Dear PhD Lab students, I talked to IAS and they said that your student-supervisor concordat and PGR data sheet are still not ready yet but will be soon. Please let your supervisors know once you receive them, so we can fill them in together. In the meantime, let's tackle your training needs assessment (TNA). Stirling doesn't have its own forms for that, so I stole the template that SGSSS uses. It's a simple enough form that I attach here. Could I ask all students to fill this in and send to your supervisory team? We will then schedule another round of meetings (separate from the 1:1 meetings currently underway) to discuss your TNAs. If applicable, please also add any University-level modules you feel you would benefit from. It's typically very easy to give you audit student status at Stirling. When it comes to modules at other Scottish Universities, it's less straightforward but we have been successful in the past with that as well. Best, Till ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159