Schedule — A year, a week and a day in the laboratory
* The yearly, weekly and daily schedules below are provisional and will be replaced once the material now being prepared is finished.
| Period | Main activities |
|---|---|
| April | Assignment to the laboratory and orientation; safety training and registration as a radiation worker |
| May–June | Deciding the research topic; close reading of related papers; pilot experiments and setup |
| July–August | Main measurements and simulations begin; interim report |
| September | Conference presentations (JSRT autumn meeting and others); international exchange programmes |
| October–December | Additional data acquisition and analysis; start of paper writing |
| January | Writing and submitting the bachelor's / master's thesis |
| February | Thesis defence |
| March | Conference presentations (spring meeting); handover to the next year; graduation |
| Time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Lectures / preparation | Experiments & measurement | Lectures | Experiments & measurement | Simulation |
| Afternoon | Group seminar | Data analysis | One-to-one meeting | Reading papers | Journal club |
| Evening | Analysis & record keeping | Analysis & record keeping | Analysis & record keeping | Analysis & record keeping | Weekly wrap-up |
* This varies a great deal with your year and the stage of your research. In terms with many lectures, experiments are simply moved later in the day.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Arrive; check the plan for the day |
| 9:30 | Set up the experiment (start the equipment, configure dosimeters) |
| 10:00 | Measurement and data acquisition |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Seminar or one-to-one meeting |
| 14:30 | Data analysis and simulation |
| 17:00 | Organise results and records; prepare for the next day |
| 18:00 | Leave |
* There is no fixed core time. We adjust by discussion, around classes, part-time work and how you are feeling.
