.htm

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/services/training/citing_referencing.aspx

Graduation Ceremonies

Graduation ceremonies are held twice a year: in July for students who have followed undergraduate
or nine- or ten-month taught postgraduate degree programmes, and in December for students who
have followed twelve-month taught postgraduate degree programmes. MPhil/PhD research
students are presented at both the July and December ceremonies, in July for those awarded by 30
April and in December for those awarded by 30 September.

For more information, including the dates of future ceremonies and details of the Schools overseas
ceremonies, please see lse.ac.uk/ceremonies.

Degree Certificates

The degree certificate gives your full name, level of award, programme of study, and class of degree
or other award obtained.

It will be available for collection on the ceremony days of the relevant graduation period in July or
December. If you dont collect it at the ceremony, it will be posted to your home addresses within
four to six weeks. It is therefore essential that you keep your details up-to-date on LSE for You.

For more information, please see lse.ac.uk/degreeCertificates.

Alumni Association

LSEs Alumni Association is the official voice of LSE's global alumni community, comprising more than
108,000 people in over 190 countries, 53 country groups, nine special interest groups and 24 contact
networks.

Its primary role is to support the alumni programme co-ordinated by the LSE Alumni Relations team
by a) developing and supporting the network of international and special interest alumni groups and
contact networks, and, b) representing the voice of the alumni community within the School.

You automatically become a member upon graduation. Membership is free. By registering with the
Houghton Street Online community, you will be able to stay connected with former classmates and

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the School after your graduation. You will receive a monthly e-newsletter, LSE Alumni Echo, and the
biannual alumni magazine, LSE Connect.

LSE alumni also have access to:

Alumni Professional Mentoring Network


LSE Careers for up to two years after graduation
An email forwarding address to continue using an LSE email address
The Librarys printed collections on a reference basis, and can borrow free of charge

For more information about the benefits and services available to alumni, please contact the Alumni
Relations team on alumni@lse.ac.uk.

Fieldwork Safety

If you are planning fieldwork or any other off site activity please complete the relevant risk
assessment on our website:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/healthAndSafety/policy/FieldworkOffsiteVisits.aspx

We recognise that you may want to carry out fieldwork in areas of the world that are subject to
social or political unrest, high threat of kidnap and ransom or to areas with Foreign and
Commonwealth Office Warnings. If you do, we are there to help you achieve your aims. We can
help provide specialist county or area threat assessments to help you make an informed decision
about the viability of traveling to your destination of choice. We can also provide specialist training
and equipment to help keep you safe. Please note that the Health and Safety Team may not cover
the costs of additional specialist control measures and you may have to secure your own funding.

Please read the Fieldwork Health and Safety Guidance document for further information:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/healthAndSafety/pdf/Fieldwork-H&S-Guidance-May-
2014.pdf

For any further information or advice, please contact the Health and Safety Team

Telephone: 020 7852 3677

Email: Health.And.Safety@lse.ac.uk

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