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Stage 4 (2026-2027)

Introductory Lecture

The Stage 4 Advanced Laboratory Introductory Talk will be given by Assoc. Prof. Luis Leon-Vintro at 2pm on Tuesday 8 September 2026 in room B000-BH (Beech Hill).

Slides from the Introductory Lecture by Assoc. Prof. Vintro are available here.

Report-Writing Refresher Session

Dr. Tom McCormack will conduct a report-writing refresher session on Tuesday 15 September at 3pm in room B106-BH (Beech Hill).

Advanced Laboratory Hours and Dates

Attention!

All students are required to sign in and out of the lab using the Google form accessed via the QR code posted in the labs.

The laboratories are open with demonstrator and staff support from 2 pm to 6 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

The dates for the laboratories are:

PHYC 40600 and PHYC 40970 (15 credit, two-trimester)

  • Trimester 1: Tuesday 8 September 2026 to Thursday 26 November 2026

  • Trimester 2: Tuesday 19 January 2027 to Thursday 25 February 2027

PHYC 40330 and PHYC 40690 (5 credit, one-trimester)

  • Trimester 1: Tuesday 8 September 2026 to Thursday 29 October 2026

or

  • Trimester 2: Tuesday 19 January 2027 to Friday 12 March 2027

Attention!

The 5-credit trimester-2 lab modules run during the first week of the two-week field-work break (8 - 12 March 2027).

Report Submission Deadlines

The hard deadlines for submission of laboratory reports are:

PHYC 40600 and PHYC 40970 (15 credit, two-trimester)

  • Report 2 due by 5pm on Tuesday 27 October 2026
  • Report 4 due by 5pm on Monday 18 January 2027
  • Report 6 due by 5pm on Monday 8 March 2027

PHYC 40330 and PHYC 40690 (5 credit, one-trimester)

  • Report 2 due by 5pm on Monday 9 November 2026 or
  • Report 2 due by 5pm on Tuesday 30 March 2027

Late Submission of Laboratory Reports

Effective September 2026, UCD has introduced the Additional Considerations for Assessment Policy, for more information see: here and here.

For the labs, year-long modules will have two permitted self-certified five-working-day extensions (each with an additional five-day one-grade penalty permitted). One-trimester modules there will be one permitted self-certified extension).

However, in all cases, you will not be assigned your next laboratory until the report for the previous one has been submitted.