Welcome to your role as a Postgraduate Representative (Rep)! The Postgraduate Rep Training Framework is designed to help you in your role. It consists of a package of development opportunities to: enhance your ability to represent and work better with others in meetings and departments; negotiate assertively, and to understand systems at College including SSC meetings.
PG Representatives, Academic Staff, Faculties, Student Union, Graduate Student Union and the Graduate School have worked in partnership to design this provision; and it is strongly recommended!
The aims of the ‘Postgraduate Representative Programme’ are to enhance your ability to:
- Identify your goals and relevant stake holders.
- Recognise contacts for you as a rep, and how to signpost others.
- Discuss and explore issues in order to determine appropriate solutions.
- Devise a flexible approach to assert your views and those of others.
- Assess contexts to apply your skills and better represent your peers.
Contacts for queries:
- ICU Representation Team regarding Imperial College Union inductions and provision
- Dr Caroline Hargreaves regarding Course/Workshops
(Assertiveness/Negotiations/Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI provision formerly Graduate School) - Emina Hogas, Deputy President for Education (DPE)
- Nico Henry, Deputy President for Welfare (DPW)
Workshops & Courses
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Assertiveness for Postgraduate Representatives
Postgraduate Representatives, Academics and the Union recommend that you will need to use Assertiveness appropriately as a representative.
We recommend that you attend the Graduate School Courses for either PhD or Master’s students and be sure to ask the tutors if you have specific questions regarding assertiveness as a representative:
- If you are a Doctoral/PhD student rep sign up here: Understanding and Developing Assertiveness
- If you are a Master’s student rep sign up here: Interpersonal Skills
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Negotiation Skills for Postgraduate Representatives
Postgraduate Representatives, Academics and the Union recommend that you will need to use Negotiation skills appropriately as a representative.
We recommend that you attend the Graduate School Courses for either PhD or Master’s students and ask the tutors if you have specific questions regarding negotiations as a representative:
- If you are a Doctoral/PhD student rep sign up here: Negotiation for your Doctorate and Beyond
- If you are a Master’s student rep sign up here: Negotiation Skills
PG Representation Training 2024
Sign up via the Union what's on pages. If you can't make the date for your Faculty, get in contact with the representation team or come along to a drop in session.
- PGR Rep Chair and PGR AWO Representation Essentials Training - Tuesday 20th August, 12:30-14:00
- PG FoE Representation Essentials Training - Monday 4th November, 17:30-19:00
- PG FoNS Representation Essentials Training - Tuesday 5th November, 17:30-19:00
- PG FoM Representation Essentials Training - Wednesday 6th November, 17:30-19:00
- PGT Rep Chair and PGT AWO Representation Essentials Training - Monday 18th November, 12:30-14:00
- Effective Meetings and Chairing Training
- PG Drop In Session - 28th November, 10:00-12:00
- PG Drop In Session - 28th November, 14:00-15:30
And the Union will be in touch for your views!
Key Union & Welfare Contact Information
Please click on the following link to access key resources and contact information for Postgraduate Student Representatives and Imperial College Union (ICU).